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Beginning in mid-May, there are opportunities to help with the Common Good Garden. Please go to our website at www.breadforlife.us and click on the tab that says "Give Time" to see availability.

As a volunteer, you’ll be helping to inspect and sort food items to ensure they’re safe and ready for distribution. This activity involves standing and some light lifting (up to 30 lbs), so we recommend wearing comfortable clothing you can move around in.We ask that all volunteers wear school- or casual work-appropriate attire — t-shirts, jeans, and shorts (about 3–5 inches above the knee) are all great options. To keep everyone safe, completely closed, sturdy shoes are required — think sneakers or work shoes. Please avoid Crocs, clogs, sandals, or anything with open toes. We’ll provide gloves to use during your shift.To help keep everyone healthy, we kindly ask that you only attend if you’re feeling well. If you’re experiencing symptoms like a fever, cough, sore throat, or stomach issues, please stay home and rest.Young volunteers are always welcome!Ages 12–15 must volunteer with a parent or guardianAges 16 and up are welcome to join us independentlyReady to jump in? To register as a volunteer, please visit our website: https://www.ctfoodshare.org/volunteer. Just create a volunteer profile and select the dates and times that work best for you — we’ll take it from there!

Opportunities available during the summer for: Making and packing lunches Interacting with children doing activities at lunch sites Please go to www.breadforlife.us and click on the tab "Give Time" to see availability.

Connecticut Foodshare supports individuals and families – from one end of the state to the other – by addressing root causes, creating long-term solutions, and distributing nutritious food through local partner programs in an effort to alleviate hunger.Our vision is to have a thriving community, free of hunger.

New Britain ROOTS began in 2015 with a clear purpose: to expand access to healthy food and create meaningful opportunities for young people in New Britain. Our mission is to cultivate community connections and equitable access to quality food through empowerment and learning with the people who grow, prepare, and eat food in New Britain. ROOTS works towards these goals through a variety of projects and programming focused on promoting gardening, urban agriculture, food access, and education throughout New Britain. Current programs include: our Mobile Food Market, which distributes local, organically grown produce throughout the city; City Growers, which employees New Britain High students to work with us for Spring, Summer and Fall programs; New Britain Senior Center Garden Club and subsequent plant sale every Mother's Day weekend, where we spend the late winter and spring growing over 5000 plants from seed in the senior center greenhouse; our Garden Program, which oversees the gardens that we have at all 14 K-12 public schools in NB (in-ground boxes, hoop houses, greenhouses, bee hives, orchards, pollinator gardens, etc...); Seed Libraries at the local New Britain Public Library and the Southington Public Library; and many more that help us fulfill our mission.

Our Mission: Bread for Life is a community supported human service organization that feeds, provides fellowship, affirms dignity, and builds connections to those experiencing food insecurity within the Southington community. Lunch Program Hot meals are prepared and served at Bread For Life at noon daily, Monday through Friday 11:45 am-12:30 pm and Wednesday evenings from 5:30 pm-6:30 pm. We are located at 31 Vermont Avenue in Southington, CT. Meal Delivery Bread For Life provides hot lunch weekdays to homebound residents who qualify in our community. We also deliver groceries on Friday for weekend meals to those who are unable to leave their homes. Senior Services We serve a group lunch weekly to all residents of Southington Housing Authority communities and Section 8 housing. These group lunches give seniors an opportunity to share a meal in community each week. Fuel for School We provide Board of Education approved snacks to students in Southington middle and high schools who need a boost to get through the day. Children’s Summer Program Bread for Life provide a lunch program for children in low-income neighborhoods and to children who receive free or reduced hot lunch during the school year. Interested volunteers should go to our website to see what opportunities are available and fill out a volunteer application.