Bartolomeo Donates to Food Bank, Helps Distribute Produce

State Sen. Danté Bartolomeo (D-Meriden) joined with other volunteers to help distribute fresh food through the city’s Mobile Food Pantry. She also donated several bags of groceries to the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry in Middletown, which provides food for the mobile food pantry. 

The Middletown Mobile Food Pantry is one of 20 similar programs that the Connecticut Food Bank operates across the state. Every food pantry serves an average of 120 to 325 households.

”I truly admire the work done by Connecticut Food Bank and its volunteers to assist families in need throughout our communities,” Bartolomeo said.

“The people at the Middletown Mobile Food Pantry and the local food banks that support it are doing the important work of helping ensure our neighbors in need always have healthy food to feed their families. Thousands of people are served by Connecticut Food Bank every year, and it was an honor to have this chance to assist in their vital mission.“

The Mobile Pantry Program has been in operation since 2010. It seeks to address transportation barriers that make it difficult for low-income families to access the nutrition they need by bringing the food directly to them. 

Connecticut Food Bank depends on generous donations of time, money and food by the people of Connecticut. Anyone interested in helping the Connecticut food bank or making a donation can find more information at www.ctfoodbank.org/how-to-help.