Soup Kitchens
New Covenant Center Soup Kitchen
174 Richmond Hill Ave., Stamford, CT 06902
Phone: (203) 964-8228
Open: 365 days per year, providing three meals daily
Food Pantries
CT Food Bank Mobile Pantry
Phone: (203) 741-9751
www.ctfoodbank.org/get-help/connecticut-food-banks-mobile-pantry-schedule/
Stamford Locations:
- Domus Kids, 83 Lockwood Ave., Frank St. parking lot entrance: 4th Monday 11am-Noon
- Union Baptist Church, 805 Newfield Avenue: 2nd Tuesday 5:30-6:30pm
Faith Tabernacle Church
29 Grove St.
Stamford, CT 06905
Phone: (203) 348-8755
Website: www.faithtabct.org
Hours: Monday –Thursday, 9:00am – 4:00pm, Emergencies only (Thursdays 8:00am – 11:00am)
Eligibility: Anyone in need of food. Requirements: Must fill out an application. Frequency of Visits: Once a week or whenever in need.
Food: Meat, canned goods, pasta, produce, bread, & dessert on occasion.
Haitian Community Center
93 Hope St.
Stamford, CT 06906
Phone: (203) 406-0343
Hours: Thursday, 11:00am – 2:00pm
Eligibility: Anyone in need of food. Requirements: Must fill out an application. Frequency of Visits: Every Thursday
Food: Chicken, vegetables, pasta, rice, canned goods.
New Covenant Center
174 Richmond Hill Ave.
Stamford, CT 06902
Phone: (203) 964-8228
Website: www.newcovenantcenter.org
Hours: Tuesday & Friday, 10:30am – 4:30pm; Thursday, 10:30am – 1:30pm
Eligibility: Open to low-income residents in Stamford, Darien, New Canaan, & Greenwich.
Requirements: Pantry applications are accepted on Wednesdays from 11:00am – 2:00pm. Proof of identification (state-issued ID or passport; birth certificate for children without photo ID) for each member in household; proof of address (rent receipt or utility bill); proof of income (paystub, unemployment letter, tax return) Frequency of Visits: Monthly by appointment.
Food: Non-perishable items, dairy products, fruit, vegetables, meat & bread.
Person-to-Person
1864 Post Rd.
Darien, CT 06820
Phone: (203) 655-0048
Website: www.p2phelps.org
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 4:00pm, Thursday evenings, 4:00pm – 6:00pm, Saturday, 9:00am – 12:00pm Closed on Saturdays June through August.
Eligibility: Open to low-income residents in need of food who reside in Stamford, Darien or New Canaan. Requirements: Must be referred by a case worker or social worker. If meeting with a Person-to-Person caseworker, proof of income and SNAP award letter must be provided. Frequency of Visits: As needed per referral
Food: Non-perishable items, milk, fruit, vegetables & meat.
Salvation Army
198 Selleck St.,
Stamford, CT 06902
Phone: (203) 359-2320
Website: https://easternusa.salvationarmy.org/southern-new-england/cure-hunger/
Hours: Monday & Wednesday, 10:00am – 3:00pm
Eligibility: Stamford residents in need of food. Requirements: Must fill out an application; must have picture ID; proof of income; proof of address (rental lease & other piece of mail with address.) Frequency of Visits: Once a month.
Food: Produce, canned vegetables, meat, pasta, cereal, canned fruit.
Schilo Food Pantry Program
Schilo Seventh-Day Adventist Church 977 Hope St.
Stamford, CT 06907
Phone: (203) 293-8256
Website: www.facebook.com/schilofoodpantry/
Hours: Every 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month, 10:00am -12:00pm
Eligibility: Fairfield county residents in need of food. Requirements: Must fill out application & have a photo ID. Frequency of Visits: Every 2nd & 4th Sunday of the month.
Schoke Jewish Family Service
196 Greyrock Place
Stamford, CT 06901
Phone: (203) 921-4161
Website: www.ctjfs.org
Hours: Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday, 10:30am – 12:30pm, Other times available by appointment only.
Eligibility: Anyone in need of food. Requirements: Must complete application showing proof of residency, income & household. Frequency of Visits: Once a month.
Food: Kosher products only.
Wilson Memorial Church of God
164 Richmond Hill Ave.
Stamford, CT 06902
Hours: Thursday, 1:00pm – 2:00pm
Eligibility: Anyone in need of food. Requirements: Call to make an appointment, sign up from 9:00am 12:00pm. Frequency of Visits: Weekly, Every Thursday
Food: Meat (when available), canned goods, bread, pasta, juice, cereal, eggs, vegetables, fruit.
Zion Lutheran Church Food Pantry
132 Glenbrook Road
Stamford, CT 06902
Phone: 203-327-7751
Hours: Mondays through Thursdays 9am-2pm.
Eligibility: Residents of Stamford. Documentation required.
SNAP
SNAP is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which offers nutrition assistance to eligible individuals and families and provides economic benefits to communities. SNAP helps individuals and families purchase food at participating supermarkets, groceries, and farmers markets. This federally funded program was created to help income-eligible recipients eat well and stay healthy. The program is administered by the United States Department of Agriculture and the CT State Department of Social Services. SNAP benefits are provided by a Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card—a plastic swipe card that looks and is used like a credit or debit card and is accepted at most grocery stores. SNAP benefits are deposited monthly to your EBT card.
CT/Stamford SNAP benefits: https://www.endhungerct.org/snap/
WIC Programs
WIC (Special Supplement Programs for Women, Infants, and Children) Programs provide specific nutritious food items & baby formula including nutritious education to eligible pregnant women, postpartum women up to six months regardless of how pregnancy ends, breastfeeding women up to one year after delivery, and infants & children up to their fifth birthday. Income guidelines apply.
Stamford Health Department – WIC Program
888 Washington Blvd., Health Department 8th floor, Stamford, CT 06901
Phone: (203) 977-4385
Website: https://portal.ct.gov/dph/WIC/WIC