For Those In Need
Sandwich Distribution
Sandwiches are distributed 7 days a week from 4-5:30 pm and Sundays from 12:00 – 1:00 pm at the Sandwich Ministry Door located on the North Side of the Franciscan Center for Urban Ministry.
Feeding the Hungry — Sandwich Ministry helps alleviate hunger for the homeless, unemployed, and the working poor in Hartford. Members of the “Sandwich Ministry” — as it is known to parishioners — make and distribute sandwiches to an average of fifty people of all races and faiths every day of the year. Sandwich makers prepare sandwiches for distribution; sandwich distributors give the sandwiches to those who come to the door of the Franciscan Center for Urban Ministry every evening.
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Food
Find links to information on Connecticut Foodshare, Mobil Foodshare locations and local food pantries in the Hartford area. In addition, we have the days and times of meals being served in the Hartford area listed below. The website www.211ct.org is a great all purpose site to find information on getting help if you or someone you know are in need.
Following is a list locations, days and times of meals being served in the area.
Breakfast: Weekday
- House of Bread 27 Chestnut Street (Monday through Friday, 8:00 – 9:00 am)
- Mercy Housing/St. Elizabeth House 118 Main Street (Tuesday through Friday, 8:00 – 9:30 am)
- Fern Street Community Kitchen Breakfast 433 Fern Street, West Hartford (Every other Monday, 9:00 – 10:00 am)
Breakfast: Weekend
- Greater Refuge Church of Christ 370 Garden Street (Saturday, 9:00-10:30 am)
- House of Bread 27 Chestnut Street (Sunday, 9:00-10:00 am) except 1st Sunday of the month
- Mercy Housing/St. Elizabeth House 118 Main Street (Saturday, 8:00 – 9:30 am)
- Union Baptist Church 1921 Main Street (Saturday & Sunday, 8:00-9:00 am, Closed during the month of August)
- Walk in the Light Outreach Center/Holiday Inn, 100 East River Road, East Hartford (3rd Saturday of each month, 8:00 – 10 am)
Lunch: Weekday
- MANNA Community Meals 45 Church Street (Monday through Wednesday, 12:00-12:30 pm)
- Manna Community Meals 60 Gold Street (Thursday, 12:00 – 12:30 pm)
- House of Bread 27 Chestnut Street (Monday through Friday, 11:30 am-12:30 pm)
- Loaves & Fishes 10 Woodland Street (Monday through Friday, 11:30 am-12:45 pm)
- Mercy Housing/St. Elizabeth House 118 Main Street (Tuesday through Friday, 12:00 – 1:00 pm)
- Shiloh Baptist Church 350 Albany Avenue (Tuesday & Thursday, 12:00-1:30 pm)
Lunch: Weekend
- House of Bread 27 Chestnut Street (Saturday, 11:30 am-12:30 pm, Not first Saturday of the month)
- Mt. Calvary Baptist Church 2 F.D. Oats Avenue (Saturday, 11:00 am-1:00 pm)
- St. Monica Church 31 Mather Street (3rd and 4th Saturdays, 12:00-2:00 pm)
- Church Street East/Christ Church Cathedral in Bushnell Park by the Pond (Saturday, 2:30 – 3:15 pm, Sunday, 12:00 – 1:15 pm)
- Church Street East/Christ Church Cathedral 45 Church Street (Sunday only: 12:30-1:30 pm)
Free clothing is also offered during this time - Mercy Housing/St. Elizabeth House 118 Main Street (Saturday, 12:00 – 1:00 pm)
- Three Angels Adventist Community Service Soup Kitchen 500 Woodland Street (Sunday, 12:30 – 1:30 pm)
- Our Lady of Sorrows Church Soup Kitchen 16 Greenwood Street (Saturday, 10:00 – 11:00 am)
- Walk in the Light Outreach Center 3580 Main Street, 1st Floor (Sunday, 12:00 – 1:00 pm)
- St. Monica’s Episcopal Church Soup Kitchen 3575 Main Street
(3rd and 4th Saturday of each month except November and December, 12:00 – 2:00 pm) - Bloomfield United Methodist Community Food Kitchen, 297 School Street, Bloomfield (Saturday, 11:30 am – 1:00 pm)
Evening/Dinner Meals
- Love Kitchen (Youth Challenge of Connecticut) 221 Greenfield Street (2nd and 4th Fridays of month, 5:00 – 7:00 pm)
- MANNA Community Meals 45 Church Street (Monday and Tuesday 6:00-6:30 pm)
- House of Bread 27 Chestnut Street (Thursday, 5:00-6:00 pm, Not served the first Thursday of each month)
- St. Patrick-St. Anthony Church 285 Church Street (Sandwiches 4:00-5:30 Nightly)
- Salvation Army/Hartford Citadel 225 Washington Street (Sunday, 2:00 pm)
- Mercy Housing/St. Elizabeth House 118 Main Street (Saturday & Sunday, 5:00-6:30 pm)
- Center Church Soup Kitchen 60 Gold Street (Sunday, 3:00 -6:00 pm, Closed first Sunday of each Month)
- Glory Chapel International Cathedral 221 Greenfield Street (Last Thursday of the Month, 5:30 – 6:30 pm, Meal not served in November)
- Grace Supper Gathering/Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church 46 Woodland Street (Fridays, 6:00 – 7:00 pm)
- First Calgary Baptist Church 46 Woodland Street (Sunday, 1:30 – 3:00 pm)
Hartford Rescue Mission
- Soup Kitchen 650 Windsor Street Street (Monday-Friday, 4:00 -5:30 pm)
Sandwiches are distributed 7 days a week from 4-5:30 pm and Sundays from 12:00 – 1:00 pm at the Sandwich Ministry Door located on the North Side of the Franciscan Center for Urban Ministry.
Feeding the Hungry — Sandwich Ministry helps alleviate hunger for the homeless, unemployed, and the working poor in Hartford. Members of the “Sandwich Ministry” — as it is known to parishioners — make and distribute sandwiches to an average of fifty people of all races and faiths every day of the year. Sandwich makers prepare sandwiches for distribution; sandwich distributors give the sandwiches to those who come to the door of the Franciscan Center for Urban Ministry every evening.
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Hartford Area Food Pantries
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Clothing
Clothing is available from Salvation Army in Hartford.
If you are looking for a place to donate your used clothing, donating here will directly help the people in our area.
Shelters
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