The Shoreline Soup Kitchens & Pantries is an interfaith service that provides food and fellowship to those in need and educates our community on hunger and poverty.Locations of Food Pantries:
Tuesdays, 1:00-2:45 p.m. - St. Mark's Roman Catholic Church, 222 McVeagh Road, Westbrook
Tuesdays, 3:00-5:00 p.m. - First Church of Christ in Saybrook (Congregational), 366 Main Street,
Old Saybrook
Wednesdays, 5:45-7:45 p.m. - First Church of Christ, Congregational, 55 Church Road, Clinton
Thursdays, 5:00-6:00 p.m. - St. John's Episcopal Church, 400 Main Street, Niantic
Saturdays, 9:00-11:00 a.m. - First Congregational Church of Old Lyme, 2 Ferry Road, Old Lyme
Locations of Open meal sites with curb-side pick-up of meals to go:
Mondays, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church of Essex, 10 Prospect Street, Essex
Tuesdays, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
St. John's Episcopal Church, 23 Main Street, Essex
Wednesdays, noon-1:00 p.m.
Grace Episcopal Church, 336 Main Street, Old Saybrook
Thursdays, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Deep River Congregational Church, 1 Church Street, Deep River
Fridays, noon-1:00 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church, 109 Main Street, Centerbrook
Sundays, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
United Church of Chester, 29 West Main Street, Chester
(download flyer here - English, Spanish.)
All other meal sites are temporarily closed.
Note: The food bank truck is coming to the shoreline twice every month during the "Help Day Event" - the first Monday of the month in Clinton at the Town Annex parking Lot (across from the Tourist Information Booth), 48 East Main Street, Clinton (12:00 to 1:00 p.m.) - Cheryl Church, Coordinator, Clinton Social Services; the fourth Thursday of the month in Old Saybrook at Grace Episcopal Church, Old Saybrook (1:30 to 2:30 p.m.) - Sue Consoli, Coordinator, Old Saybrook Social Services Coordinator. No sign-up - just bring your own bags.