New London Area Food Pantry

09/06/2026

Many thanks to the Herwegh Lodge #12 of Groton for their continued support of our Pantry and its mission. We appreciate it very much!

08/30/2026

The Pantry will be closed on Monday, September 7 so our volunteers can enjoy the holiday. We will reopen on Thursday, September 10 at 9:30 AM.

La Despensa estará cerrada el lunes 7 de septiembre para que nuestros voluntarios puedan disfrutar la festividad. Reabriremos el jueves 10 de septiembre a las 9:30 AM.

Gadmanje a ap fèmen nan Lendi, 7 septanm pou volontè nou yo ka jwi jou ferye a. Nou pral relouvri Jedi 10 septanm a 9:30 AM.

07/26/2026

Thank you to Keith Dagenais and Joshua Montague for hosting a benefit for the New London Area Food Pantry Friday night at their home! It was a wonderful summer evening with good friends, food, music and great generosity.

Here are Keith and Joshua with Kathy Greene, vice president of our Pantry.

07/19/2026

Once again, we are very thankful to Maria’s Treasures of Taftville CT for their generous and recurring support of our Pantry! Their donations go a long way to enabling a dignified Client Choice shopping experience for our guests. When you’re in the Norwich area, visit Susan Noyes and her team. It will be worth the visit.

Maria's Treasures is a non-profit Thrift Store sustained by a community of volunteers and donors who provide quality used goods at affordable prices. All proceeds are used to address urgent needs of local individuals and families. See what treasures you'll find from their selection of furniture, household goods, clothing, collectibles, books, videos, records, and toys.
https://mariastreasuresct.wixsite.com/home

07/07/2026

We’ve mentioned many times how our volunteers keep our Pantry running. We had an opportunity to celebrate two of our volunteers; Annie Allison for her excellent work managing our food inventory and ensuring we are distributing food at the appropriate times and Ahmed Mirghani for his very dedicated support and plan to move to Kansas to attend med school.

Congratulations and many thanks to both Annie and Ahmed!

06/30/2026

Thank you to Connecticut Foodshare and their 3 AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associates; Lilli, Thomas and Zoe, who were able to touch-up our red, white and blue benches in time for America’s 250th! They did a great job!

06/23/2026

After long and hard work by the New London VFW team and our state representatives, they finally achieved their goal of being awarded by the State the funds needed to redo the VFW roof. This was a very big win for the VFW. As a tenant of the VFW, we appreciate the commitment by the VFW team to our partnership with them and to the betterment of the building.

06/21/2026

Our Pantry is looking for anyone interested in volunteering with us. We have a particular need for these very important driver roles:
1) Food delivery drivers - deliver food to guests who are disabled, elderly or lack easy transportation to reach us - https://www.idealist.org/en/volunteer-opportunity/57de4daa7bbc456f8ef98d530b666752-need-food-delivery-drivers-for-our-food-pantry-new-london-area-food-pantry-inc-new-london?utm_campaign=visitorshare&utm_medium=social&utm_source=email

2) Food pickup drivers - pickup food at area food donation locations and deliver to the Pantry - https://www.idealist.org/en/volunteer-opportunity/b796bf79032747bea213cf6c5b131362-driver-for-pantry-food-pickups-new-london-area-food-pantry-inc-new-london

Thank you!

The New London Area Food Pantry (NLAFP), an all-volunteer organization established in 1986, is looking for drivers, using their personal pickup trucks, to assist in picking up food donations for th

06/09/2026

Thanks to the New London Public Library for hosting this free book event at the Pantry! The event was very well received by our guests. The Library plans to return in July. Stay tuned for the date.

06/02/2026

For June only! Spring into June and the summer for the New London Area Food Pantry. Stop&Shop at 155 Boston Post Road in Waterford has generously offered to donate $1 to our Pantry for each Bloomin' 4 Good Bouquet purchased. Thank you for thinking of us when you buy flowers during the month of June!