On Sunday, June 25th, End Hunger CT! welcomed over 100 community members and 8 different organizations to kick-off the CT Summer Meals program this year. Nearly 40 families in attendance – made up of over 100 individuals and children – were greeted by one [...]
WHAT: End Hunger Connecticut! is welcoming all East Hartford families to come together for summer fun and to kick off awareness of the CT Summer Meals program. Our office is close to two meal sites that participate in the CT Summer Meals program. The [...]
WHAT: U.S. Representative Jahana Hayes (CT-05) will lead a round table discussion hosted by Connecticut Foodshare and End Hunger Connecticut! at Central Connecticut State University to hear from community members, advocates and other stakeholders on the impact and importance of SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance [...]
Phew! It’s been a couple of months! Right? While we take a collective breath, let's recap: We all sent our state representatives, senators and Governor messages supporting school meals for all (and you still can, again or for the first time here) We pushed for and were successful [...]
Pandemic-era relief programs are phasing out, which includes the recent conclusion of the Emergency SNAP Allotments (“extra COVID SNAP benefits”). For the past three years, thanks to federal funding, families in CT and many other states have received additional SNAP benefits that they would not [...]
"End Hunger Connecticut! and the School Meals for All CT coalition are disappointed that the General Assembly has not yet taken action to fund the continuance of no-cost meals for students in schools. "Based on reports from school districts across the state, meal counts [...]
End Hunger Connecticut! (EHC!) is excited to announce it was awarded a three-year “Policy and Advocacy Grant” in the amount of $130,000 from Tufts Health Plan Foundation to implement its proposed project, “Improving SNAP Experience for Older Adults to Increase Food Security.” The award is [...]