As many schools in our area have decided to close and grocery store shelves empty, some non profit organizations are in desperate need of donations.
Check the list below to see how you can help!
Filling In The Blanks
Filling in the Blanks is putting out a call for an emergency food drive, as schools close and they are faced with the need to distribute additional donated food items to children in their program.
The Norwalk-based non-profit provides food on the weekends to children in our area who qualify for the free or reduced lunch programs or are part of the Alice populations (working families that are right above the poverty line but still struggle to get by). Each child participating in the program receives a dietician approved bag of food that contains two breakfast items, two lunch items, four snacks, a veggie, two containers of milk and a fresh piece of fruit.
Donations are now being taken virtually, here!
The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County
The Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County is also struggling to keep food on the shelves. The food bank serves more than 90 agencies in lower Fairfield County.
To reach the Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County, call (203) 358-8898.
Neighbor to Neighbor
Click here to donate, they buy in bulk so every $1 donation = $2.50 of food!
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Person-to-Person
There are a few different ways to help:
Financial Contributions: A gift of $100 would help provide a week’s worth of groceries to a family of four. Donate here.
Virtual Food Drive: Give Food on the Virtual Food Drive here.
Donate Food: Donations of shelf stable food such as hearty soup, cereal, peanut butter, jelly, and pasta sauce will help families prepare for longer-term impact. With school closures in our area, too many children will not being receiving school-based meal programs. Help families ensure that children continue to learn and thrive. Food donations can be brought to the Darien or Norwalk food pantries. See a list of the most needed food items here. Call (203) 655-0048 for more information.
Gift Cards: Gift cards to area grocery stores in any denomination can be delivered to the Darien or Norwalk locations.
Clothing: Out of an abundance of caution, we have temporarily stopped accepting clothing donations until further notice and our clothing center is temporarily closed. We would be so grateful if you could hold on to any donations until we can safely reopen and restock the clothing center.
Tiny Miracles
Available for virtual mentoring for any parents of preemies in need of emotional support at this time.
Make a financial donation here!
GREENWICH MOMS DIGITAL FOOD DRIVE
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How you can help:
Financial support: In any amount, for all the items below, and as an emergency relief fund for families to pay rent, utilities, and other urgent expenses should they lose their income during this crisis;
Hand sanitizer: Staff members are meeting in-person with young people and families to provide essential goods and check in on their mental and physical health, so we want to ensure they are protected. The current supply of hand sanitizer has been depleted.
Food: Any shelf-stable, easy to prepare food such as pasta and sauce, peanut butter and jelly, granola bars, tuna, Ramen, cereal, single-serving meals, and snacks. Many of the young people are caring for themselves and/or younger siblings at home, so foods that can be easily made and enjoyed by young people are needed;
Personal care and household items: Laundry detergent, deodorant, bar and liquid body/hand soap, shampoo, conditioner, mouthwash, toilet paper, body lotion, menstrual pads, toothpaste, toothbrushes, and diapers are needed, as are arts and crafts and games to entertain young siblings in the care of older siblings;
$25 gift cards: To purchase the above items as needed; Amex, VISA, Shoprite, and Stop & Shop gift cards would be the most helpful.
SALVATION ARMY OF STAMFORD
The Salvation Army of Stamford provides a food pantry available monthly or as needed on emergency basis and diaper bank distributes diapers to relieve some financial burden for low-income families to ensure a better quality of life.
Monetary donations can be made here.
The Fairfield County COVID-19 Resiliency Fund
Fairfield County’s Community Foundation launched the Fairfield County COVID-19 Resiliency Fund on March 18 to help minimize the local social and economic consequences of this global pandemic and to prevent the widening of disparities in education, employment, housing, and health in our region. Less than one month later, the Fund has received more than $1.8 million in donations as of April 14. Donate here.
In its first two weeks, more than $500,000 in emergency grant fund was rapidly deployed to more than 30 frontline community organizations that meet the basic needs of local residents in Fairfield County. A second round of grant funding, totaling approximately $1 million, is expected to be announced and distributed by the end of this week. You can find a list of grantees here.