Best Soup Kitchen Bridgeport Near Me

4worldlovers:
The Thomas Merton Center is committed to providing a loving, safe and hope-filled community atmosphere that responds to the needs of its guests. Respecting the dignity of each person, we reflect to the individual and the community our shared responsibility to love and support one another. We believe the sharing of a hot meal is an invitation to come in and share in a place where one can belong; respect and love are mutually given and received; each person is valued and not to be judged; and healing life’s hurts is possible with people who care. Collaboration with other agencies and people is essential to meeting the needs of those we serve.

Meal Program: We serve about 350 meals every day for breakfast and lunch.

Shower Program: Our showers are open to guests twice a week.

Mail Program: This program provides an address for guests to receive Social Security, Medical Cards, and EBT Cards.

Eat Smart Marketplace: The Eat Smart Marketplace is our Food Pantry that provides 5 days of nutritious meals every week!

Case Management: Case managers provide individual assistance and partner with other agencies based on guests’ needs.

With our partners, the Catholic Charities Thomas Merton Family Center will provide wraparound services to our guests, helping them along their path to self-sufficiency in a newly renovated 13,000 square foot building at 1406 State Street in the heart of Bridgeport.

Registration for Eat Smart Food Pantry requires ID for each household member, age and proof of address.

4worldlovers: To deliver an informed and equitable response to hunger by mobilizing community partners, volunteers, and supporters.

Connecticut Foodshare supports individuals and families – from one end of the state to the other – by addressing root causes, creating long-term solutions, and distributing nutritious food through local partner programs in an effort to alleviate hunger.

Learn more about how you can join Connecticut Foodshare on this inspiring journey to help our neighbors achieve food security and economic mobility.

This is an opportunity for our students to provide more for their families, for our students who may not have access to the resources that others do. It’s a blessing for the students who need that support.”

Randall Ward, Director of Student Services, Capital Community College in Hartford

It saves a lot of money, because I get very little in food stamps. I try to eat healthy. I have high cholesterol and I’m pre-diabetic so it helps.”

Laylany, a senior who needs the mobile food pantry to make ends meet

We have all of these families in town that are really in trouble. We work with these families on a regular basis and know how much they need it.”

The food industry and local farmers donate food for people in need.

Volunteers sort and pack the food at our Wallingford, Bloomfield, and Bridgeport Facilities.

Food pantries, meal programs, and mobile pantries provide food to our neighbors.

Our neighbors in Connecticut now have access to fresh, healthy food.

Our 4,000 volunteers make our work possible. Providing 46,000 hours of their time.

We partner with a network of 650 food pantries, meal programs, and mobile distribution sites.