Food For Your Neighbors

The 9th annual Food For Your Neighbors program is underway now through Thursday, March 15, 2012. Last year 16,392 items were collected for FISH, Friendly Hands, the Torrington and Winsted Salvation Army, and Fishes & Loaves in Canaan. Demand continues to be strong, and this year's goal is 25,000 items.

Food Collection 2011           Dr. Peter Humphrey, DVM    A Food Bank Picks Up

To date over 60 local businesses and organizations have pledged to collect.  If you wish to collect or volunteer, contact cheryl@northwestunitedway.org or call 860-489-4131 for more information. Click here for a flyer.

Contributions can be dropped off at the following locations during normal business hours: Bantam: Bantam Market, Route 202

Burlington: Torrington Savings Bank, 260 Spielman Highway

Canaan: Child Care Center, 20 Whiting Drive; YMCA, 99 South Canaan Road

Falls Village: Torrington Savings Bank, Route 7 & 126

Goshen: Torrington Savings Bank, Route 4; Union Savings Bank, 4 Sharon Turnpike

Harwinton: Town Hall, Bentley Drive

Lakeville: Northwest Center for Family Service, 350 Main Street, Founders Insurance 12 Millerton Road

Litchfield: Litchfield Bancorp, 294 West Street; Union Savings Bank, 13 North Street; WZBG, 49 Commons Drive

New Hartford: Torrington Savings Bank, 518 Main Street

Norfolk: National Iron Bank, 86 Main St.

Torrington: Burns, Brooks & McNeil, 69 Water Street; Chamber of Commerce, Kennedy Drive; Northwest Center, 100 Commercial Boulevard; Litchfield Bancorp, 1320 E. Main Street; LARC, 314 Main Street; Northwest Hills Credit Union, 339 North Elm Street; Petrovits, Patrick, Smith & Co., 173 Prospect Street; Republican-American, 122 Franklin Drive; Torrington Municipal & Teachers Federal Credit Union, 777 E. Main Street; Torrington Savings Bank, 129 Main and 235 Dibble Street; Union Savings Bank, 1057 Torringford Street and 397 Main Street; YMCA, 259 Prospect Street, Founders Insurance, 1300 Winsted Road

Winsted: Northwest Community Bank, 86 Main Street; YMCA, 480 Main Street

Food For Your Neighbors helps participating food banks maintain their food supply until the next major food drive in May conducted by the U.S. Postal Service.

All contributions are distributed to the food pantry in the area closest to where it is collected.