You have 45 days to return items for a full refund, with or without a receipt. Items must still have their original tags.

You have 45 days to return items for a full refund, with or without a receipt. Items must still have their original tags.

You have 45 days to return items for a full refund, with or without a receipt. Items must still have their original tags.

Connecticut Foodshare provides Thanksgiving food to partner food pantries that distribute groceries, as well as community kitchens and emergency shelters that prepare meals. 

Connecticut Foodshare purchases some turkeys and gift cards, but we rely heavily on corporate and community donations to meet our goal of providing a holiday meal for about 50,000 households through a combination of turkeys, chickens, and gift cards.

Connecticut Foodshare hopes to provide turkeys, gift cards, and TEFAP Chickens along with white potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, and onions.

Connecticut Foodshare also distributes TEFAP whole chickens to eligible programs, as well as some gift cards. This helps us increase the number of households to which we can provide Thanksgiving food. We suggest that you provide a turkey, whole chicken, OR gift card to each household to cover the main dish, along with an allocation of produce to provide some side dishes.

Gift cards are very limited in number, and in most cases, allocation is based on proximity to participating stores to make it easier for neighbors to use the gift card to purchase their own turkey.

Our goal is to distribute our limited Thanksgiving donations as equitably as possible to reach partners and neighbors across the state. Thanksgiving allocations are based on the monthly reports for numbers served that your program provides to Connecticut Foodshare. Our goal is to divide our anticipated Thanksgiving donations proportionally across the network.

You have 45 days to return items for a full refund, with or without a receipt. Items must still have their original tags.

On-Site Partner Support Program

This program provides Connecticut Foodshare agency partners with the opportunity to apply for custom-tailored learning sessions at their locations with a highly trained AmeriCorps VISTA member.

Watch the January 14th Presentation:

Watch a brief video about the program:

Review Program Guidelines here

Register or view the recording for the informational webinar on January 14 at 1pm here

Important Dates:

  • January 8: application window opens
  • February 13: application closes at 11:59pm
  • March 2: decisions announced
  • April 1: VISTAs begin support visits

Connecticut Foodshare provides Thanksgiving food to partner food pantries that distribute groceries, as well as community kitchens and emergency shelters that prepare meals. 

You have 45 days to return items for a full refund, with or without a receipt. Items must still have their original tags.

You have 45 days to return items for a full refund, with or without a receipt. Items must still have their original tags.

How to Apply

There are three ways to apply. These options are offered for your convenience. All forms of applications will be considered equally.

  1. Fill out the online application here
  2. Print the paper application here. After filling it out, scan it and email it to AmeriCorps VISTAs Claire Cooper at ccooper@ctfoodshare.org or Fernanda Page at fpage@ctfoodshare.org.
  3. Register to apply through video call here