Town of Tolland - Our Community Food Pantry

From: Town of Tolland
January 10, 2023

Our Community Food Pantry

Serving Southwick, Granville and Tolland

 220 College Highway, Southwick, MA O 1077                                      

413-569-9876

Our mission is to feed the hungry in the three towns of Southwick, Granville and

Tolland; never turning away a family in need.

In 2010, the Southwick Family Support Coalition closed because of significant state budget cuts. One of the longest standing programs of the coalition was the operation of a local food pantry which began in 1988. Understanding that the community's most vulnerable residents had come to rely on the coalition's assistance to meet basic food needs, a group of six volunteers formed a 501(c)(3) organization in early 2011 under the legal name of Our Community Food Pantry, Inc. (OCFP). This charitable organization is currently the only no-cost source of food assistance for low- and moderate-income households in the Southwick-Tolland-Granville area.

Our Community Food Pantry provides food assistance to income-eligible residents in three communities. On a weekly basis, clients may select from a large variety of perishable and nonperishable foods from each of the main food groups. Still following the "my plate" model that we have used in the past, the pantry now offers fresh produce, a selection of dairy and meat choices, and a selection of bread and baked goods. Distributing food in this manner has given the client more food options on a weekly basis and it helps them to plan out a more healthful diet. The pantry also offers a Healthy Summer and Beyond Program (a Kid's Bag Program). This program consists of 5 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 5 snacks, and 5 drinks per week for each enrolled child during school vacations.

Our Community Food Pantry is located at 220 College Highway, Southwick MA. The pantry is open for food distribution at varying times in order to increase client access to the pantry. With the exclusion of major holidays, the current hours for client access are as follows:

Monday: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday & Wednesday: 10:00 a.m. to noon

Thursday: 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

For more information about receiving services, donations or volunteering got to https://www.ourcommunityfoodpantry.org/

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