The document discusses the Windsor Food and Fuel Bank, a nonprofit organization in Windsor, Connecticut that helps neighbors in need. It provides food from its food bank and assistance paying heating and electric bills. Over 500 households use the food bank each year and about 50 receive help from the fuel bank. The organization relies on donations from local citizens, businesses, schools and organizations to fund its programs that fight hunger and meet other basic needs.

1. Even if you don’t see it or hear it,
some of our neighbors are hungry,cold
and without basic needs.
We’re working to change that.
Hunger ...cold ...desperate need.
It’s easy to think it doesn’t happen here in
Windsor,but it does.
Too many people throughout our town—people
you see in stores,outside schools and on the
Green—are struggling to adequately feed them-
selves and their families.They’re finding it hard to
heat their homes during our long winters.They
can’t afford urgent and unexpected expenses.
They may be senior citizens or parents of young
children.They may be any of Windsor’s diverse
ethnicities.
They are our neighbors.
That’s why the Windsor Food and Fuel Bank is
here:to make sure our community sees and an-
swers the often silent,invisible need.
Windsor Food and Fuel Bank
Jane Garibay,President
860-683-4199
jane@windsorcc.org
www.windsorfoodbank.org
Windsor Food Bank
P.O.Box 854
Windsor,CT 06095
860-683-4199
Let no person go hungry,be cold
or go without basic necessities.
What does hunger
sound like? What does
cold look like?
Founded in 1967 as the Windsor Community Service
Council,the Windsor Food and Fuel Bank is a non-
profit organization operated and supported by
concerned volunteers.We advocate for anyone in the
Town of Windsor who is hungry,cold or lacking basic
necessities.In addition to raising all the funds and food
distributed by the Windsor Social Services department,
we also spread awareness of the need and develop
programs that meet the need.
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Windsor Food and Fuel Bank
Windsor Food and Fuel Bank

2. Through the generous donations of Windsor
citizens,corporations,schools and religious and
civic organizations,the Windsor Food and Fuel
Bank helps our neighbors in need,primarily
through the Food Bank,the Fuel Bank and the Basic
Needs programs.
Food Bank
Located at the L.P.Wilson Community Center,the Food
Bank provides supplemental food for low-income
Windsor residents.Our shelves are stocked with dry
and canned goods,fresh fruits and vegetables and
frozen meat.The Food Bank,open Monday through
Thursday,is coordinated and staffed by Social Services
with the support of many dedicated volunteers.
Well over 500 Windsor households are registered
with the Food Bank,which means that we are helping
between 2,000 and 2,500 people.These numbers have
increased substantially in recent years; the need is real
and growing.
We accept donations of shelf-stable food.Monetary
donations are used to buy discounted food in bulk
from Foodshare of Greater Hartford.
Programs we support include:
• Groceries to Go.Every other week,seniors can choose
from a variety of easy-to-prepare and nutritional
food to supplement the food they are able to buy on
their own.
• Weekend Wheels.Each Friday,schoolchildren who re-
ceive free and reduced meals during the school week
take home a backpack filled with nutritious foods.
• Mobile Foodshare.This mobile pantry provides fresh
fruits and vegetables to individuals and families in
need twice a month.
• Summer Meals Program.Each day during summer
recess,we provide a meal and activities to chil-
dren who would receive free and reduced meals at
school—feeding 125 children and caregivers per day.
Fuel Bank
The Fuel Bank insures that no one is cold or goes with-
out power.During the winter,grants are awarded to
households to pay for heating after they have exhaust-
ed their own funds and state benefits.Year round,we
award grants to prevent the disconnection of electric-
ity.
Each year,approximately 50 households receive assis-
tance from the Fuel Bank,a number that has increased
over time as the need has grown.
Basic Needs and other programs
We also help Windsor residents afford temporary and
often unexpected everyday necessities.These can
include medications and other medical expenses; bus
passes for transportation to doctors or work; and thrift
store vouchers to purchase clothes and other items
after a house fire or other catastrophe.
How you can give help
There are many ways you can support the Food and
Fuel Bank:
• Donate cash.We accept donations online as well as
by mail.Many people make donations in memory or
honor of a special person.
• Volunteer to work at the Food Bank.We always can
use your hands-on help.
• Volunteer to support our operations.Put your mar-
keting,administrative or other skills to work for a
great cause.
• Hold your own food drive with friends,neighbors,
coworkers or members of your community organiza-
tion.We’ll give you plenty of help!
How you can get help
If you or someone you know is in need of assistance
with food,fuel or other basic necessities,please let us
know!
• Call Social Services at 860-285-1839
• Visit www.townofwindsorct/socialservices
How we help
The Food and Fuel Bank fights hunger and need by
raising funds and accepting food donations.Among
the ways we do that are:
• Coordinating food drives,either at local grocery
stores or hosted by businesses and organizations
• Assisting our corporate partners with fundraisers,
such as Dress Down Days
• Conducting an annual appeal
• Helping FoodShare run its Thanksgiving Food Drive
• Writing grants to obtain state and federal funding
Our affiliation with the Town of Windsor and
Social Services
The Town houses the Food Bank pantry,and the amaz-
ing Social Services staff,working directly with those in
need,administers all the programs we support.
Our partners
With no paid staff,the Food and Fuel Bank relies on the
contributions of business and individuals.Our work
is made possible only through the generosity of our
community and our many partners,including:
• FoodShare
• End Hunger Connecticut!
• Town of Windsor Hunger Action Team
• Businesses such as The Hartford,Voya,Konica Minol-
ta,Alstom Power and many more
• Grocery stores,including Stop & Shop,Geissler’s and
WalMart
• Individuals throughout the area who volunteer and
donate cash and food
Our events
We present or participate in events throughout the
year to raise money and awareness for our work,in-
cluding:
• FoodShare’s Walk Against Hunger
• Annual Appeal
• FoodShare’s Thanksgiving Food Drive
• Monthly Stop & Shop food drives
• Windsor Churches’Craft Fair
• Color Run