Seasonal & Holidays
Milford Families Need Your Help This Thanksgiving
There are hundreds of Milford families that rely on your generosity during the holidays. Here is how you can help them.
MILFORD, CT — Hundreds of Milford families rely on the help of generous residents throughout the year, and especially during the upcoming holiday season.
In Milford, there are several food pantry's which collect food for residents in need and there is a big Thanks-for-Giving Food Drive planned for Friday, Nov. 15.
Here are where there are food pantry's in Milford:
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City of Milford - Human Services located at 9 Jepson Drive at the Milford Senior Center. Serves Resident of Milford. To Donate: bring donations to 9 Jepson Dr. between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. For more information, please call (203) 783-3253.
Storehouse Food Pantry At Cornerstone Christian Center Must call by 12 p.m. Thursday for Saturday appointment. The phone number is (203) 877-1218 and its located at 349 Wheelers Farm Road Serves: Residents of greater Milford.
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Saint Gabriel's Church Food Pantry located at 26 Broadway and the phone number to call is (203) 783-1774. Serves: Resident of Milford Pantry Hours: Thursday 10 a.m.-12 p.m.; 12:30-2:30 p.m. by appointment.
Berean Assembly of God - Christian Center provides a food pantry and serves residents of Milford, New Haven, Orange, West Haven. It's located at 989 New Haven Avenue and the phone number is (203) 783-3253.
Thanks-for-Giving Food Drive
Come out to support the 15th Annual Milford Scouts Thanks-for-Giving Food Drive. Milford Scouts will help collect and sort food over the weekend so that less fortunate families can celebrate Thanksgiving. Troop 1 will host the event in conjunction with Milford Family Services. Local Boy Scout and Girl Scout Troops will provide additional support. The scouts camp out at Milford's Wasson Field over two days, collecting and sorting food donations, and staffing collection sites at local supermarkets.
Scouts work round the clock collecting frozen turkeys, non-perishable food items, and monetary donations. The drive culminates with food deliveries to local families. Additional support is provided to charities, including The Milford Food Bank, Cornerstone Food Pantry, the John Rigley Food Pantry, Beth El Shelter and others.
When: from Friday, November 15, 2019 12 p.m. thru Sunday, November 17, 2019 12 p.m.
Where: Wasson Field Parking Lot - Behind Parson Complex
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