Wheat
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Food Pantry
WHEAT's food pantry distributes over 60,000 bags of groceries annually to 5,000 West Haven households in need. During the summer months, families with school aged children may receive twice a month instead of once a month. Residents may receive food monthly and are eligible for Thanksgiving baskets. Included in the 5,000 households are over 1,000 children. Also among those we serve are are seniors living on fixed income, underemployed people and veterans returning from active duty who have no benefits, jobs and in many cases are homeless.
Some of the population we serve includes
1. Residents who have been unemployed for a year or more as well as those who are underemployed.
2. Seniors who cannot meet expenses on fixed incomes.
3. Grandparents raising their grandchildren.
4. Families who come to WHEAT only in the summer when school breakfast and lunch programs aren't offered.
5. Veterans returning from active duty abroad, re-entering the community and in need of food and other services.
The percentage of residents who have a source of income has dropped from 85% to 65% since 2010. Even with a source of income they can't afford to pay for housing, medical care, transportation and utilities and still have money left over for food. This has been the trend for over 15 years. WHEAT and agencies like ours tend to the "working poor" in America. Many of them are in need because of recent government cuts in food stamps and the Farm Support Bill which provides over 70% of food donated to food pantries and soup kitchens nation wide.
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Connecticut Community Nonprofit Alliance 2009
United Way of Greater New Haven 1987
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Wheat
Board of directorsas of 05/14/2020
Mrs. Kathryn Izzo
Community Volunteer
Term: 2012 - 2018
Mary Malenda
State of CT
Charles Gunning
Community Volunteer
Arthur Yost
Community Volunteer
Scott Silver
Silver's Pharmacy
Rose Majestic
Executive Director
Arnold Agnoli
Business Owner
Teddi McKenna
Community Volunteer
Marilyn Ferguson
retired
Kathryn Izzo
community volunteer
Lauren Wells
USAlliance
Peggy Jerrell
Retired