Child Hunger in CT
The Map The Meal Gap study shows Connecticut’s overall child food insecurity rate is 16.7 percent, representing 127,400 children statewide. Food insecurity is a phrase used by the USDA to describe lack of consistent access to adequate amounts of food for an active, healthy life.
In the Connecticut Food Bank service area, which includes Fairfield, Litchfield, Middlesex, New Haven, New London and Windham Counties, the child food insecurity rate is nearly 16 percent, or 87,840 children.
According to the study, 42 percent of the food insecure families in the Connecticut Food Bank service area do not receive federal food assistance programs such as SNAP (food stamps), free or reduced price school meals, or the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), because their families earn over the income limit to qualify.
Findings for the counties served by Connecticut Food Bank:
| County | Percent | Number of Food Insecure Children |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfield | 14.1 | 31,540 |
| Litchfield | 15 | 5,580 |
| Middlesex | 14.1 | 4,590 |
| New Haven | 17.3 | 31,820 |
| New London | 17.5 | 9,860 |
| Windham | 18.0 | 4,450 |
| Total | 15.7% | 87,840 |
Drop-Off Locations
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Dean of Students
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Rainbow Center
Asian American Cultural Center
Brown Building (Depot Campus Human Resources)
UConn Foundation
UConn Alumni Center
Center of Students with Disabilities
Enrichment Program
Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science
Community Outreach Office
ACES
Storrs Congregational Church
Psychology Department
Student Union
USG
Homers Library
Human Development and Family Studies
Residental Life Services
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