Serving the Community

Volunteers Are the Force Behind the Norfolk Food Pantry By Colleen Gundlach The Norfolk Food Pantry today serves about 60 families per week, providing food to about 800 people in total. That’s a big jump from the early years when the pantry fed an average of eight to 10 families.  “The statistics are striking. The […]

Food Pantry Grant Opens Doors

The Norfolk Food Pantry has new doors, thanks to the generosity of the Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation, through a grant from Draper Foundation Fund, which covered the expense of replacing the food pantry’s doors. The previous doors were difficult to open and ruled unsafe by the Norfolk Fire Marshall. Jan Graham-Jones (left) and Gloria Gourley […]