How to Qualify to Shop

If you are a Middletown resident interested in shopping at our Amazing Grace Free Community Market, you may enroll by visiting us at 16 Stack Street on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday between the hours of 12PM and 4PM.

 

Upon arrival, one of our dedicated staff or volunteers will help you sign up for services by collecting the following information: income level, family size, and city of residence.

How The Amazing Grace Free Community Market Works

Many of our working neighbors struggle to keep their lights on while putting food on the table.  Each month over 900 families shop at the food pantry.  A family of four can receive 3 days of groceries twice per month (a $200 value).  Families pick from a great selection of nutritious foods which include fresh fruits and vegetables, all of which helps to stretch strained monthly budgets.  Catholic Charities helps individuals to determine if they qualify for other social service programs, helping guests to fill out all necessary applications for programs such as SNAP (formerly food stamps), energy assistance, WIC, school meals, Husky Part A, Part B, State Administered General Assistance (SAGA), Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), Aid to the Blind or Disabled and Social Security Supplemental.

The Amazing Grace Food Pantry is open to shoppers on Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays from Noon until 4:00 PM

We gladly accept donations Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00 a.m – 3:30 p.m. If you are unable to donate within this timeframe, please call 860-347-3222 and ask for Brenda. Please do not drop off your donated item(s) outside of our normal hours of operation.

Where Does the Food Come From?

  • Food comes from our own unique S.O.S (Sponsor Our Shelves) program. This program is a commitment from churches, businesses, families or individuals to donate a specific quantity of a food item every month for a year.

  • Food at Amazing Grace is provided by greater Middletown community through individual donations and food drives

  • Food is purchased by St. Vincent de Paul from Connecticut Foodshare.

  • We also receive donations from the Midwest Food Bank and have been in partnership with them for over 3 years now.

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Click Here for a list of the most needed items at the Amazing Grace Food Pantry!

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For Information about:

SOS (Stock Our Shelves), Holding a Food Drive, How to Make A Food Donation & Volunteering, Contact:

Brenda Reilly, Program Director
Amazing Grace Food Pantry
PO Box 398
Middletown, CT 06457
Brenda@SVDMiddletown.org
860-347-3222 ext. 200

Directions from Hartford:

Take I-91 South to exit 22 South to merge onto CT-9 South. Turn right onto Hartford Ave/St. Johns Sq. Take 2rd right onto Main Street. Turn left onto Stack St.

From New Haven:

Take I-91 North towards Hartford. Take exit 18 to merge onto CT-66 East. Turn left on Main Street. Turn left onto Stack St. Amazing Grace is the 2nd building on the right!