The University of Connecticut announced Monday morning that Husky Harvest and Connecticut Foodshare have partnered to help regional UConn campuses get food items to students who might need them.
Last week, the university announced the permanent opening of a food pantry at UConn Stamford. On Monday, the university announced the opening of food pantries at UConn Avery Point in Groton, as well as at UConn’s Hartford and Waterbury campuses.
Under the agreement with Connecticut Foodshare, UConn is now one of the nonprofit’s partner agencies eligible to receive food items.
“(UConn) also will be able to tap into our knowledge of best practices around setting up a pantry,” said Connecticut Foodshare President and CEO Jason Jakubouwski, a UConn alum. “There are a lot of health and safety regulations, and there is a lot of outreach. We want our pantries to be warm, welcoming places for people to come and be able to get the food they need.”
Food items that are available include pasta and sauce; peanut butter and jelly; soups and canned vegetables.
