About Enfield Food Shelf
Every Wednesday and Thursday, all year long, we open our doors to welcome Enfield residents in need of food assistance. We take great pride in being a "Choice Pantry" which means that we offer a grocery-style experience allowing shoppers to select foods based on family preferences and dietary restrictions. Our shoppers choose from typical pantry items such as canned goods and boxed items, as well as fresh produce, a variety of meats, and an assortment of dairy products.
The needs of people visiting our pantry are often bigger than just food, so we distribute laundry detergent, personal care items, cleaning supplies, pet foods, housewares, and clothing for men, women and children on a rotating schedule as donations are available.
In addition to our weekly pantry hours, we strive to support people in a variety of situations. We offer home deliveries when people are unable to shop in person, we offer pre-packed bags for displaced people in emergencies, and we support other community services by supplying them with items for their own pantries.
Our
Story
Barbara Costas
Founding member
and current volunteer
In 1968, five local women from the same church recognized the growing need for emergency food to support families in need. The women held food drives and used their own resources to purchase food. Without a dedicated space to keep the food, they stored items on shelves in their own homes. This practice became the source for the name of the future organization : Enfield Food Shelf.
Since that time, Enfield Food Shelf has continuously supported the needs of food insecure families. What started as an initiative to help a few families has grown into a program that now offers nine programs to support people in need in a variety of ways.
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About
Board of directors
We rely on a dedicated group of people who volunteer their time and expertise to guide the decision-making required to move Enfield Food Shelf forward.
Dawn Stokes, Chairperson
Britt'ny Bettis Allen, Secretary
Tessa Rivera, Treasurer
Al Depolt
Michael Bell
Michael Booth
Sandi Byron
Jim Dion
Bob Henrickson
Ryan Obedzinski
Jen Racette
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Our team
Left to Right:
Gaye Sgamboti, Donations Manager
Lanie Lebrun, Outreach Coordinator
Christian Pasini, Community Engagement Coordinator
Kathleen Souvigney, Executive Director