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The Connecticut Food Bank and Foodshare has announced they are continuing most of their emergency drive-thru food distributions into the month of May.
“The USDA has announced that May will be the final month for the Farmers to Families food box program,” said Jason Jakubowski, President and CEO of Connecticut Food Bank/Foodshare. Download our mobile app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
According to Jakubowski, the boxes were designed and used as temporary emergency food relief effort, but they are not a permanent solution for hunger.