Salvation Army Torrington
234 Oak Avenue
Torrington, CT - 06790
(860) 482-3569
Provides a food pantry. Thursdays 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.; 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Applicants should bring: Photo ID for Adults in Household, Social Security Card/s for All Members of Household, Proof of All Household Income, Proof of Residency, Please call with any questions you might have. *** Tuesdays: Social Services. Call for an appointment...
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Harwinton Senior Center
209 Weingart Road
Harwinton, CT - 06791
(860)689-1951
Four years ago we began issuing membership cards and we now have about 175 participating members. We also enjoy the company of visiting seniors spending a few weeks or months with family in the area. We warmly welcome new members. There are regularly scheduled activities as well as special trips and events every month at the Senior Center. The VNA nurse is available to take blood pressure readings the first Tuesday of every month from 11:30 to noon. The Senior Center offers meals through the Nutrition Program on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The meals are served at noon. Seniors are asked to make a donation of $3.00 per meal and reservations should be made 24 hours prior to the meal by calling Jan Morando at 860-567-7437. Northwest CT Transit provides our seniors with transportation to and from the Center, with pick up at the door, for a round trip donation of $2.50; 24 hours advance notice is required. Tuesdays our chorus, the HarwinTONEs, practice from 11a.m. to noon. Additional singers are warmly welcomed. No auditions are required.....just a love of the oldies as well as seasonal and patriotic songs. Bingo games follow lunch on Tuesdays, and new folks are invited to join us. After lunch on Thursdays, we alternate a variety of activities including crafts, games, and cards. The Lions Club generously provided us with funds to purchase round folding tables for these activities. Two Thursday afternoons a month from May through October, the NW CT Transit bus takes a group of seniors someplace special: on scenic rides, miniature golfing, bowling, shopping, blueberry or apple picking, the beach, or for ice cream. Wednesdays have become very special days at the Senior Center. One Wednesday each month there is a theme party. A catered lunch is served and professional entertainment follows. Attendance ranges from 50 to 75 seniors. We are very grateful to the Thomaston Savings Bank Foundation for providing funds to pay for the entertainers. Typically the last Wednesday of each mo..
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Friends in Service to Humanity - FISH Shelter
332 S Main St
Torrington, CT - 06790
(860) 496-1648
FISH has evolved into the largest emergency homeless shelter in the NWCT corner, providing families, individuals and veterans a safe and secure haven, as well as serving the residents of area communities as a food pantry. Our goal at the shelter is to provide a friendly, communal family setting to our neighbors in need. Our diversity is serving infants through seniors. The FISH Shelter prides itself on being a safe and secure, family friendly home, offering 35 beds of which 5 are dedicated to veterans. Our in-house food service provides breakfast and dinners.***Food Pantry: The FISH Food Pantry provides supplemental food to those individuals and families who qualify using guidelines established by the Emergency Food Assistance Program. The FISH Food Pantry has always depended on and benefited from the generosity of donors in the community, from food drives of school children and groups, organizations, churches, firemen, police officers, families and Post Office workers. Area farms and farmers and grocery store owners/managers also deliver dairy, meat and vegetable produce and foodstuffs, and when shelves are empty, food items are purchased at the Connecticut Food Bank and at local groceries.***Operation Fuel: Warm Thy Neighbor Operation Fuel, Inc: The Energy Assistance Program is funded primarily by Operation Fuel, Inc., which is a non-for-profit agency operating solely on donations and grants. For more information visit Operation Fuel at: http://www.operationfuel.org.***Thanksgiving: FISH is pleased to offer a Thanksgiving basket for families and individuals who qualify under the income guidelines. The holiday basket consists of basic foods traditionally served at one's Thanksgiving meal: turkey, stuffing, potatoes, cranberry sauce, vegetables***Christmas: Our Christmas program is limited to families with children who qualify under the income guidelines. We provide a Christmas dinner for the family as well as gifts for children up to and including age 17/senior yea..
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