HUNGER PREVENTION AND SOCIAL SERVICES

NEW COVENANT CENTER

Stamford (Greater Stamford area)

New Covenant Center is focused on hunger prevention and social services for a better life. Our facility in Stamford provides expanded basic need services to our guests. By creating a safe, warm and compassionate environment, we are taking the first steps toward empowering men, women and children to reach their full potential and regain their dignity and self-respect.

Services

  • Our soup kitchen serves 300 healthy, hot and nutritious meals daily.
  • Over 1,150 individuals receive 10 days / 3 meals a day worth of groceries each month from our food pantry.
  • New job skills programs focused on the food/hospitality industry are offered for clients.
  • Staff provides assistance to address basic individual and family issues, to identify and overcome barriers/obstacles and to provide links to supportive services such as medical and mental health referrals.
  • Programs include SNAP Benefits, Family Loan Program, and Community Access Program.
  • We offer over 100 showers per month and provide barber services and hygiene items to clients.
  • Active Toiletry Program distributes essential necessities to clients.
  • Referral program partners with area non-profits to provide additional social services for clients.

Who to Contact

John Gutman: (203) 964-8228, ext. 401
Betsy Lopez: (203) 964-8228, ext. 415

Main Number: (203) 964-8228
Fax: (203) 357-0314

Location

174 Richmond Hill Avenue
Stamford, CT 06902

Program Hours

Monday-Saturday 9:30am – 5:30pm
Sunday 12:00pm – 5:30pm

Videos from New Covenant Center

We Invite You To Serve

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BOARD OF ADVISORS

Officers:
Nils Dahl, Board Chair
Phil Shalala, Chairman Emeritus

Members:
Laure Aubuchon
Scott Bewley
Mike Boyd
Sarita Hanley
Tim Hughes
Paul Harinstein
Tom Kane
Michael Marchetti
Andy Parker
Jose Rivera
Virginia Wong

NEW COVENANT CENTER NEWS

New Covenant Center’s Harvest Table raises $260,000 to feed the hungry

New Covenant Center’s Harvest Table raises $260,000 to feed the hungry

STAMFORD—Over 250 people attended New Covenant Center’s 12th annual Harvest Table fundraiser on November 3. The event was hosted at the Italian Center and raised $260,000 to benefit the guests and clients of the center. The event featured a silent auction of 40 items,...

Rescuing food to combat hunger in Fairfield County

Rescuing food to combat hunger in Fairfield County

Six hundred pounds of food. Thirty boxes of produce. Dozens of bagels and containers of yogurt. Such surplus quantities of fresh and non-perishable goods could go uneaten and unused in Fairfield County, squandering resources and creating unnecessary waste. Instead, Catholic Charities programs such as the Thomas Merton Center in Bridgeport and New Covenant Center in Stamford are benefitting due to a variety of rescue efforts.

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