The Shoreline Soup Kitchens and Pantries

THE SHORELINE SOUP KITCHENS AND PANTRIES, INC. DISTRIBUTED 1,481,546 MEALS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES DURING 2023. THIS INCLUDED 1,458,405 MEALS FROM OUR GROCERY DISTRIBUTION SITES AND 23,141 MEALS SERVED AT AREA SOUP KITCHENS. THE SHORELINE SOUP KITCHENS AND PANTRIES, INC. OFFER FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP TO THE COMMUNITIES OF CHESTER, CLINTON, DEEP RIVER, EAST LYME, ESSEX, KILLINGWORTH, LYME, MADISON, OLD LYME, OLD SAYBROOK, AND WESTBROOK, CONNECTICUT. OUR FAMILY ORIENTED MEAL SITES SERVING HOT, NUTRITIOUS AND DELICIOUS FOOD ARE LOCATED IN CENTERBROOK, CHESTER, CLINTON, DEEP RIVER, ESSEX, OLD SAYBROOK, AND WESTBROOK. OUR GROCERY DISTRIBUTION SITES, WHERE PARTICIPANTS RECEIVE ENOUGH FOOD FOR THREE MEALS FOR THREE DAYS, ARE LOCATED IN CLINTON, OLD LYME, OLD SAYBROOK, WESTBROOK, AND EAST LYME. The SSKP Backpack Support Program helps children access food on weekends and school breaks. Non-perishable foods (breakfast foods, drinks, fruit, snacks, and ready-to-eat meals) are provided free-of cost to backpack programs at nine area schools. THE SHORELINE SOUP KITCHENS ACCOMPLISHES ITS GOALS WITH THE HELP OF APPROXIMATELY 720 VOLUNTEERS WHO PROVIDED OVER 38,862 VOLUNTEER HOURS IN 2023. WE PROVIDE THOSE IN NEED WITH FOOD AND FELLOWSHIP, RESPONDING TO ALL WITH HUMANITY AND RESPECT.