SNAP:
• If you have a balance from previous months, you will still be able to use it after November. Carryover benefits already on EBT cards remain accessible.
• No new benefits will be added to cards until the shutdown ends. This means that starting November 1, households will not receive their regular monthly SNAP allocation.
• DSS is still accepting and processing SNAP applications. If someone is approved for benefits for October, those benefits will appear on their card when the federal government reopens.
Resources:
The Towns of Durham and Middlefield both have food pantries available to families and individuals who live in our communities. To schedule an appointment, contact Morgan Perry for Durham: 860-349-3153 or mperry@townofdurhamct.org or Sue D’Orvilliers for Middlefield: 860-349-7121 or sdorvilliers@middlefieldct.org. Additionally, Amazing Grace in Middletown is open to Durham and Middlefield residents and the Mobile Food Pantry stops at Middlesex Community College twice monthly. The schedule can be found here: https://www.ctfoodshare.org/find-food?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=838229409&gbraid=0AAAAAD_FtT-Sg5mgvoDlmtAbw73WERqHa&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIzL-286jOkAMV8V1HAR3X1yOrEAAYASAAEgI1FvD_BwE
Donations:
Donations of nonperishable, unopened and unexpired food items, hygiene items, and cleaning supplies are accepted to the Durham Community Center Monday-Friday between 8:30AM and 4:30PM or by appointment. In particular we need low-sodium, protein based soups, dinner side packets, peanut butter, baked beans, canned chicken, coffee, canned tomatoes (sauce, crushed, diced), black beans, mac and cheese, rice, pasta, hygiene products (shampoo, body wash, deodorant, toothpaste), and cleaning products (multi-purpose cleaners, disinfectant sprays, laundry detergent). We also accept gift card donations (Aldi, Walmart, Stop and Shop, Visa). Check donations can be made out to Durham Neighbors in Need. For questions contact the Durham Human Services Office: 860-349-3153 or mperry@townofdurhamct.org. Durham Thanksgiving Drive information can be found here: https://www.townofdurhamct.org/articles/help-feed-people-in-need-this-thanksgiving. For Middlefield donation questions, contact the Middlefield Senior and Social Services Office: 860-349-7121 or sdorvilliers@middlefieldct.org.
