Local Events
The Torrington Library will hold a program on junk journaling this Wednesday at 6 pm. For more information, torringtonlibrary.org
Litchfield Community Center will hold wellbeing fitness walks every Wednesday from 8 am to 9 am. For more information, thecommunitycenter.org
The Litchfield Jazz Camp is currently holding signups for sessions taking place June 30 to July 26 at The Frederick Gunn School in Washington, CT. More information at litchfieldjazzcamp.com
New Hartford’s Beekley Library will hold a bring your own dinner movie night this Thursday at 5 pm with a showing of the film Anatomy of a Fall. More information at beeklibrarylibrary.org
Red Cross Blood Drives
Wednesday, May 29 from 1pm to 6 pm
Coe Memorial Civic Center, 101 Litchfield Street, Torrington
Litchfield Community Center, 421 Bantam Road, Litchfield
Thursday, May 30 from 11 am to 4 pm
Our Lady of Hope Parish, 78 Litchfield Road, Harwinton
For more information, visit redcrossblood.org.
(appointments are necessary, no walk ins)
Local Shelters & Food Pantries
Foodshare’s Mobile Food Pantry will be at a number of locations throughout the state this week. More information at ctfoodshare.org
FISH of Torrington operates a 35-bed emergency shelter that accepts single adults and families with children. Five beds are dedicated to veterans and their in-house food service provides breakfast and dinners to all residents. Intake hours are seven days a week between 9 am to 11 pm. The length of stay is 90 days, however, veterans can stay longer. For more information call 860-496-1648. FISH also provides supplemental food to those individuals and families who qualify using guidelines established by the Emergency Food Assistance Program. The Pantry is open Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 10am to 3pm and Friday from 10am to 2pm or by appointment. Both food and monetary donations are accepted and needed. For more information, visit fishnwct.org
The YMCA operates an emergency shelter in the Winchester area. For more information call 860-379-0708.
The Salvation Army, Torrington Corps Community Center provides a food pantry for residents of Goshen and Torrington. ID is required for all household members and proof of income and expenses is also required. Pantry Hours are Tuesday through Friday 9am-3pm. For more information, call 860-482-3569.
New Hartford’s Little Free Food Pantry is open 24/7 at St. John’s Episcopal Church on the Pine Meadow Green.
The Harwinton Food Pantry, located in the basement of the Town Hall, is stocked with canned food items and is open to Harwinton residents Tuesdays from 10:30-11:45am. For more information, call 860-485-9613
The Town of Burlington’s food pantry for town residents is open Mondays through Friday 8:30am-4pm. For more information, call 860-673-6789
The Town of Thomaston’s food pantry serves town residents in emergency situations. Documentation is required along with proof of residency. For more information, call 203-558-0853.