Connecticut Foodshare

📅 A friendly reminder that Connecticut Foodshare's offices, facilities, and mobile pantries will be closed on Friday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth. Regular operations will resume on Monday, June 22.

🎙 Connecticut Foodshare’s Chief Strategy Officer, Brittney Cavaliere, joined the Behind the Shelf podcast to discuss food insecurity in Connecticut, the challenges facing our neighbors, and how Connecticut Foodshare is working to create a hunger-free future.

Listen here:

Podcast | Behind the Shelf | Strengthening Food Banks. Fighting Food Insecurity. Behind the Shelf raises awareness about the challenges food banks across the United States face and to inspire meaningful community action against food insecurity. By fostering understanding and engagement, we empower individuals to support food banks and help ensure that no one goes hungry.

🎉 We Raised the Bar—Together! 🎉|

Our very first Raise the Bar campaign has a winner! Congratulations to Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP, the recipient of the inaugural Golden Gavel Award! 🏆

To every firm that participated—thank you. Your leadership and generosity made this campaign an incredible success. From May 4–15, 2026, our founding firms came together and raised over $50,000 in just two weeks, helping provide more than 100,000 meals for neighbors facing hunger this summer. Pitney

Campaign Results:
Large Firm Category
🥇Carmody Torrance Sanda k & Hennessey
🥈Day Pitney LLP (Stamford)
🥉Wiggin and Dana LLP
4️⃣ Barclay Damon LLP (New Haven)
5️⃣ Carter Mario Law Firm

Small Firm Category
🥇 Cowdery, Murphy & Healy

This campaign is proof of what’s possible when Connecticut’s legal community unites around a shared purpose. Your collective impact will be felt by families across our state—and this is only the beginning.

Imagine what we can accomplish together next year! With even more firms engaged, the potential to expand our reach and provide critical support to neighbors in need is limitless.

Thank you for helping us Raise the Bar—for one another and for our community. 💙💚