Help from churches in Bridgeport Connecticut.
Several churches in the city of Bridgeport (or right outside of city limits) help the low income, poor, immigrants, and less fortunate. They give various forms of support, with a focus on food, hot meals, clothing and other material goods. Some of the churches in Bridgeport Connecticut may offer small dollar amounts of money for paying bills, rent, or other critical expenses in a crisis.
However, the priority of many religious organizations is on feeding the hungry, assisting children or the elderly, and helping the vulnerable. In other words, free material goods and not as much around financial aid. Some of the leading churches to call in Bridgeport CT are below.
Free food and hot or cold meals
East End Tabernacle Baptist Church has both a free food pantry and soup kitchen at 548 Central Avenue in Bridgeport. Based on volunteer levels, as well as donation, there may be a breakfast and/or lunch served. The primary phone number is 203-333-3036. As far as a food bank that covers a wider range in the Fairfield County Connecticut region, that would be Brooklawn SDA. The address here is 250 Brooklawn Avenue. The church feeds the hungry and needy in Fairfield, New Haven, Trumbull, Stratford, and of course Bridgeport. The phone number is 203-333-2876. Or try Resurrected Life Apostolic Church at 2325 East Main Street in Bridgeport.
Golden Hill United Methodist Church soup kitchen is at 210 Elm Street, Bridgeport, CT (phone 203-336-0152). Hot lunches, dinners, and a breakfast may be served based on availability of resources and volunteers/donations. There will also be free holiday meals at Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving.
Financial help and social services from Bridgeport area churches
Nourish Bridgeport is run from a church at 1062 Fairfield Avenue in the city of Bridgeport. They offer a wide range of resources too, including a free English as a Second Language (ESL), legal aid, some financial aid for housing or utilities, a free food pantry and more.
Catholic Charities has dozens of churches across Bridgeport and surrounding towns. They can provide everything from free groceries from a pantry to small dollar amounts of money for paying bills, back rent, medications or what not. One church is Thomas Merton at 43 Madison Avenue. The phone number for this Bridgeport church is (203) 367-9036. Read more details on Catholic Charities financial assistance in Bridgeport.
Emergency heating and energy bill help may be provided by First Baptist Church. The staff their direct clients to government and charities low income energy programs, namely Operation Fuel. Call the Bridgeport church at (203) 333-9033. In addition, referrals may be given to other forms of financial aid too.
Educational and self-improvement services
A leading church that helps children as well as the undereducated is the Council of Churches of Greater Bridgeport. While almost every single charity, or government assistance programs, stresses self-sufficiency, the council puts a lot of focus around this too.
As far as children from ages to 5 to 12, the council will help them develop social skills and also educational support, ranging from tutoring to healthy eating to English as Second Languages classes. There may also be basic needs, such as free books or school supplies at the council location of 1718 Capitol Avenue, Bridgeport, CT. Other assistance programs include Project Learn, Feed Center (for job programs or entrepreneurial help) and more. They will also do such things for kids as showing them how to monetize their hobbies, such as making money by playing games on smartphone. Dial 203-367-8783.
When it comes to free stuff, the First Baptist Church is a great source. The phone number of the Milford church is 203-877-6634. They have a variety of free items for families in poverty, immigrants, grants, and the needy. Clothes closets may give out shoes, free winter coats, jackets, hats, professional uniforms or attire, school supplies, telephones or smartphone, and more. Many other churches in Bridgeport and the community give out basic items like clothes, detergent, warm blankets, sweaters, soap, and more.
Getting help
The best option may be to contact s local church in your part of Bridgeport for assistance, whether financial for paying bills, employment/money making opportunities, food or hot meals, or something else. As many locations focus just on the residents of the parish. For more information, or wider ranging referrals, dial 860-571-7500.
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