We will be open Saturday, August 5th for donations only.  The Food Bank is open the first Saturday of every month in order to accept donations.  The hours are 10 am to 12 pm.

Donations can be brought to the Food Bank at 3 Wilhenger Drive every Tuesday during open hours, as well, or non-perishable foods can be brought to Elmer Thienes administration office (hours: school year 8 am-4 pm; Summer 8:30 am-3 pm), to Marlborough Country Store (45 N. Main St.) or to Town Hall during posted hours.  If unsure if the Food Bank is open, call 860-295-6008 between 10 am and noon on the Saturday in question.

Four volunteer slots are available each Tuesday during our afternoon hours and for the first Saturday of each month when we are open for donations.  The new procedure for high school volunteers to sign up is on the “High School Volunteers” page on this website.

If you have a large item to donate please contact us and we will post it on our large item bulletin board. When a family expresses interest we then contact you. They are responsible for picking up the item. Having a photo is helpful whenever possible. We appreciate you working with us! Thank you.

We need clean dozen size egg cartons!! Please consider saving yours for us. Thank you!!🐔

The new year frequently motivates people to clean at home. We are the fortunate recipients of many beautiful, gently used items.  Most recently, we have been receiving heavily soiled, torn, unusable bedding, clothing, etc. We have also received broken toys with many missing parts.
Our volunteers are not here to sort through foul smelling garbage bags of textiles. Please do not add to our workload. We bring these bags to the landfill if they are not in usable condition. Please consider doing this yourself.
Donations must be clean. We do not launder items. If items are stained please consider donating them elsewhere. We take only seasonal items so winter clothes only in the winter. We do not have the ability to store off season clothing.
Please help us help others. Drop by for a tour some Monday morning to see what we do on Wilhenger Drive. Thank you.

We are requesting donations of new or gently used and laundered jeans, sweat pants, fleece or sweatshirts, and household items (no Christmas decorations, please).

We are currently not accepting donations of winter coats.

Food Bank clients are eligible to use the mobile food share truck, which comes every other Tuesday to 1 Main St., Hebron, CT (behind the Congregational Church) from 10:30 to 11:00 am to distribute fresh produce.  The truck is next scheduled to be in Hebron on January 3, 17, 31, Feb. 14, 28, March 14, 28, April 11, 25, May 9, 23, June 6 and 20th, 2017. Please check the website for the mobile food share truck to confirm:  www.foodshare.org  (type “mobile” in the search box)

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The Food Bank of Marlborough follows the closing schedule of Elmer Thienes (Marlborough) Elementary school.  If Elmer Thienes is closed, the Food Bank will be closed.

If unsure of the status of the Food Bank, call 860-295-6008 during open hours.  If the Food Bank is open, a volunteer will answer the phone.  If there is no answer, the Food Bank is closed.  The open hours are Tuesdays 10 am to noon and 3:30 to 5:30 pm, and the first Saturday of the month from 10 am to noon (for donations only).