HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) – The Community Renewal Team is working to feed people in need this Thanksgiving.
With the holiday just a week away, many home-bound seniors do not know where their next meal is coming from.
CRT will be delivering daily meals to seniors and are expected to feed more than 1,600 people across central CT.
Throughout the year, this non-profit delivers daily hot and nutritious meals to seniors’ homes.
“This program is not only important right now for all the seniors, it’s going to be important for all of us when we become those seniors,” said Euniqua Lewis-Davis, Senior Program Administrator at CRT.
CRT is dependent on state and local funding.
Recently, their budget was cut by 30%. This is a devastating blow to their operation.
At times, CRT provides more than just meals.
“We’ve had situations where a driver has found an elder on the floor with a medical emergency. We’ve had drivers find elders in a situation where there was a fire …