Our Work in the community
United Congregational Church of Bridgeport founded the nOURish BRIDGEPORT, Inc. as the church's not-for-profit 501(c)3 charity, which provides direct services such as a Food Pantry and Baby Center, ESL classes, Feel the Warmth Mobile Hot Meal Program, nOURish Indoor Hydroponic Farm, and seasonal programs to help meet the needs of its neighbors in Bridgeport.
LOOKING TO VOLUNTEER? Contact our Director of Volunteers, Tshon Davis at Tshon.Davis@nourishbpt.org or sign up here
LOOKING FOR ESL CLASSES? Please contact director Lisa Matson for more information at matson.lisa130@gmail.com
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FOOD PANTRY
The Super Food Pantry and Baby Center provides groceries to over 600 families each week (approximately 3000 individuals.) Every week more than 14,000 pounds of food come in our door, and go right out to our neighbors. Our baby center provides 4000 diapers a month to 400 infants and toddlers.
Hours: Wednesdays 2pm - 6pm
Converting our sanctuary into a food pantry to do God's work
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Feel The Warmth Soup Kitchen
This is not another soup kitchen. Our volunteers create a welcoming environment for all who walk through the door seeking food and friendship. This program serves an average of 300 hot healthy meals each week, including a healthy salad made from our own indoor hydroponic farm to our neighbors who live outside.​
​Our hot meal is prepared at the nOURish CENTER and served at the YMCA located at 651 State St in Bridgeport.
Providing hot nutritious meals and caring hospitality 52 weeks a year.
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English Language and Citizenship
Building a community where our newest neighbors can learn English, adapt to American culture and embrace their new life. We are proud to offer English Classes at the Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Levels. Additionally, we offer classes on Personal Finance, Computer Literacy, Reading and Citizenship. Our Citizenship class prepares our neighbors for the U.S. Citizenship Test.
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Classes are held on Tuesday evenings. Please contact director Lisa Matson for more information: matson.lisa130@gmail.com
Extraordinary Educators Develop and teach our curriculum
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Indoor hydroponic farm
We are proud that we have created the first NON-PROFIT Indoor Hydroponic Farm in Connecticut, but we do not want to be the last. The reality that food can be grown in an urban food desert 365 days/year, 24 hours/day is transformational in agriculture. We hope that our vision will take hold and help transform the food distribution system as well. In our farm's first 2 years we have distributed 14 tons of fresh produce to those struggling with food insecurity.
We listened to our neighbors in need and decided to do something about it.