“Food Policy Councils are a participatory

and collaborative process that aims to

examine a broad range of food-related

issues and assets in order to provide the

best quality diet products. By their very

nature, Food Policy Councils are made

up of dedicated people from the

non-profit, public and government

sectors.”

According to the Connecticut Meal Gap Analysis report published in April 2022, West Haven, a city of 55,584 people, ranks fourth in the state behind Waterbury, Stamford and Norwalk in the gap between food distributed and meeting the need. West Haven has a food insecurity population estimated at 6,370 or about 11.6% of the residents. The report, prepared by Connecticut Foodshare was developed to inform their decision makers around the establishment of partnerships and deployment of resources while ensuring they distribute food equitably to food-insecure populations around the state.