NBC Connecticut, Telemundo Connecticut, Stop & Shop and food pantries across the state have teamed up for "Feeding Our Families," a food drive to help end hunger.

Today from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., you can donate items at all Stop & Shop locations across the state. To find a store location near you, check the map above or click here for a town-by-town list. Volunteers from partnering food banks will collect and pack all donated items to distribute to local families.

PHOTOS: Feeding Our Families Statewide Food Drive

Food banks face periods of greatest need between January and August — a time outside of traditional periods of giving and volunteering to coincide with the holiday season. Non-perishable items are requested by families daily, but the most frequently-requested items are those not covered by public assistance programs. These requests range from baby diapers to personal hygiene items such as toilet paper, feminine products and more.

See a sample shopping list in English here.

See a sample shopping list in Spanish here.

Interested in meeting our NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut on-air personalities?

Here's where and when you can find them at your local Stop & Shop:

Gerry Brooks and Kevin Nathan - Glastonbury - 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Keisha Grant and Bob Maxon - Simsbury - 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Ryan Hanrahan - West Hartford - 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Mike Hydeck - Hartford - 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. and Wallingford - 3:00 to 6:30 p.m.

Ted Koppy - Milford - 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Telemundo Connecticut and Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra team - Hartford - 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Hanna Mordoh - West Hartford - 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Dan Corcoran - West Hartford - 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Shannon Miller and Darren Sweeney - Wethersfield - 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Matt Austin - Simsbury - 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Len Besthoff - South Windsor - 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Heather Burian - Simsbury - 8:00 to 10:00 a.m.

Josh Cingranelli - Norwich

Kristen Johnson - Forestville - 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Sandra Jones - Bloomfield - 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Jill Konopka - New Britain - 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Gabby Lucivero - Waterbury - 8:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Alessandra Martinez - Dayville - 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Leslie Mayes - New Haven - 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Kaitlyn McGrath - West Hartford - 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.

Jamie Ratliff - Unionville - 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Justin Schecker - Hamden - 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Missing Attachment The head of the Tri-Town Pantry knows what families who need food are going through. He used to be in the same situation.

“NBCCT has a long history of combatting food insecurity in the state. Knowing that the need is greatest this time of year, we’re proud to be hosting the state’s largest one-day food drive,” said Susan Tully, president and general manager of NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut. “Too many of our neighbors have to choose between putting food on the table and paying bills. We know our viewers will join us to help provide essential items to our communities in need.”

Missing Attachment Master’s Manna, a Wallingford food bank, is one of several food banks across Connecticut that will be provided food from NBC Connecticut’s Feeding Our Families food drive.

The local food banks that will be joining NBC Connecticut and Telemundo Connecticut are:

Foodshare: www.foodshare.org

CT Food Bank: www.ctfoodbank.org

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