Tag: Bentley Community Services
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Cornerstone Community Kitchen and its local partners combat hunger
Cornerstone Community Kitchen (CCK) has been addressing food insecurity in Princeton for nearly a decade. Housed in Princeton United Methodist Church’s Fellowship Hall, CCK served 75-100 sit-down meals every Wednesday until COVID-19 closed the kitchen in March 2020. Committed to its mission “to share a free, nutritious meal in a hospitable and safe environment,” CCK…
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Assemblyman volunteers at Bentley Community Services
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Although a visit to Bentley Community Services Food Pantry by Assemblyman Roy Freiman (D-16) and two staff members was originally scheduled in April for National Volunteer month, they recently visited amidst struggles from the coronavirus pandemic. For seven years, Bentley Community Services (BCS), a designated 501 (c) 3 charitable organization, has been…
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Bentley Community Services to participate in Stop & Shop Community Bag Program at Summerfield Boulevard location
Bentley Community Services (BCS) has been selected as a beneficiary of the Stop & Shop Community Bag Program at Stop & Shop, 24 Summerfield Blvd., Dayton section of South Brunswick, for May. BCS is a non-profit providing for families, seniors and individuals in need by creating access to fresh, healthy foods weekly, offsetting/eliminating weekly grocery…
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Bentley Community Services helps families regain self-sufficiency
SOUTH BRUNSWICK – Now in its sixth year of operation, Bentley Community Services (BCS) has been helping families in financial crisis regain self-sufficiency by providing a full range of high quality grocery provisions and more each week, supplementing income and offsetting grocery bills. BCS is an alternative food bank/pantry, specifically addressing the needs of families,…
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Milltown Daisy Troop 80270 donates pet food to Bentley Community Services
We thank Daisy Troop 80270 from Milltown who came to Bentley Community Services to deliver dog and cat kibble to help clientele families and their beloved pets. The troop raised monies selling Girl Scout cookies, and from the profits wanted to make a difference helping both families and animals in need. That’s when Troop Leader…
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Bentley Community Services seeks donations for box truck crucial to food pickups
Bentley Community Services has launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for a box truck crucial to its scheduled pick-ups of products from providers in the region. Bentley is an alternative food bank/pantry, specifically addressing the needs of families, individuals and seniors who, though perhaps employed, do not receive traditional assistances and are challenged…
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Bentley Community Services selected as a Stop & Shop Community Bag Program beneficiary
Bentley Community Services, a non-profit committed to helping families, seniors and individuals in need by creating access to fresh, healthy foods weekly, offsetting/eliminating weekly grocery bills so they can be self-sufficient, has been selected as a beneficiary of the Stop & Shop Community Bag Program for May. Bentley, which is located in Monmouth Junction, will…
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Volunteers support working class families who need supplemental assistance at Bentley Community Services
From inside, the sound of tires slowly traveling over gravel could be heard. Then, the faint sound of voices appeared. Upon exiting the building, the sight of a large box truck filled with dozens and dozens of boxes could be seen. Three men were working to hoist each banana box off the truck and put…
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Organization helps families make ends meet through groceries, workshops
Since 2013, Bentley Community Services (BCS), a designated 501 (c) 3 charitable organization, has been helping families in financial crisis regain self-sufficiency by providing a full range of high quality grocery provisions and more each week, supplementing income and offsetting grocery bills. Bentley has distributed more than 1.35 million pounds of groceries to date. As…