Tag: Community Food Bank of New Jersey
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Department of Agriculture announces $10M distribution for food banks
New Jersey Department of Agriculture Secretary Douglas Fisher has announced that $10 million from American Rescue Plan State Fiscal Recovery Funds is being distributed to emergency feeding organizations throughout the state. The funds were provided to the department through a Memorandum of Understanding with the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs and will be allocated…
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Montgomery middle schooler intends to ‘Starve Corona, Feed America’
What does an eighth grader do over Spring Break, locked inside his home? He resolves to feed America. At least that is what Moksh Desai, a student at Montgomery Upper Middle School, has been doing since last month. Moksh said he was inundated with COVID-19 coverage and was deeply moved by the thought of millions…
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Columbia Bank Foundation offers support to non-profits affected by COVID-19
The Columbia Bank Foundation recently announced a special program to support non-profit organizations affected by COVID-19. With an original pledge of $300,000 the foundation nearly doubled its support to $600,000 due to the overwhelming need. A special carve out of $200,000 was designated to local hospitals in order to support the outstanding efforts of front-line…
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Old Bridge sophomore collects more than 5,000 pounds of food for local food bank
OLD BRIDGE – Matea Mandic, a sophomore at Old Bridge High School, recognized the severity of hunger and the importance of food for high school students. He initiated a campaign with the help of the school’s Red Cross Club and collected 5,497 pounds of food for the local food bank, according to information provided by…
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Old Bridge High School teen initiates food collection campaign
OLD BRIDGE – An Old Bridge High School (OBHS) sophomore initiated a campaign to collect food for the Community Food Bank of New Jersey because he said he wanted to raise awareness about the severity of hunger among high school students. Matea Mandic, who was selected as part of the Teen Leadership Council for the…
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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…
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Organization helps families make ends meet through groceries, workshops
Bentley Community Services (BCS), a designated 501(c)3 charitable organization based out of the Monmouth Junction section of South Brunswick, has been helping families in financial crisis from across the state regain self-sufficiency since 2013 by providing a full range of quality grocery provisions each week, supplementing income and offsetting grocery bills. Bentley creates access to…
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Business brief
Magyar Bank representatives recently provided a $1,500 donation to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey in support of their Students Change Hunger Program, which encourages schools from across New Jersey to collect donations of non-perishable food items for Community Food Bank. The school that collects the most donations through Dec. 12 will win the Governor’s…