Tag: food pantry
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Hope begins at HomeFront as organization cuts ribbon on renovated headquarters
HomeFront has always been about dreams, and one of those dreams came true when officials cut a blue ribbon to welcome visitors to its renovated headquarters in Lawrence Township. HomeFront founder Connie Mercer, along with HomeFront board members, partners and politicians, stood proudly on the top step at 1880 Princeton Ave. when the ribbon was…
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Samaritan Center continues mission of helping people in need
MANALAPAN – On a recent Saturday morning, vehicles lined up in front of the Manalapan Senior Center on Freehold-Englishtown Road as the drivers waited for a delivery of food that would continue to sustain them and their families. And that food was brought out to every vehicle by the charitable individuals who volunteer their time…
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Sayreville food pantry operations change days and times
The times and dates of food pantry operations in Sayreville have changed. Food will be distributed in a contactless drive up service from 10 a.m. to noon every Tuesday at the Sayreville Senior Center, 423 Main St. Donations will be accepted from 2-4 p.m. every Tuesday, also at the Senior Center, to ensure food is…
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Food pantry ‘RISEs’ to the occasion, meeting growing demand due to coronavirus crisis
True to its name, RISE, the community service organization, is rising to the occasion as it helps Hightstown and East Windsor residents cope with COVID-19. In the days after Gov. Phil Murphy shut down New Jersey last month to prevent the spread of COVID-19, jobs evaporated as people were ordered to stay home, businesses closed…
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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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Rowan College at Burlington County opens food pantry for students
Rowan College at Burlington County (RCBC) has opened a food pantry for students challenged by food insecurity. With funding from the New Jersey Community College Opportunity Grant, the school’s officials said that the food pantry will open once-per-week out of a certain location in Votta Hall. The college’s service-learning scholars will staff the pantry and…
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Middlesex County College food pantry helps students in need
EDISON — Middlesex County College now provides a food pantry for students in need. Kathleen Shay, a mathematics professor at the college, said helping her students with food insecurities was always in the back of her mind. In fall 2016, she learned about how widespread food insecurities are among college students during an Anti-Poverty Network…
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Food pantry open at Belford church
The 1-2-3 Mangia Food Pantry will be in operation every Friday at the St. Augustine’s Monastery Church in Belford. The pantry hours will be from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. and then it will open again from 4 p.m until 8 p.m. at the church that is located at 304 Church Street and at the…
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Rummage sale set in April
The Food Pantry and Community Clothes Closet of the Lutheran Church of the Reformation will hold an Attic Treasures and Fair Trade Sale on April 29 and 30 at 992 Broadway, West Long Branch. Sale hours will be 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on April 29 and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on April 30. Special deals will be…