Tag: Trenton Area Soup Kitchen
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Thirty area nonprofits receive grant funding from Princeton Area Community Foundation
The Princeton Area Community Foundation has announced its initial round of COVID-19 Relief & Recovery Fund grants, totaling nearly $700,000 to more than 30 nonprofits. “This crisis is having a devastating impact on our most vulnerable communities,” said Jeffrey M. Vega, president and CEO, in a prepared statement. “As a philanthropic leader in this region, we knew we had to…
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Muslim community comes together to feed the hungry on Christmas Eve
On Christmas Eve, members of The Muslim Center of Greater Princeton (MCGP) and South Brunswick Muslim Student Association (SBHS MSA) volunteered at the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) to help feed the hungry. TASK’s mission is to “feed those who are hungry in the Trenton area and offers programs to encourage self-sufficiency and improve the…
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Local non-profit donates $25,000 worth of socks to Trenton Area Soup Kitchen
Local Princeton non-profit Humans for Healing helped those in need this holiday season by providing pairs of socks to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK). The pairs of socks equated to about $25,000, and were given to those in need during Thanksgiving when they received a meal from TASK, who handed out food to the…
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Bordentown community groups prepare meals for people in need this holiday season
Multiple Bordentown community groups stepped up this holiday season to prepare and deliver meals to people less fortunate just in time for Thanksgiving. With buckets full of chopped carrots, mashed potatoes, turkey and plenty more holiday dinner fixings, the Kiwanis Club of Bordentown and Christ Church Parish of Bordentown prepared and packed 450 meals as…
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Exhibit aimed to support local artists comes to Bordentown next week
The Bordentown community is planned to serve as the host to its first annual art show next week, which will feature and support the works of local artists. The event, which is scheduled for Oct. 13, will be held from 1–4 p.m. at the Dorothea Dix Unitarian Universalist Community Church at 39 Park St. The…
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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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Hopewell Borough Council of Churches dinner will raise money for soup kitchen
The Hopewell Borough Council of Churches has organized a benefit dinner to raise funds for the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen. On April 27, the “Empty Bowls” benefit dinner will be held at the Hopewell Presbyterian Church, which is located at 80 W. Broad St. “This is the first year we have held this event,” said…
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Drop off greeting cards at Monroe Library through Dec. 7.
The Monroe Township Public Library is collecting spare winter greeting cards for the holiday season, through Dec. 7. Donations will benefit the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen. A collection box is accessible during regular operating hours at the library, 4 Municipal Plaza, Monroe.
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Monroe’s Empty Bowls project fills hearts, pantries across the region
MONROE – Hunger is not only a universal struggle, but one of the most relatable. More than six years ago, the Empty Bowls Project, an international initiative to fight hunger, struck an immediate chord with Brookside Elementary School teacher Theresa Anthony as she sought a service project that would instill empathy and compassion among her…