Free Food & Services

Free Food & Services

Find a food pantry near you and explore the free services that can help you and your family.

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Apply for Food Assistance

Apply for Food Assistance Programs

Get free help applying for Food Assistance Programs and accessing the benefits available to you and your family.

Apply For WIC 

Apply For SNAP

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Job Training

Job Training

Sign up for one of CFBNJ’s free job training programs that can prepare you for a career in the culinary or logistics industries.

 

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Healthy Recipes

Healthy Recipes

Healthy recipes, cooking videos, and tips are all here. Browse through the info provided by our Nutrition Education team to get the most out of your grocery budget without compromising on nutrition.

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Donate

Donate

Learn about all the ways to give a monetary gift, including recurring donations, planned gifts, tributes, and more to CFBNJ to lift up our neighbors.

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Volunteer

Volunteer

Explore the many opportunities to volunteer – whether that is packing food with your company, family, and friends at either our Hillside or Egg Harbor Township locations, distributing healthy food at one of our partners, or making phone calls from the comfort of your home.

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Advocate

Advocate

Take action to support our advocacy efforts that address the root causes of hunger and learn more about how CFBNJ collaborates with legislators.

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Fundraise

Fundraise

Coordinate a virtual or in-person fundraiser with friends, family, or coworkers.

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Donate Food & Goods

Donate Food & Goods

Over one-third of our food is donated by generous supporters like you. Set up a food or special product drive, join our retail food donation program, and more.

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Make a Corporate Donation

Make a Corporate Donation

Manufacturers, retailers, corporations, and small businesses can donate food, funds, and time.

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Events

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Attend a CFBNJ event to show your support and meet other like-minded supporters.

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Youth

Youth

Opportunities for youth engagement includes fundraising, food drives, and service days.

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Sign Up to Volunteer

Sign Up to Volunteer

Sign up to sort and pack food with your company, family, and friends at either our Hillside or Egg Harbor locations.

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Corporate Groups

Corporate Groups

Use your next company outing to give back to your community.

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Special Volunteer Programs

Special Volunteer Programs

View the opportunities available for regular volunteers to level up their participation at CFBNJ.

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Youth

Special Volunteer Programs

Opportunities for youth engagement includes fundraising, food drives, and service days.

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About Us

About Us

Discover how our journey began almost 50 years ago, and how we are committed to ending hunger in New Jersey.

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Our Programs

Learn about what we do to help our neighbors in need.

Learn about what we do to help our neighbors in need.

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How a FoodBank Works

How a FoodBank Works

Understand how food and hygiene supplies get from our two warehouses to your community.

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Leadership

Leadership

Meet our executive leadership team and Board of Directors.

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Annual Report & Financials

Annual Report & Financials

Get a clear picture of our finances, how our programs impact the community, and how it all ties together.

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Careers

Careers

Check out our career opportunities and don’t miss a chance to put your talents to work for a great purpose.

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News & Press

Keep up to date with the latest news about our work to end hunger.

Keep up to date with the latest news about our work to end hunger.

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Our Locations

Locations

We have locations in Hillside and Egg Harbor Township, each with their own events and volunteering opportunities.

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Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan

Explore the roadmap of the future of CFBNJ and how we plan on helping hungry neighbors going forward.

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Blog

Featured Stories

CFBNJ Webinar Q & A
CFBNJ’s 2024 Impact And Strategic Outlook For 2025 – Webinar Q&A 1280 550 CFBNJ
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CFBNJ’s 2024 Impact And Strategic Outlook For 2025 – Webinar Q&A

Recently, CFBNJ President & CEO Elizabeth McCarthy held a live webinar to discuss CFBNJ’s 2024 impact and strategic outlook for 2025, as well as answer questions from the audience. Donors, volunteers, network partners, and more were all invited to join us. Elizabeth answered many of the thoughtful questions that were submitted by attendees during the…

Fourth Annual #GreatBigDiaperDrive to Combat Diaper Need in New Jersey 1280 550 CFBNJ
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Fourth Annual #GreatBigDiaperDrive to Combat Diaper Need in New Jersey

Community FoodBank of New Jersey collects diaper products in coordination with Diaper Need Awareness Week HILLSIDE, NJ — September 24, 2024 The Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ), the state’s largest anti-hunger, anti-poverty organization, is hosting its fourth annual #GreatBigDiaperDrive, a month-long campaign to address diaper need throughout the state. During the month of September,…

Neighbor Spotlight: Meet Carol 1280 550 CFBNJ
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Neighbor Spotlight: Meet Carol

Carol loves living in Fortescue, where she can be close to nature on the Delaware Bay. Located in Cumberland County in the southwestern corner of New Jersey, the rural community has a population of just 189 people, according to the 2020 U.S. Census.  Carol is an artist who moved to Fortescue 30 years ago to…

CFBNJ Releases Strategic Plan 1280 550 CFBNJ
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CFBNJ Releases Strategic Plan

State’s largest anti-hunger, anti-poverty organization announces new future direction HILLSIDE, NJ—August 30, 2023 The Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ) proudly announces that its Board of Directors approved a multi-year strategic approach towards its ultimate goal of ending hunger in the Garden State. The plan prioritizes collaboration with community partners, including food pantries and other…

Partner Highlight: NJ State Bar Association 1280 550 CFBNJ
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Partner Highlight: NJ State Bar Association

The New Jersey State Bar Association launched its Lawyers Feeding New Jersey campaign in 2014. We are so proud that in nearly a decade, our members have raised over $100,000 to feed food insecure New Jerseyans. Each year we have a new president who brings a different set of goals to their tenure, but all…

Neighbor Spotlight: Meet Carlos 1280 550 CFBNJ
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Neighbor Spotlight: Meet Carlos

Carlos is a Paterson native who learned responsibility, alertness, and above all, positivity during his stay at the Eva’s Village men’s shelter.   He was homeless for two years after losing his job and becoming permanently disabled in a car accident.  “I was just trying to survive,” he said.   Carlos worked for fifteen years in the…

CFBNJ Fundraises for New Warehouse Management System 1280 550 CFBNJ
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CFBNJ Fundraises for New Warehouse Management System

COMMUNITY FOODBANK OF NEW JERSEY FUNDRAISES FOR NEW WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM State’s largest anti-hunger, anti-poverty organization seeks to invest in increased efficiency HILLSIDE, NJ—August 1, 2023 The Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ) is asking for public support as it fundraises for a new cloud-based warehouse management system. The system, which is engineered specifically for…

Neighbor Spotlight: Meet Myrtle 1280 550 CFBNJ
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Neighbor Spotlight: Meet Myrtle

Myrtle is right where she belongs at New Community Corporation’s affordable housing, where she’s lived happily for 35 years.   “I have a lot of nice friends here,” she told us. “I just love this place.”  She did a few different jobs before retirement, working for nearly two decades as a legal secretary before reinventing herself…

Neighbors Helping Neighbors Partner Highlight: Andrea Lekberg, The Artist Baker 1280 550 CFBNJ
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Neighbors Helping Neighbors Partner Highlight: Andrea Lekberg, The Artist Baker

Andrea Lekberg is the owner and pastry chef at The Artist Baker, located in Morristown, NJ, and was introduced to CFBNJ by our longtime board member Alan Levitan. Andrea’s first engagement with CFBNJ started in 2019 as one of our featured chefs at Chefs Tableside Dinner. She has since been our super advocate and champion,…

Neighbor Spotlight: Meet Darlene 1280 550 CFBNJ
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Neighbor Spotlight: Meet Darlene

Darlene is retired from a 15-year career in corporate security, where she says she got used to working with a lot of different personalities.   Now, she puts that skill to good use as a volunteer at New Community Corporation’s affordable housing. She’s lived in the building for five years and serves as a floor captain,…

CFBNJ In Need of Volunteers 1280 550 CFBNJ
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CFBNJ In Need of Volunteers

Helping hands needed in CFBNJ’s Egg Harbor Township Community Assistance Pantry EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ—June 15, 2023 The Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ)’s Egg Harbor Township location is facing a critical shortage of volunteers in its Community Assistance Pantry, following a refresh of the pantry’s operations. After three years distributing food in a grab-and-go…

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