White House proposal threatens SNAP assistance to children, families, elderly The New Jersey Federation of Food Banks and Hunger Free New Jersey strongly oppose the Trump Administration's proposed changes to SNAP (formerly known as food stamps) which, if implemented, would take away food assistance from an Learn More
Donate Our friends at Stop & Shop work tirelessly to help us close the nutrition gap for more than 900,000 New Jersey neighbors in need, during the summer and year-round. In July, they came to the FoodBank to volunteer their time sorting food in our warehouse and to Learn More
Help Us Be Prepared Here at the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, we will never forget when Hurricane Sandy struck our shores nearly seven years ago. Having already faced a high demand for food in the days leading up to Sandy, we were confronted with a Learn More
Help Neighbors Like Sharon Though Sharon lives alone and has a job, she struggles to put food on the table, especially since her work hours were cut back drastically. “Business slowed down recently, so everyone got cut back,” she told us. Sharon works as a retail associate Learn More
Provide Summer Meals Nearly 400,000 New Jersey kids receive free or reduced-price school meals, which may serve as their only reliable source of food for the week. For these children, the final bell of the school year can signify an end to knowing for sure where Learn More