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
    National School Meal Program

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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

    Events

    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.

    Internships Available

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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

    Turkey Drive 2025
    Turkey Drive 2026 – November 21st & 22nd 1400 373 CFBNJ
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    Turkey Drive 2026 – November 21st & 22nd

    Turkey Drive Locations In New Jersey over 1.2 million people struggle with food insecurity. Help our hungry neighbors this Thanksgiving. Proudly supported by our Turkey Drive sponsors: Premio, Event Sponsor; CBS NY, North Jersey Media Partner; Lite 96.9, South Jersey Media Partner Click here to see Turkey Drive locations. If you can’t make it in…

    Taheem, WLTA Graduate May 2026
    Meet Taheem, Warehouse Logistics Training Academy Graduate 600 400 CFBNJ
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    Meet Taheem, Warehouse Logistics Training Academy Graduate

    Taheem came to CFBNJ’s Warehouse Logistics Training Academy (WLTA) with a clear goal: to build a more stable future by getting into warehouse work. “I wanted to work in warehouses because I heard that that that’s where the money’s at,” he said with a laugh. But every time he applied for warehouse jobs, he ran…

    Enhancing Produce Sourcing and Sharing: A Statewide Collaboration 1366 768 CFBNJ
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    Enhancing Produce Sourcing and Sharing: A Statewide Collaboration

    On a recent spring day — a bright but chilly start to the 2026 planting season — representatives from organizations across New Jersey gathered at America’s Grow-a-Row’s Pittstown farm to celebrate a successful first year of a partnership dedicated to expanding access to fresh produce for neighbors in need. The farm is one of four…

    Community Partner Spotlight: Meet Keli 1280 550 CFBNJ
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    Community Partner Spotlight: Meet Keli

    Keli Watkins has devoted her entire life to the service of others. “Every single job I’ve ever had since I started working has been in community service,” she shared.   She served in the U.S. Army, worked as a youth counselor, supported families at risk of losing their SNAP benefits, helped those coming out of incarceration…

    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,…

    Community FoodBank of New Jersey Held Ribbon Cutting at New Bergen County Food Pantry 1280 550 CFBNJ
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    Community FoodBank of New Jersey Held Ribbon Cutting at New Bergen County Food Pantry

    Garfield Unity Pantry serves as a resource for neighbors in need, as part of the Unity Health Partnership  HILLSIDE, NJ — September 19, 2024 Today, the Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ), the state’s largest anti-hunger, anti-poverty organization, held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of its new Garfield Unity Pantry, part of…

    Community FoodBank of New Jersey Urgently Calls for Action as Food Insecurity Spikes 1280 550 CFBNJ
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    Community FoodBank of New Jersey Urgently Calls for Action as Food Insecurity Spikes

    USDA reports the highest levels of food insecurity in the U.S. in nearly a decade  HILLSIDE, NJ — September 10, 2024 According to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the number of people living in food insecure households in the U.S. increased to 47 million in 2023, including nearly 14 million…

    Farm Partner Spotlight: J&S Brothers Farm 1280 550 CFBNJ
    Real Stories

    Farm Partner Spotlight: J&S Brothers Farm

    Jose Constantino was just 9 years old when he started his new life in the U.S. – and when he decided what he would do with it.   “I’ve always wanted to be a farmer,” he said.   Jose’s family lived on a farm when they first immigrated from Mexico. As kids, he and his brother Salvador…

    Producer Partner Spotlight: Brothers Quality Halal Meat 1280 550 CFBNJ
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    Producer Partner Spotlight: Brothers Quality Halal Meat

    When Gjebar Beqiri’s father came to the United States from Albania with dreams of building skyscrapers, he didn’t imagine that he would become the architect of a family business instead. It was 1986, and he and his brother saw a great need for accessible halal meat in their community.   “Back in my father’s village, he…

    Farm Partner Spotlight: Ramblin Sol 1280 550 CFBNJ
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    Farm Partner Spotlight: Ramblin Sol

    Hannah Conner and Joey Soto began pursuing their lifelong dream of growing and sharing fresh, healthy produce in 2019 by renting sections of other people’s farms. As first-generation farmers, they found it difficult to secure a plot of land to call their own.   But that changed three years ago when they moved to their permanent…

    August is National Make a Will Month 1280 550 CFBNJ
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    August is National Make a Will Month

    August is National Make a Will Month. Estate planning is a way to pass the spirit of philanthropy on to your family while ensuring financial benefits, and CFBNJ’s Food • Help • Hope Legacy Society members help to guarantee the long-term success of our mission to end food insecurity in New Jersey. Meet three caring…

    Food Help Hope Legacy Society Donor Spotlight: Meet Cynthia 1280 550 CFBNJ
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    Food Help Hope Legacy Society Donor Spotlight: Meet Cynthia

    Cynthia Wade, a recently retired teacher with a 35-year career, has chosen to include CFBNJ in her estate plan. Her story is a testament to the power of giving and the impact of dedicated educators who witness firsthand the effects of food insecurity on children. Mid-career, Cynthia took a break from teaching to work in…

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