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Child Nutrition Reauthorization Progresses

January 21, 2016

More than 15 million children in the U.S. are food insecure. Nearly 400,000 of them live in New Jersey. For many of these hungry kids, the food they receive at school is the most they consume all day. Federal nutrition support for children includes the National school Learn More

Fighting For SNAP Benefits At The Statehouse

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Advocacy, General, News

January 11, 2016

“These are the faces of hunger in New Jersey,” said Adele La Tourette, Director of the New Jersey Anti-Hunger Coalition, while pointing at the photos surrounding her. “They look just like you and I.” The Community FoodBank of New Jersey and hunger advocates from state organizations Learn More

FSTA Provides A Second Chance

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General, News

December 21, 2015

What do a former college professor, mother of two and halfway house resident have in common? The Food Service Training Academy is giving them all a second chance. For some students, the Community FoodBank of New Jersey’s 16-week program is an opportunity for a career change or Learn More

CEA Highlights SNAP’s Impact On Low-Income Individuals

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Advocacy, General, News

December 14, 2015

Low-income individuals often need to make tough choices. Should they pay the electricity bill this month? Or, should they purchase food? The White House Council of Economic Advisers just took a comprehensive look at the country’s largest form of hunger support – the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Learn More

Make The Right To Food A Reality

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General, News

December 10, 2015

Hunger is regularly addressed as a global issue. But it also affects people on a local scale. Human Rights Day – Dec. 10 – commemorates the United Nations General Assembly’s adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948. The document lists the “rights inherent Learn More

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