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…

    Food Help Hope Legacy Society Donor Spotlight: Meet George & Jon 1280 550 CFBNJ
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    Food Help Hope Legacy Society Donor Spotlight: Meet George & Jon

    George Flanagan has devoted his entire life to helping others. A New Jersey native, he was born and raised in Elizabeth to a family that struggled to make ends meet. “I know what it’s like to go to work or school hungry with holes in your pants,” he said. “I think because we had so…

    Statewide Program Provides Jersey Fresh Food for All 1280 550 CFBNJ
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    Statewide Program Provides Jersey Fresh Food for All

    The Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ) is proud to lead the way in a statewide program that provides locally produced fruits, vegetables, dairy, and proteins to hungry New Jerseyans. The Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement (LFPA) was signed by the NJDA and the USDA in November 2022, with CFBNJ serving as the program’s…

    Feeding America Study Finds a 22% Increase in Food Insecurity in New Jersey 1280 550 CFBNJ
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    Feeding America Study Finds a 22% Increase in Food Insecurity in New Jersey

    People facing hunger need more money to be food secure. Amount reaches highest level in 20 years.  HILLSIDE, NJ — June 19, 2024 Nearly 1 million people in New Jersey are food insecure, a 22% increase over the previous year, according to Feeding America’s annual Map the Meal Gap study. This includes more than 260,000…

    Potatoes at the food pantry
    Produce And Protein Increase Neighbor Wellness 1400 934 CFBNJ
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    Produce And Protein Increase Neighbor Wellness

    AS WE WORK TO PRIORITIZE NEIGHBORS’ WELLNESS, PRODUCE AND PROTEINS WILL BE OUR TOP PURCHASING PRIORITIES. One way that we’re securing more fresh food is through the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement (LFPA), for which CFBNJ now serves as the subrecipient agency through the New Jersey Department of Agriculture. We use funds from the…

    Sam & Margaret at the food pantry
    Healthy Pantries Preserve the Dignity of Choice 1400 934 CFBNJ
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    Healthy Pantries Preserve the Dignity of Choice

    AT CFBNJ, IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT FOOD WE PROVIDE BUT ALSO HOW WE PROVIDE IT.  In 2023, CFBNJ’s on-site Community Assistance Pantry in Egg Harbor Township transitioned back to a choice model after years of providing bagged grab-and-go food as a safety measure due to the pandemic. Creating a shopping experience like that of a grocery store…

    Community FoodBank of New Jersey Hosts Its Fourth and Most Successful Period Product Drive to Date 1280 550 CFBNJ
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    Community FoodBank of New Jersey Hosts Its Fourth and Most Successful Period Product Drive to Date

    State’s largest foodbank raises awareness and donations to address period poverty  HILLSIDE, NJ — June 11, 2024 The Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ) recently concluded its annual month-long statewide campaign to gather period supplies for neighbors in need, which was spearheaded by the organization’s Women Fighting Hunger volunteers. During the month of May, the…

    New Jersey Food Banks Held Second Annual Feeding New Jersey Statewide Conference 1280 550 CFBNJ
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    New Jersey Food Banks Held Second Annual Feeding New Jersey Statewide Conference

    Local food assistance organizations came together for networking, speakers, and peer-to-peer discussions  PISCATAWAY, NJ — May 29, 2024  On Thursday, May 23, the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, Food Bank of South Jersey, Fulfill, Mercer Street Friends, and Norwescap hosted Feeding New Jersey 2024, the second annual statewide conference on food insecurity for food pantries,…

    Neighbor Spotlight: Meet Dawn 1280 550 CFBNJ
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    Neighbor Spotlight: Meet Dawn

    Dawn visits CFBNJ’s Fortescue mobile pantry from nearby Newport, where she lives with her husband and two kids. Friendly and optimistic, she’s made plenty of friends at the pantry. Dawn greets everyone she meets with a smile and a kind word. “I moved to this area when I was 18 years old. Everyone here is…

    Community FoodBank of New Jersey Raises More than $1.36 Million at Blue Jean Ball 2024 1280 550 CFBNJ
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    Community FoodBank of New Jersey Raises More than $1.36 Million at Blue Jean Ball 2024

    Committed supporters honored for on-going support to hunger relief in New Jersey HILLSIDE, NJ — May 20, 2024 On Thursday, May 16, around 450 guests attended the Community FoodBank of New Jersey’s annual Blue Jean Ball at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. The annual gala raised over $1.36 million, the equivalent of…

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