Founded in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, The Food Brigade provides prepared meals, as well as fresh and packaged foods, to neighbors in need in Bergen County. The organization is a relatively new CFBNJ community partner and a grant recipient through our Learn More
Part of a coalition of Passaic County organizations that provides residents with access to childcare, child welfare services, housing, mental health services, and food, the Boys & Girls Club of Passaic and Paterson is a crucial partner of CFBNJ. Over the course of the pandemic, they have distributed emergency meal kits Learn More
The Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ), Mercer Street Friends, and NORWESCAP announced the selection of 292 partner food pantries, soup kitchens, and other local food assistance charities across 18 counties to receive grants through a $3.5 million investment in network capacity. Awards ranging from $5,000 to $15,000 were given to help community organizations sustain their Learn More
As the novel coronavirus broke out in our region, a perfect storm emerged within the emergency feeding network, resulting in increased demand, declines in donations of food, and disruptions to the charitable food assistance system’s operating model. Feeding America projects a 56% increase in New Learn More
Father English Emergency Food Pantry in Paterson, Passaic County has seen an exponential increase in the number of families turning to them for food assistance since COVID-19 struck—from about 5,000 per month before the pandemic to more than 22,000 per month. In addition to maintaining pantry operations Learn More
Grace Beyond Our Doors in Northfield, Atlantic County has remained open through hurricanes, snowstorms, and most recently, COVID-19, knowing that emergencies are when the community needs them most. “People are hurting. They’re looking for some relief. We’ve seen it through bad weather, and we’re seeing it now. Learn More
Despite the unprecedented health crisis and a drop in food donations, St. Cecilia Office of Concern Food Pantry in Englewood, a pantry that got its start in 1980, kept its doors open through the entire pandemic. “We’ve stayed open throughout the pandemic because we’ve got to feed the people,” said Donald, Food Pantry Director. “Most of us Learn More
THANK YOU! With your help and the partnership of our agency network, CFBNJ has distributed 12 million nutritious meals so far to our neighbors in need in response to the pandemic, including over 45,000 emergency meal kits. Learn more about CFBNJ’s strategy for providing food, help, and hope during...
Our agency partners, like James of the Elizabethport Presbyterian Center and his team of staff and volunteers, are the boots on the ground enabling CFBNJ to reach our struggling neighbors during the most difficult times of their lives. And now, in the midst of the...
Recent executive orders in New Jersey have mandated the closure of schools and the shuttering of businesses considered non-essential, encouraging all residents to stay home in an unprecedented effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. So many of us have the luxury of being able to Learn More