Help Neighbors Like Al-Samir In New Jersey, 1 in 3 college students doesn't have enough to eat and may face barriers to long-term success. The Community FoodBank of New Jersey works with more than a dozen campus pantries throughout the state that collectively provide for nearly Learn More
Donate We all know what it's like to be hungry, but for close to 900,000 of our New Jersey neighbors who don't know where their next nutritious meal is coming from, this feeling is an unfortunate day-to-day reality. Every action counts. That's why this Hunger Action Month, Learn More
Donate Our friends at United Airlines are a consistent presence at the FoodBank, whether they're volunteering their time, funding FoodBank programs, or donating food or other needed items. Last summer, United made a generous $500,000 contribution to our Food Service Training Academy to help us reach more people in need Learn More
The tap water at home is undrinkable for residents in about 14,000 households in Newark's Pequannock service area, in which two out of three filters meant to reduce lead levels are not working as expected. In response to the situation, the Community FoodBank of New Jersey Learn More
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
In the United States, more than 72 billion pounds of perfectly good, nutritious food is wasted each year. This is while 41 million Americans, more than 900,000 in New Jersey alone, go hungry every day. There's enough food for everyone in our country, but it Learn More