The boardwalk is empty, the beaches are deserted, and the casinos, though partially reopen, are limping into their fifth month of severely curtailed operations after four months of shutdowns.
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Long lines of cars stretched for miles outside of Kean University Saturday as people waited to get a Thanksgiving meal.
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Stephen Reifenstein never imagined he’d find himself relying on the services of a food bank.
He and his wife Kristina live with their two young children in Orange County, California – one of the wealthiest areas in the nation.
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Outside of New York, New Jersey is the state that has been hit hardest by the pandemic. WSJ visited a recent emergency food distribution event in Newark to speak with New Jerseyans about food insecurity during the pandemic.
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The New York Times reports on CFBNJ’s COVID-19 response in South Jersey.
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Food banks are shuttering as they struggle to contend with the coronavirus and provide food relief to millions of people.
Volunteer help has dwindled because of social distancing and a fear of contracting and spreading the disease.
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Carol Peace sat in the driver’s seat of her car Wednesday morning. As the dark-colored sedan moved forward around the Harbor Square Mall parking lot, her trunk was popped open, and she was prepared to show her identification card.
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Food banks across New Jersey are having to make do with a lack of volunteers and staff during the coronavirus pandemic, as the need for food assistance increases.
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Many of our neighbors in need are already feeling the economic impact of COVID-19, while others find themselves struggling perhaps for the first time.
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It was just after 6 p.m. on Thursday, at the intersection of hunger and illness, where the age-old scourge of food insecurity met the new coronavirus.
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