CBS 2 New York, our Turkey Drive media partner, covers the 2022 Annual Turkey Drive.
read moreThere is proof one local soup kitchen is making a difference in the community.
St. James Food Pantry feeds up to 125 families a day. It receives food from the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, but with rising cost, the pantry is now spending $5,000 a month on meat to meet the demand.
read morePresident Joe Biden on Wednesday laid out his administration’s plan to tackle hunger in America, with the goal of dedicating billions of dollars to end hunger by 2030. He outlined the strategy at the first White House conference on health and nutrition since 1969, an event that was attended by New Jersey officials who detailed the urgent need for help from the federal government as inflation and food prices make it harder than ever for some people to put a meal on the table.
read moreFamilies in dire straits in line for social services they never thought they’d need. Food pantries supplies dwindling. Exhausted volunteers scrambling to meet the need.
read moreDespite providing emergency relief for families during the Great Recession and Hurricane Sandy disaster, one New Jersey food bank says they’ve never spent more money to feed so many people whose pocketbooks have been hurt by inflation.
read more“You go to work — food going up, gas going up, everything going up — but your pay not going up,” said one exasperated driver as he pays $5 a gallon for gas. Food prices have risen 12% year-over-year.
read moreWith the state’s new single-use plastic and paper bag ban now in effect, the Community FoodBank of New Jersey has launched a new reusable shopping bag donation program to benefit local nonprofits.
read moreWhat’s for dinner? It’s a question my two kids ask my wife and I every night. It’s a question that kids everywhere ask their parents. I bet your kids do, too.
read moreFrom the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, the toughest decisions about how to combat the virus fell on state leaders.
read moreThanksgiving, without a turkey? I’m not trying to ruffle any feathers but it’s true — the signature bird has obtained an obligatory pardon from countless dinner tables as higher food costs have forced cash-strapped families in New Jersey to pivot to more affordable dishes.
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