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.

24-Hour Packathon
Blue Jean Ball
Meal on a Mission: A Chef’s Tableside Experience

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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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In the News

CNBC: Food banks are closing and losing their workforce because of the coronavirus

CNBC: Food banks are closing and losing their workforce because of the coronavirus 1280 550 CFBNJ

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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NJ.com: Laid-off Atlantic City casino workers pick up food donations

NJ.com: Laid-off Atlantic City casino workers pick up food donations 1280 550 CFBNJ

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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News 12 NJ: As demand for assistance rises, New Jersey food banks do more with less

News 12 NJ: As demand for assistance rises, New Jersey food banks do more with less 1280 550 CFBNJ

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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Courier Post: Community FoodBank of New Jersey and COVID-19Courier Post:

Courier Post: Community FoodBank of New Jersey and COVID-19Courier Post: 1280 550 CFBNJ

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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NJ.com: Food banks prep ‘crisis boxes’ for pickup to avoid crowds

NJ.com: Food banks prep ‘crisis boxes’ for pickup to avoid crowds 1280 550 CFBNJ

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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My9 NJ: Ex-convict finds his passion and trains culinary arts students

My9 NJ: Ex-convict finds his passion and trains culinary arts students 1280 550 CFBNJ

Meet Daryl Walker, who went from drug runner to food master. Monica Guy caught up with him at the Food Service Training Academy.

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NBC 4 New York: How to Help Those in Need This Holiday Season

NBC 4 New York: How to Help Those in Need This Holiday Season 1280 550 CFBNJ

Gus Rosendale speaks with Carlos Rodriguez, president and CEO of the Community Food Bank of New Jersey, about how to help those who are struggling this holiday season.

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Turkey Distributions Help Fill More Plates This Thanksgiving

Turkey Distributions Help Fill More Plates This Thanksgiving 1280 550 CFBNJ

On November 6, the Community FoodBank of New Jersey held its first large-scale turkey distribution of the 2019 holiday season in Plainfield to enable our partner food panties and soup kitchens to pick up Thanksgiving turkeys and roasters for the…

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NJ.com: Trump proposal threatens SNAP assistance to 68K children, families, elderly

NJ.com: Trump proposal threatens SNAP assistance to 68K children, families, elderly 1280 550 CFBNJ

This nation’s most effective hunger prevention program is under attack. Again.

The Trump Administration has proposed changing the rules for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, aka food stamps) to take food away from an estimated 3.1 million people nationally.

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