Carol loves living in Fortescue, where she can be close to nature on the Delaware Bay. Located in Cumberland County in the southwestern corner of New Jersey, the rural community has a population of just 189 people, according to the 2020 U.S. Census. Carol is an Learn More
The New Jersey State Bar Association launched its Lawyers Feeding New Jersey campaign in 2014. We are so proud that in nearly a decade, our members have raised over $100,000 to feed food insecure New Jerseyans. Each year we have a new president who brings a different Learn More
Myrtle is right where she belongs at New Community Corporation’s affordable housing, where she’s lived happily for 35 years. “I have a lot of nice friends here,” she told us. “I just love this place.” She did a few different jobs before retirement, working for nearly two Learn More
Andrea Lekberg is the owner and pastry chef at The Artist Baker, located in Morristown, NJ, and was introduced to CFBNJ by our longtime board member Alan Levitan. Andrea's first engagement with CFBNJ started in 2019 as one of our featured chefs at Chefs Tableside Learn More
Darlene is retired from a 15-year career in corporate security, where she says she got used to working with a lot of different personalities. Now, she puts that skill to good use as a volunteer at New Community Corporation’s affordable housing. She’s lived in the building Learn More
CFBNJ is committed to championing equity, diversity, and inclusion within our organization and for the communities we serve. Read our statement on the recent Supreme Court rulings. The recent Supreme Court rulings impacting the use of Affirmative Action in academic enrollment, economic relief for student debt Learn More
Summer Meal Programs for Kids For hungry kids, the final bell of the school year signifies the loss of access to some of their most reliable sources of food - school breakfasts and lunches served daily, nutritious dinners provided at afterschool programs, and Family Packs distributed Learn More
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 2022 CFBNJ Annual Report is available now. It opens with a letter from Judy Spires, the CFBNJ Board Chair, and contains critical information about what you helped us achieve last year. That includes over 85 million meals to hungry neighbors, thousands and thousands of Learn More
In her inspiring life, Erin has overcome the stigma around two critical issues – food insecurity and addiction. She’s retired from the Human Resources department at an addiction recovery center – the same one where she was a patient thirty years ago. “I was very serious Learn More
The Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ) is pleased to announce that Elizabeth McCarthy has been selected as its new President & CEO and is expected to assume the role in mid-July. “CFBNJ ran an extensive nationwide search process, and Elizabeth clearly rose to the top,” Learn More