March is National Nutrition Month®, a campaign that focuses on the importance of making healthy food choices. When it comes to feeding our hungry neighbors, we at the Community FoodBank are working all the time to distribute more nutritious food. It’s important for everyone, especially Learn More
CFBNJ’s mission is to spread FOOD, HELP and HOPE among struggling New Jerseyans year-round. That means we’re making sure our neighbors don’t go hungry 366 days this year. On Feb. 29, how do you plan to spend your extra 24 hours? The FoodBank has some ideas for how to use Learn More
The Community FoodBank of New Jersey applauds The Albertsons Companies, corporate parent of Acme and Safeway in New Jersey. These grocery retailers donated more than 1 million pounds of food to CFBNJ during 2015, through the Retail Gleaning Program and food drives. Through The Albertsons Companies Learn More
The FoodBank returned to the statehouse on Wednesday, Feb. 10, to discuss cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, including the removal of waivers for the Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents rule. The press conference, initiated by Senate President Stephen Sweeney, addressed the need for immediate action Learn More
Our annual Chance Auction — an afternoon with great prizes and delicious food — is Sunday, April 10, from 1 to 5 pm. Join the fun and help New Jersey’s hungry at the same time! With only 300 seats at our venue – The Carriage House Learn More
Tonight will be Robert Sanders’ second graduation. His first graduation was from preschool. What excites him most? “Just being up there,” he said. “Knowing that I’m going this way, not that way.” Our Food Service Training Academy provided Robert with an opportunity to move away from his troubled Learn More
“It’s like a boot camp,” Ellen Harrison said about our Food Service Training Academy. She laughed for a moment and realized the truth in her statement. “This program is not a piece of cake,” she added. “It’s intense. It’s bigger than cooking. It’s bigger than baking.” She enrolled Learn More
Health influences every part of one’s life, which is why good nutrition is vital. Making the right food choices is especially important during childhood, when kids need nutrients for growth, brain development and healthy bones. This is often a challenge for the 400,000 food insecure kids Learn More
“In New Jersey we have an issue and we need to address it,” said Assembly Chair Valerie V. Huttle. That issue is poverty. Advocates discussed fighting poverty at a Human Services Committee hearing on January 27 at the statehouse in Trenton. It was one of the four Learn More
More than 15 million children in the U.S. are food insecure. Nearly 400,000 of them live in New Jersey. For many of these hungry kids, the food they receive at school is the most they consume all day. Federal nutrition support for children includes the National school Learn More