Students come to our Food Service Training Academy from many different backgrounds, and Aflowa Zaza, who joined the 16-week class that began in June, is an example of that. Aflowa came to the U.S. from Liberia some 30 years ago, when her native country was Learn More
The Community FoodBank of New Jersey is proud to have the support of Bristol-Myers Squibb, based in New Jersey, for our hunger fighting programs in New Brunswick, an area with one of the highest poverty levels in the state. Our Kids Cafe program in New Brunswick serves Learn More
The numbers are in, and CFBNJ distributed 44.6 million pounds of food during the year that ended June 30th, 2015, the most in our history. That is an increase from 40.2 million pounds the previous year, up 11 percent. And that includes another record-setting number: 8.6 million Learn More
Oritani Bank, based in New Jersey and founded over a hundred years ago, is supporting the FoodBank’s hunger fighting programs in Passaic, Hudson and Bergen counties through its charitable division—OritaniBank Charitable Foundation. The Foundation’s generous support is helping the FoodBank provide more food to the Learn More
The Community FoodBank says thank you to the CME Group Community Foundation, which provides grant support for our Fresh Produce Initiative. In this Initiative, a partnership with the non-profit America’s Grow-A-Row in Pittstown, N.J., the FoodBank will receive at least 1 million pounds of fresh Learn More
Right now, with summer here, hundreds of thousands of children in New Jersey face missing out on meals they get at school. Only 18% of children in the state who are eligible to receive free summer meals access the program, leaving more than 300,000 youngsters Learn More
With one in five children facing hunger, crucial legislation will be making headlines in the weeks to come. Every five years, Congress must reauthorize child nutrition programs, and the current Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 is set to expire this September 30th. School breakfast Learn More
Zerega’s Sons Inc. of Fair Lawn, maker of custom pasta for the food-processing, food service and retail markets, is a major food donor to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. During 2014, Zerega donated more than 950,000 pounds of its products. Pasta, which has a Learn More
Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins, best known for their coffee and ice cream, also help provide thousands of nutritious meals for young children. Through its Dunkin’ Donuts & Baskin Robbins Community Foundation, the two brands provide grants to help the Community FoodBank of New Jersey’s feed Learn More
In a long list of ways, ShopRite and its parent company, Wakefern Food Corp., are major partners in the fight against hunger and poverty in New Jersey. In addition to providing a generous annual grant for our programs through its LPGA Classic each spring, ShopRite Learn More