Dear Friend, April was a record-breaking month for CFBNJ and our network of community partners - together we distributed more food than ever before, supporting nearly 7 million meals. Sadly, we expect this heightened need to grow beyond anything we've seen in our 45-year history. To meet the extraordinary Learn More
Dear Friend, As we surpass the one month mark in responding to the unimaginable need created by the coronavirus pandemic, I want to keep you up-to-date on our work, which wouldn't be possible without your valued partnership. From the northern tip of Bergen County to the lighthouse in Learn More
In this time of unimaginable need, we are there for our neighbors across the state. Both our Hillside and Egg Harbor Township locations were featured on CNN last week in a 360 view of hunger, supply chain concerns, and food waste in New Jersey and...
We are there for the families that need us now more than ever. We are there for the senior citizens who are at risk if they leave their homes. We are there for the suddenly unemployed who don’t know where their next meal is coming...
Chef Paul and his team have been working tirelessly to produce thousands of low -sodium packaged meals each week for delivery to seniors in need. These meal kits contain a menu of five ready-to-eat meals to help them stay healthy throughout this crisis. Get an...
Dear Friend, As you focus on protecting yourself and your family during this unprecedented time, I know that you're also deeply concerned about the most vulnerable among us -- seniors isolated in their homes for fear of COVID-19. They are highly susceptible to the virus and at great risk Learn More
Our agency partners, like James of the Elizabethport Presbyterian Center and his team of staff and volunteers, are the boots on the ground enabling CFBNJ to reach our struggling neighbors during the most difficult times of their lives. And now, in the midst of the...
Recent executive orders in New Jersey have mandated the closure of schools and the shuttering of businesses considered non-essential, encouraging all residents to stay home in an unprecedented effort to stop the spread of COVID-19. So many of us have the luxury of being able to Learn More
During my tenure as the head of operations at Food Bank for New York City, Superstorm Sandy struck, so I've experienced firsthand the need for food banks to spring into action during a large-scale emergency. Now, as the VP of Operations at CFBNJ, my job is Learn More
Dear Friend, As a member of CFBNJ's Agency Relations team at Egg Harbor Township for more than eight years, I've witnessed firsthand pantry lines snaking around entire city blocks, the hopelessness in the eyes of single mothers whose recent separation left them unable to make ends Learn More