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• Patch: CFBNJ Reports New NJ Food Insecurity Stats for Hunger Action Month

August 2022

• NorthJersey.com: Community Food Bank of NJ needs $50K by Thursday to upgrade cold room in heatwave (also, Burlington County Times, MyCentralJersey.com, Courier-Post, Daily Record, The Daily Journal, The New Jersey Herald, and Asbury Park Press)
• Patch: NJ’s Largest Food Bank Urgently Needs Refrigeration System Upgrades (also, TAPinto)
• New Jersey Business Magazine: Diabetes Foundation to Launch Pilot Program with the Community FoodBank of NJ
• The Daily Journal: Vandalism destroys crops but not spirit of Community Garden of Millville
• TAPinto: Wonder Continues to Expand In Home Dining Experience Across Bergen County
• NJBIZ: Unilever donating $13M in products to food banks, schools
• TAPinto: Inflation Drives Up Need For Food Banks in Union County
• NJ.com: N.J. food pantries see shortages hit pandemic peak. Here’s how to help.
• POLITICO: New Jersey Playbook: Rabner fills the court
• Canyon News: Goo Goo Dolls are back on Tour!
• NJ.com: N.J. Pandemic Relief Fund is shutting down after $65M in COVID grants
• Insider NJ: Insider NJ’s Morning Intelligence Briefing: 8/11/2022
• Patch: Long Island Cares Receives $70K Donation From Stop & Shop
• Press of Atlantic City: Weekly food distribution at Bangladesh Community Center feeds neighborhood
• News 12 New Jersey: Jersey Proud: NJIT women’s basketball team scores an assist by helping at foodbank
• MyCentralJersey.com: How Franklin Food Bank is addressing the growing need for meals
• The Shelby Report: Stop & Shop’s Campaign Raises $1.2M For Hunger Relief

July 2022

• FOX Business/FOX News: Food banks face inflation struggles with surging demand: ‘Never seen anything like this’
• NJ Spotlight News: Rising inflation increases demand at food banks
• TAPinto: Wonder is Now Serving Hawthorne
• The Hoboken Girl: 69 Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend | July 28-31
• TAPinto: Have Extra Reusable Tote Bags? Drop Them Off At HCC’s Food Pantry
• TAPinto: Franklin Food Bank Adds Additional Community Food Distribution dates in August
• TAPinto: Stop & Shop in Berkeley Heights Unveils Remodeled Store and Donates Nearly $125,000 to Community Food Bank of NJ
• News 12 New Jersey: Rising inflation impacting New Jersey food banks, animal shelters
• NHL.com: Devils Youth Foundation Names Two New Board Members | RELEASE
• New Jersey Business Magazine: Bank of America Awards $1.5 Million to NJ Nonprofits
• MSN.com: Millions living in ‘food deserts’ struggle to feed their families
• PhillyBite: Wildwood New Jersey Jeep Beach Invasion 2022
• The Hoboken Girl: 77 Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend | July 14-17
• TAPinto: Westfield-Based Youth Group Provides Local Support
• Supermarket News: ShopRite gives SNAP families more dairy buying power
• Patch: Funding to Fight Hunger Included in NJ State Budget
• Patch: Livingston Students Earn United Way Varsity Letters For Service (also, TAPinto)
• CBS New York: Food insecurity, inflation combine to make for extraordinary demand for Willing Heart Community Care Center in Newark

June 2022

• Patch: Free ‘Community Refrigerator’ Debuts Near Newark School
• Insider NJ: Speaker Coughlin Champions Funding Ramp-Up for Emergency Food Distributors in FY23 State Budget
• Press of Atlantic City: Pleasantville serves up public resources at community cookout
• Baristanet: Toni’s Kitchen Breaks Ground on Major Expansion Initiative
• New Jersey Hills: Alumni game had a special meaning this year
• NJBIZ: Atlantic City bets big on development
• TAPinto: July 2022: Services & Events at Hackensack’s Johnson Public Library
• NJ Spotlight News: Prices rise faster than wages. People struggle to keep up
• Patch: Hunger In New Jersey’: Report Sees Hope Amid Food Insecurity
• NJ PBS: Carlos Rodriguez on One-on-One with Steve Adubato
• TAPinto: Wardlaw+Hartridge Seniors Make Impact During Service Week
• Patch: Free Hardware Supplies For Newark Dads At Giveaway Event
• New Jersey 101.5: NJ food banks are facing serious problems as summer approaches
• NJ.com: Those in N.J. who rely on assistance to buy food could get less cash as grocery prices soar
• TrentonDaily: Food Bank Partners Respond with Kindness Amid Theft at Mercer Street Friends
• NorthJersey.com: Community FoodBank of New Jersey awarded $1.1M grant to help residents in need
• NACS Magazine: QuickChek Helps Fight Food Insecurity
• Patch: Sky Full of Stars’ Carnival At Newark School Will Be Open To Public (also, TAPinto)
• TAPinto: HOPES Community Action Partnership, Incorporated invites you to our Community Resource Fair!
• Giants.com: 2021 Community Relations Recap

May 2022

• 3BL Media: Morgan Stanley Healthy Cities Provides Children in Newark and Oakland With Over 1,000 Health Screenings and 307,000 Pounds of Nutritious Food
• NJ Spotlight News: One in 12 here face food insecurity, study says
• TAPinto: June 2022: Services & Events @ Hackensack’s Johnson Public Library
• Delicious Food: James Italiano, Proprietor of Joe Italiano’s Maplewood, Helps Raise Funds for Community FoodBank of New Jersey
• Food Trade News: Soup to Nutz
• Patch: Blue Jean Ball Features Beatles Tribute, Raises Nearly $1.6 Million
• The ACHR News: Clay’s Climate Control Celebrates 21st Anniversary, Expands Service Area
• The Hoboken Girl: 87 Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend | May 19-22
• NorthJersey.com: New Jersey Irish Festival, complete with Human Horse Race, returns to Monmouth Park June 10
• Shore Local News: Surf Shop Celebrates a 60 Year Heritage
• NJ Spotlight News: Mobile grocery store helps NJ residents combat food insecurity
• Press of Atlantic City: Food banks near and far seeing more families in crisis
• PhillyVoice: New Jersey bill would provide menstrual products to all students in middle and high schools
• TAPinto: Livingston Chapter of Young Men’s Service League Celebrates Accomplishments of Inaugural Year
• Patch: Kind Dental Gives Back To The Community
• TAPinto: New Jersey Plastic Bag Ban, One Week Later
• Law.com: On the Move & After Hours: Frier Levitt; Stevens & Lee; DLA Piper; Cooper Levenson; Mandelbaum Barrett
• New Jersey Hills: Morris County teens can enroll in free summer youth employment program
• New Jersey Hills: QuickChek helps fight hunger as volunteers provide meals
• Insider NJ: Insider NJ’s Morning Intelligence Briefing: 5/5/2022
• TAPinto: Attention, Shoppers: Plastic Bag Ban Now in Effect Statewide, What You Need to Know
• NJBIZ: Community FoodBank of New Jersey lightens load of bag ban for nonprofits (also, Patch and Insider NJ)
• Patch: Red Bank Restaurants Help Fight Food Insecurity
• Patch: Local Rumson Restaurant Helps Fight Food Insecurity In New Jersey
• New Jersey Business Magazine: Walmart and Community FoodBank Tackle Hunger, Healthier Living
• Press of Atlantic City: Annual food bank event returns, raises $100,000
• Forbes: Giving Back To Communities In Need – Inspired To Aspire!

April 2022

• NJ.com: QuickChek employees work to fight hunger
• Insider NJ: Insider NJ’s Morning Intelligence Briefing: 4/29/2022
• Shore Local News: Night of 300,000 Meals 2022
• OurSports Central: New York Red Bulls Partners with Dawn to Tackle Food Insecurity Through New Community Partnership
• 3BL Media: PSE&G Volunteers Helped Distribute Food to 165 Residents
• Patch: Walmart and CFBNJ tackle hunger, healthier living in Garden State (also, TAPinto and Insider NJ)
• Atlantic City Weekly: Foodie-friendly charity events come to South Jersey this week (also, Press of Atlantic City)
• Atlantic City Weekly: Things to do for all of you
• NJ.com: United Way: Expanding a little-known tax break can have a big impact | Opinion
• Insider NJ: Insider NJ’s Morning Intelligence Briefing: 4/20/2022
• Patch: Free Fridges, Mobile Café Ease Hunger In Newark’s Food Deserts
• Insider NJ: Community FoodBank of New Jersey and Casino Reinvestment Development Authority Confer Grant Awards to 15 Organizations Providing Food Assistance in Atlantic City (also, Patch Galloway)
• Patch: Second Quarter ShopRite STARS Honored By Montville Township BOE
• The Daily Journal: Stockton University returns Carnegie Center to Atlantic City & more Atlantic County news
• MyCentralJersey.com: NJ students: Kazantsev named Distinguished Student of the Year (Grades 6-8) for Academics
• ROI-NJ: PSEG Foundation committed to funding more than 200 nonprofit organizations
• NBC15.com: PSEG Foundation Supports More Than 200 Nonprofit Organizations Tackling Environmental Sustainability, Social Justice, Equity and Economic Empowerment
• Press of Atlantic City: Food bank hosting monthlong drive for ‘period poverty’ (also, Patch Galloway and Patch Newark)
• The Hoboken Girl: 87 Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend | April 7-10
• NJ.com: Skyrocketing food prices put squeeze on food pantries, SNAP recipients in Hudson County
• ParamusPost.com: Commerce and Industry Association of NJ Honor’s Berkeley College’s COVID-19 Frontline Volunteers and Efforts to Eradicate Hunger with Food Pantry at Newark Campus
• TAPinto: Wardlaw+Hartridge Students Fighting Local Food Insecurity
• TAPinto: Feed NJ: Keeping Restaurants Afloat While Fighting Food Insecurity

March 2022

• New Jersey 101.5: Some NJ operations get 6-month extension for bag ban
• NJ.com: Food pantries granted a brief reprieve from state’s new plastic bag ban
• Press of Atlantic City: Community helpers
• News 12: New Jersey food banks see increase in food insecurity as grocery prices increase
• TAPinto: March 23 Marked Two Years of COVID Operations in Union County (also, Patch)
• MyCentralJersey.com: NJ students: Isaacman visits Westfield fifth-graders
• NJ.com: United Community Corp. opens UCC Cafe
• The Hoboken Girl: 91 Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend | March 24-27
• ABC 7 New York: New Jersey food bank to hold 24-hour ‘pack-athon’ for those in need (also, Yahoo! News)
• TAPinto: Reminder: Rahway’s Franklin School to Hold Blood Drive in March
• HudsonReporter.com: 2 for 1 Blood drive will be March 28 in Secaucus
• New Jersey 101.5: Rising Prices Hit the Neediest People of NJ in Ways You Wouldn’t Think
• TAPinto: Rahway Food for Friends Grateful for Generous Contribution
• Patch: Bergen’s The Food Brigade Awarded Over $200,000 In FEMA Funding
• TAPinto: How This Newark Nonprofit is Addressing Food Insecurity in the City
• TAPinto: Wonder Partners with the Community Food Bank of New Jersey (also, Patch)
• News 12: Resources to find food banks and food programs in the tri-state area
• Boating Industry: Boat show fundraiser provides meals for 800 families (also, Fishing Tackle Retailer, The Fishing Wire, and National Marine Manufacturing Association)
• NJ Mom: 18 Kid-Friendly Things To Do This Weekend
• NJ.com: United Community Corp. to distribute food, coats and cleaning supplies at March events (also, Patch)
• News Net Daily: Soaring food and gas prices impact New Jersey food pantry’s operating costs
• Patch: CFBNJ Welcomes Adele LaTourette as Senior Director of Policy (also, Insider NJ)
• Patch: Sixth Annual Women Fighting Hunger Luncheon Feeds Kids in Need
• Shore Local News: 7th Annual Captain’s Table VIP Reception at Progressive Insurance Atlantic City Boat Show Raises $55,000 ~The Event Benefitted Let Us Eat, Please, Inc. and the Community Food Bank of NJ
• TAPinto: MTHS ShopRite Stars Announced for the Second Marking Period
• Press of Atlantic City: Atlantic Christian School Food Drive Collects Over Two Tons of Non-Perishable to Donate to Community FoodBank of NJ, Southern Branch
• The Hoboken Girl: 92 Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend | March 3-6

February 2022

• Patch: Giving Blood In NJ This March Can Also Help Feed Neighbors
• Atlantic City Weekly: Things to do for all of you
• NorthJersey.com: NJ utilities: No more extensions, start paying up or lose gas, electricity after March 15
• TAPinto: Food Drive Sponsored by Hehnly K-Kids Benefits Community Food Bank of New Jersey
• TAPinto: Newark Commits $2M in Aid to Tackle Food Insecurity, Food Deserts
• Press of Atlantic City: In Your Town
• The City Pulse: The 7th Annual Captain’s Table VIP Reception Benefits Let Us Eat, Please INC.
• Food Trade News: NJ To Offer Up To $240 Million To Aid Food Security In ‘Deserts’
• TAPinto: Rahway’s Franklin School to Hold Blood Drive in March
• Atlantic City Weekly: Things to do for all of you
• TAPinto: Fanwood Community Foundation Announces 2021 Grant Recipients and Successful Food Drive
• The Daily Journal: Eagle Theatre presents ‘Xanadu’, ACS food drive will help many & more Atlantic County news
• TAPinto: New Organization, Hope For Health & Hygiene, Serves Plainfield Community
• NJ Spotlight News: Business Report: Fund for minority-owned businesses, fighting food insecurity, home sales
• The Hoboken Girl: 87 Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend | Feb 17-20
• ROI-NJ: Bank of America gifts $700K to hunger relief organizations to address food insecurity
• TAPinto: Wonder Launches Service in Berkeley Heights: New in-home dining experience is perfect for busy families
• Patch: NJ Has 1.5 Million People Living In ‘Food Deserts,’ Officials Say
• Shore Local News: Atlantic Christian School Food Drive Collects Over Two Tons of Non-Perishable to Donate to Community FoodBank of NJ, Southern Branch
• ROI-NJ: The importance of Community FoodBank of N.J.’s Food Service Training Academy, on ‘State of Affairs’
• 411MANIA: AEW News: Charity Event Before Dynamite, Cary Silkin Reunites With Young Bucks, Dark Highlight Clips
• Shore Local News: Captain’s Table Reception to Raise Funds to Help Combat Food Insecurity
• TAPinto: ‘Cookies, Coats & Cocoa’ Distribution Event Brings Sweet Treats, Essential Winter Items to Newark Residents
• New Jersey Business Magazine: Tata Consultancy Services Adding 1,000 NJ Employees by 2023 (also, Market Screener)
• Press of Atlantic City: Atlantic Christian School to hold bowls of hope soup cook-off benefit on Feb. 5.
• NJ.com: It’s ‘Cookies, Coats and Cocoa’ in Newark on Saturday
• The Hoboken Girl: 62 Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend | Feb 3rd-6th

January 2022

• TAPinto: Community FoodBank of New Jersey in Critical Need of Helping Hands (also, Patch)
• NJ Spotlight News: State maps ‘food deserts’ where healthy choices are hard to find
• NJ.com: Canceled holiday events led to food bank donations, but needs still surged along with COVID cases
• Patch: Starbucks Provides $100,000 to Mercer Street Friends and CFBNJ
• Patch: Wonder Expands To Serve All Of Cranford
• Atlantic City Weekly: Things to do for all of you
• Yahoo! News: Get your tickets for the Valentine’s Express and ACS’s Bowls of Hope Soup Cook-Off (also, The Daily Journal)
• TAPinto: Wardlaw+Hartridge Students Turn CANstruction into Donation to CFBNJ
• TAPinto: Here’s Where to Donate All Those Items You’ve Been Cleaning Out and Organizing
• Patch: Huge Payload Of Donations Collected At Turtle Back Zoo Event
• ROI-NJ: Starbucks to donate $100K to Trenton, Mercer County groups fighting food insecurity
• Shore Local News: ACS to Hold Bowls of Hope Soup Cook-Off Benefit on Feb. 5th
• Patch: Free ‘Community Refrigerators’ Ease Food Insecurity In Newark
• Press of Atlantic City: Amerigroup New Jersey provides $230,000 to community organizations across the state
• The Daily Journal: COVID-19 testing & vaccination sites open in Atlantic County; ACUA food drive a success
• TAPinto: Essex County Executive DiVincenzo Thanks Community For Generous Contributions Made During Annual Essex County Holiday Lights Spectacular
• TAPinto: Summit Area YMCA and Community Gives Back to Local Families via Holiday Angel Giving Tree Program
• New Jersey Hills: Twelve Baskets food pantry in Millington opens Jan. 22
• Press of Atlantic City: ACUA’s annual food drive brings in more than 29,000 pounds of food
• Patch: Wonder Launches Service In Scotch Plains (also, TAPinto)
• Philly Voice: Camden tops list of New Jersey food desert communities, state looks for resident feedback
• The New Jersey Monitor: 50 food deserts in N.J. to get funding to expand healthy grocery options
• TAPinto: Newark Designated Top 10 ‘Food Desert’ in NJ, Residents Encouraged to Provide Input
• TAPinto: Franklin Township: FTPD partners with the Franklin Food Bank for Community Distribution Day
• Progressive Grocer: New Jersey Takes Steps to Eradicate Food Deserts
• Patch: List Of 50 ‘Food Deserts’ Proposed In New Jersey: Here’s Where
• New York Amsterdam News: NJDEA targeting food deserts for public feedback
• Press of Atlantic City: NCS Advent Calendar Food Drive benefits Community Food Bank
• NJBIZ: State lists 50 communities eligible for food desert tax breaks
• New Jersey Business Magazine: NJEDA Releases Draft List of NJ Food Desert Communities
• Press of Atlantic City: Atlantic City among lowest in state in many social health categories, but work being done to improve

December 2021

• NJ.com: Hunger exists, even during the holidays | Opinion
• New Jersey Monthly Magazine: NJ’s Fight Against Food Insecurity Is Far From Over
• NJ PBS: Carlos Rodriguez on One on One with Steve Adubato
• NJ Spotlight News: Demand for emergency food climbs as prices jump, COVID-19 surges again
• POLITICO: Covid’s deadly trade-offs, by the numbers: How each state has fared in the pandemic
• TAPinto: Community FoodBank of New Jersey Launches ‘Hope is Here’ Campaign Today (also, Patch)
• Patch: Nonprofit Spreads Holiday Joy To Hundreds Of Kids In Essex County
• TAPinto: New Supermarket-Style Food Pantry Coming To Unity Square On Remsen Avenue
• Law.com: After Hours: Saiber; Pressler Felt
• Patch: How To Deduct Donations To New Jersey Food Banks: 2021 Taxes
• House Agriculture Committee: Witness List: Review of USDA Nutrition Distribution Programs
• Agri-Pulse: Daybreak Dec. 9: House passes shipping reform bill, turning focus to Senate
• Successful Farming: Demand for Food Stays High in Second Year of Pandemic
• Real Estate NJ: New Jersey has many blessings to count
• Accounting Today: NJCPA raises $38K for annual food drive (also, CPA Practice Advisor)
• Philly ChitChat: Flight On Ice and Vintner Wonderland at Renault
• NJ.com: Hoboken Food Pantry serves more than 18k thanks to diligent resident
• Shore Local News: ACUA’s Annual Holiday Food Drive provides an easy way to help neighbors in need
• Shore Local News: Events and Happenings
• MyCentralJersey.com: Give the gift of Bruce Springsteen and help the needy this holiday season (also, Daily Record)
• Lite Rock 96.9 WFPG: 12 Days of Giving: Vote Now

November 2021

• NJ Spotlight News: How to help fight food insecurity in New Jersey – Giving Tuesday
• NJ Spotlight News: Higher prices, supply shortages strain NJ food banks
• Patch: CFBNJ Holds Matching Funds Campaign for Giving Tuesday (also, TAPinto)
• NorthJersey.com: Supply chain logjam: NJ food banks face rising food prices and scarcity of supplies (also, Asbury Park Press, Courier Post, and others)
• ABC 7 New York: Supply chain issues, COVID impacting local food banks ahead of holiday season
• CBS 2 New York: Supply Chain Concerns Impacting Needs Of Community Food Bank Of New Jersey (also, Yahoo! News and others)
• The New York Times: Feeding the Hungry, and Helping Struggling Restaurants Too
• NBC News NOW: Supply chain bottleneck threatens food banks ahead of holiday season
• Telemundo 47: Banco de alimentos ayuda a miles de familias de Nueva Jersey
• News 12 New Jersey: Community Food Bank of NJ plans to distribute 70,000 Thanksgiving turkeys, roasters statewide
• Yahoo! News: NJ Food Bank Distributing Turkeys (also, MSN.com, CBS 2 New York, WMBC-TV, and PIX 11 News)
• NJ.com: No Thanksgiving turkey, no problem
• News 12 New Jersey: Pandemic raises urgency to feed those with food insecurity this Thanksgiving
• NJ Spotlight News: Schools, food banks wrestle with shortages, supply problems
• News 12+: Steve Adubato’s Lessons in Leadership with Co-Host Mary Gamba
• NJ PBS: Dr. Elaine Sanders on One on One with Steve Adubato
• New Jersey 101.5: NJ Food Banks Expect Winter Spike in Demand, Still Due to Pandemic
• Long Beach Joe Show: Will Zach Wilson lead the Jets to a victory over the Eagles?
• Market Realist: Here’s How Nonprofits Get Matching Funds for Giving Tuesday
• ROI-NJ: Bank of America awards $4.2M in grants to 75 nonprofits
• Insider NJ: Blue Foundry Bank and Blue Foundry Charitable Foundation Celebrate Giving Tuesday by Donating $100,000 to Local New Jersey Organizations
• The Daily Journal: Atlantic County: Enjoy story time with Santa, holiday bazaars and the ‘Nutcracker’
• Press of Atlantic City: Atlantic Cape students explore hunger crisis ahead of holiday season
• TAPinto: Holiday Food Drives and Hope Spread Like Wildfires in the Rahway Community
• TAPinto: Clifton’s City Green Donates 6,800 Pounds of Produce to Help New Jersey Neighbors in Need
• NorthJersey.com: The line for free turkey dinners was long at Meadowlands YMCA, and the mission is not over
• TAPinto: December 2021: Services & Events @ Hackensack’s Johnson Public Library
• Montclair Local: Dar Williams Will ‘Meet You’ in Montclair – At Outpost in the Burbs Concert
• TAPinto: Extraordinary Livingston Volunteer to Represent NJ in National American Miss Pageant
• MarketWatch: Ocean Casino Resort Announces Inaugural “Season Of Giving” Charitable Campaign
• MarketWatch: Feeding America® Provides Produce for Families in Need With Support From Disney
• MarketWatch: Viking Pest Control Organizes Food Drive to Help Families at Thanksgiving
• TAPinto: Summit’s Terrific Turkey Drive Turnout Yields Six Tons of Food Donations for CFBNJ
• NJ.com: Group livens up holiday for Newark residents with turkeys, groceries
• Patch: Bergen County Students Donate 88 Turkeys To Local Food Bank
• New Jersey Hills: IN AND AROUND WEST ESSEX: Turkey collections today in Caldwell, Roseland
• TAPinto: Berkeley Heights Schools Staff Fundraise for Community Food Bank of NJ
• NorthJersey.com: Want to volunteer this holiday season? Here’s how to help
• Press of Atlantic City: Increased prices and demand for Turkeys has put stress on local food banks
• Shore Local News: Events and Happenings
• New Jersey News Network: New Jersey Department of Agriculture Announces $10 Million Distribution for Food Banks (also, New Jersey 101.5, New Jersey Business Magazine, Insider NJ, and Telemundo47.com)
• TAPinto: Summit Common Council Talks Affordable Housing at Second Meeting of Month
• Insider NJ: Governor Murphy Breaks Ground On New ShopRite Grocery Store Project in Atlantic City
• Telemundo47.com: Pavos gratis este lunes en Newark, además de asesoría para el alivio de alquiler
• Patch: Thanksgiving Food Giveaway At West Side Park In Newark
• WFMZ.com: Weis Markets begins two-week Fight Hunger donation campaign
• Patch: 50,000 Pounds Of Produce Donated To 30 Bergen County Agencies (also, News 12 New Jersey and WMBC-TV)
• NJ.com: Hudson County man wins Max Your Vax prize; Jersey City student earns NABA/Xero scholarship | Journal Entries
• The Hoboken Girl: 60 Events in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend | Nov. 18-21
• NJ.com: United Community Corp. to provide turkeys, chickens and groceries to Newark residents in time for Thanksgiving
• TAPinto: Community FoodBank of New Jersey’s 21st Annual Turkey Drive to Provide for New Jersey Neighbors in Need (also, Patch and Telemundo47.com)
• New Jersey Hills: Thanksgiving dinner planned for Friday
• TAPinto: COVID-19 Emergency Food Assistance for Union County Residents
• TAPinto: Free Thanksgiving Food Distribution Event Will Take Place at CCM; November 19 (also, WRNJRadio.com)
• Patch: Caldwells Events Calendar: See What’s Happening In The Area This Week
• Patch: COVID-19 Emergency Food Assistance for Union County Residents (also, Telemundo47.com)
• Patch: Wonder Launches Service In Millburn-Short Hills
• The Long Beach Joe Show: Can the New York Jets beat the Buffalo Bills?
• TAPinto: Federal Help For Ida Flooding Still Available in Union County
• Convenience Store Decisions: QuickChek Raises Funds for Families in Need Through Thanksgiving Sub Promotion (also, WRNJRadio.com)
• Patch: Gloucester County Police Academy Recruits Talk Turkey
• Patch: Stop & Shop, CFBNJ and the NJ Devils Team Up to Deliver Turkeys (also, News 12 New Jersey and PIX 11 News)
• NJ.com: For NJ food banks, the winter chill has already arrived | Editorial
• Hopatcong Lake Regional News: Wawa Invades Quickchek Territory in Jefferson with New Store
• The Daily Journal: Atlantic County: Storybook Land’s Christmas Fantasy with Lights opens
• Patch: Hoboken Pantry Founder Tomarazzo Honored For Volunteer Efforts (also, Hudson County View)
• The New Jersey Herald: Wawa opens store in Jefferson, honors community volunteers
• ROI-NJ: Fulfill Food Bank announces leader in the anti-hunger community as president and CEO
• USA Today: Grizzly troubles, offshore drilling suit, license plate shortage: News from around our 50 states (also, Yahoo! News)
• The Shelby Report: Stop & Shop To Donate 21,500 Turkeys To Hunger Relief Organizations
• Press of Atlantic City: Water Dog steps up its game with a fresh new location at Bally’s

October 2021

• News12.com: State officials urge NJ residents behind on utility bills to apply for assistance
• Patch: QuickChek To Make Donation For Each Thanksgiving Sub Sold
• NJ.com: United Community Corp. Family Fall Fest set for Saturday (also, TAPinto)
• The Daily Journal: Atlantic County: Kwon presents ‘America/Beautiful’; help available for Medicare enrollment
• Courier Post: Deadhead Halloween: Celebrate with New Grateful Dead set, Dead and Company live and more (also, MyCentralJersey.com and others)
• TAPinto: November 2021: Services & Events @ Hackensack’s Johnson Public Library
• NJ.com: Table of Hope to hold Thanksgiving food distribution event at CCM (also, TAPinto and Patch)
• TAPinto: Energy Relief Programs Touted At East Orange City Hall – How to Apply
• Patch: Grants Available to Organizations Providing Food Assistance in AC
• Press of Atlantic City: $250,000 offered to help fight hunger in Atlantic City
• TAPinto: Celebrate November with Broadway, Soul Music, Lifestyle Balance and Much More at Union Public Library
• Press of Atlantic City: Amerigroup, AtlantiCare host Women’s Health Fair in Atlantic City
• Press of Atlantic City: U.S. Air Force, Space Force recruiting group cleans up around Atlantic City
• The Silicon Review: South Jersey Industries: On a Mission to Deliver Safe, Reliable, Affordable Clean Energy for a Better Today and Tomorrow
• NHL: Devils, Prudential Center Name Stop & Shop Exclusive Partner | RELEASE
• NJ.com: UCC to host Hispanic Heritage Celebration as well as brunch for breast cancer and domestic violence survivors (also, Patch)
• Patch: How COVID-19 Changed The Eating Habits Of New Jersey Families
• American Golfer: ShopRite Donates More Than $1.5 Million for Local Charities at the 2021 ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer (also, Press of Atlantic City)
• TAPinto: Table of Hope’s Free Food Distribution is October 7 in Morristown
• 105.5 WDHA: Students Change Hunger 2021
• TAPinto: Housing Authority of the City of Elizabeth Provides Critical Ida Relief to Union County Residents
• WRNJRadio.com: Volunteers from ShopRite and General Mills harvest apples from America’s Grow-a-Row to support the fight against hunger
• New Jersey Family Magazine: How to Get Your Teen Inspired to Volunteer
• Patch: Campus Volunteers At Caldwell University Hold ‘Service Day’
• Cape May County Herald: Murphy Enacts Bill Package Aimed at Tackling Hunger
• Accounting Today: On the move: NJCPA holds annual food drive
• Magic 98.3: 2021 Students Change Hunger Food Drive

September 2021

• Insider NJ: Governor Murphy Signs Legislative Package to Combat Food Insecurity in New Jersey
• Shore Local News: Events and Happenings
• NJBIZ: Ruth’s Chris Steak House opens in the Mall at Short Hills
• Insider NJ: NJCPA Kicks Off Annual Food Drive for Community FoodBank of New Jersey
• New Jersey Hills: IN AND AROUND WEST ESSEX: Caldwell Environmental Commission meets tonight
• NJ Spotlight News: Pantries, food banks brace for ‘grim’ winter
• Michigan Chronicle: Ben’s Original Launches ‘My Original Recipe’ Chef Stories with Chef Marcus Samuelsson (also, Observer)
• 105.5 WDHA: Jersey Magazine 9-26-21
• Press of Atlantic City: Egg Harbor Township food bank to hold diaper drive (also, Downbeach)
• Patch: CFBNJ Spearheads First-Ever #GreatBigDiaperDrive (also, TAPinto)
• TAPinto: New Jersey Reentry Corporation to Host Backpack Distribution for those Impacted by Tropical Storm Ida
• ROI-NJ: Bayer Fund donates $3.5M across state to STEM, food insecurity programs
• Yahoo! Finance: Boeing Donates $1 Million to Assist with Hurricane Ida Recovery and Relief Efforts
• The Hoboken Girl: 71 Events in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend | Sept 15-19
• Shore Local News: Enjoy Two Days of Delicious Seafood at the Down Beach Seafood Festival
• Press of Atlantic City: Caesars Entertainment donates $10,000 to Egg Harbor Township food bank
• NJ Spotlight News: Damaged or shut down, food banks and pantries look to recover from flood
• Courier Post: South Jersey things to do: Music, festivals, monster trucks, PorchFest, seafood, cars (also, The Daily Journal and Burlington County Times)
• TAPinto: Every Month is Hunger Action Month for 30-Year-Old Rahway Food for Friends
• DiversityInc: Comcast NBCUniversal Pledges $750,000 To Support Hurricane Ida Relief Efforts (also, MyChesCo)
• Patch: Montclair State University: 20 Years Later: 9/11 Day Of Service
• NJ.com: N.J. food pantry lost everything in Ida flooding, but kept on feeding those in need
• Press of Atlantic City: Annual Harbor Pines food drive benefits area food bank
• New Jersey Hills: Valley Bank volunteers harvest 8 tons of corn for America’s Grow-a-Row
• NJ.com: Ida’s aftermath: How to find help, how to offer help
• AlertForbes: Ida Tri-State Resource Guide: How to Help, List of Emergency Services and More
• Telemundo47.com: Guía de recursos para el área triestatal tras el paso catastrófico de Ida
• NBCNewYork.com: Ida Tri-State Resource Guide: How to Help, List of Emergency Services and More

August 2021

• 105.5 WDHA: Jersey Magazine 8-1-21
• The Shelby Report: Weis Markets Launches 14th Annual Fight Hunger Campaign
• TAPinto: Community FoodBank of New Jersey Fundraises for Expanded Fleet (also, Patch)
• NJFlavor: New Jersey Food Blogger & Restaurant Team Up to Host Charity Dining Event
• New Jersey Business Magazine: Hackensack Meridian Health & NowPow Connect Patients to Community Resources (also, Yahoo! Finance)
• Press of Atlantic City: Barefoot Country Music Fest partnering with food bank
• ROI-NJ: HMH: Community resources program is off to incredibly strong start

July 2021

• New Jersey 101.5: Pandemic Food Insecurity is Still a Problem in NJ – Can You Help?
• ROI-NJ: ROI Influencers: Food & Beverage 2021 (The Top 15)
• News 12 New Jersey: Northern Trust golf tournament to benefit local New Jersey charities
• Patch: Montclair State University: Making Discoveries With Weston Scholars
• Yahoo! Finance: Feeding America® and Starbucks Announce $1.7 million in New Equitable Food Access Grants to Support Communities Disproportionately Affected by Hunger
• Meetings Today: Atlantic City’s Bold Renewal Plan for the Future
• WebWire: Mars Food North America to Donate $3.1M Worth of Rice Product to U.S. Food Pantries Nationwide
• Press of Atlantic City: Caesars packs 600 meals, donates $10,000 to food bank
• Patch: 10 Things New Jersey Food Pantries Need Right Now
• Kitchen & Bath Business: Graham & Brown Through the Decades Collection
• The Hoboken Girl: 47+ Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend | July 7-13
• New Jersey Hills: Florham’s Park Avenue Foundation hosts fourth annual golf outing

June 2021

• NJ PBS: Carlos Rodriguez on State of Affairs with Steve Adubato
• Voice of America: US Food Banks Fear Rising Food Prices Will Affect Mission to Feed Needy
• NJ Spotlight News: Food banks welcome legislative help to curb persistent food insecurity
• Chronicle of Philanthropy: Giving Grew in a Tumultuous Year but Not for All. What’s Ahead in 2021?
• NJ PBS: “Incredible generosity” from state sustains food bank | NJ Business Beat
• PIX 11 News: PIX11 volunteers to help the hungry
• TAPinto Newark: Food Bank Helps East Ward Pantry Surge
• NJ.com: Community FoodBank of N.J. ‘plays key role’ in United Community Corp. food pantry expansion (also, Essex News Daily)
• Shore Local News: Fresh Finds at Ventnor Farmers’ Market
• New Jersey Family Magazine: WNBC Anchor Natalie Pasquarella on the News and Mom Life in NJ
• Mobile Electronics: Alpine Electronics to Attend the 2021 NJ Jeep Invasion Vendor Show (also, CEoutlook.com)
• The Hoboken Girl: 4th of July 2021 Events in Hoboken + Jersey City | June 30-July 6
• Playbill: Springsteen on Broadway Reopens June 26 at the St. James Theatre
• Playbill: Check Out Photos From Inside the (Re)opening Night of Springsteen on Broadway
• Playbill: Read the Reviews for the Return of Springsteen on Broadway
• NorthJersey.com: Springsteen on Broadway: Boss in spotlight of COVID comeback
• NorthJersey.com: Springsteen on Broadway: At rehearsal, Boss updates show with references to COVID, arrest
• Press of Atlantic City: Smithville Boy Scout to receive Eagle Scout award
• ABC7News.com: Springsteen on Broadway’ COVID vaccine restriction sparks controversy
• Yahoo! Finance: Morgan Stanley Announces $2 Million Grant to Feeding America ®
• Press of Atlantic City: Due to decrease in demand, Bader Field holds 18th and final large-scale food drive
• Yahoo! Finance: Stop & Shop’s 31st Annual Food For Friends Campaign Raises Record-Breaking Total of Over $2 Million for Local Hunger Relief Organizations (also, The Progressive Grocer)
• Essex News Daily: Newark Beth Israel’s summer meals program returns
• NJ.com: How to get ‘Springsteen on Broadway’ tickets. COVID-19 vaccine required to enter show.
• Rolling Stone: Bruce Springsteen Reprising ‘Springsteen on Broadway’ for Encore Run
• NJArts.net: Bruce Springsteen announces return to Broadway
• New York Daily News: Bruce Springsteen to bring one-man show back to Broadway
• ABC7NY.com: Springsteen on Broadway’ returns to the Great White Way this June
• Gothamist: The Boss Is Back: Bruce Springsteen “On Broadway” Returning For Shows This Summer
• Forbes: Springsteen Returns To Broadway June 26 For Limited Run Of ‘Springsteen On Broadway’
• USA Today: Bruce Springsteen headed back to Broadway for a limited run of ‘Springsteen on Broadway’ (also, NorthJersey.com, Daily Record, Asbury Park Press, Yahoo!, and MSN.com)
• PhillyVoice: Bruce Springsteen to revive his Broadway show this summer
• NJ.com: ‘Springsteen on Broadway’ to reopen before most of Broadway does
• Jersey Family Fun: The MOST Amazing List of 100 Must Do Summer Activities in New Jersey
• Patch: Free Father’s Day Giveaway Event In Newark: Food, Clothes, Razors
• The Hoboken Girl: 62 Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend | June 16-22
• TAPinto Westfield: Temple Emanu-El of Westfield Lends a Hand to Help Nourish New Jersey’s Communities in Need (also, Patch)
• Press of Atlantic City: Meet The Press of Atlantic City’s 2021 Young Leader award winners
• TAPinto Scotch Plains/Fanwood: NJ Grant to Boost Union County Vaccination Efforts Where Immunizations Lagging
• The Hoboken Girl: 60 Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend | June 9-15
• Hudson Valley 360: Price Rite Marketplace donates nearly $75,000 to area food banks
• TAPinto: CASA names Robert Bridgeman of Westfield its June Spotlight Volunteer
• NJ PBS: NJ PBS Gala Benefit
• Press of Atlantic City: Atlantic City holds consulate and resource day for Asian community
• The Hoboken Girl: 51 Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend | June 2-June 8
• Insider NJ: NJ PBS Gala Benefit Honors Those Helping New Jersey through the Pandemic
• The Progressive Grocer: 2021 Top Women in Grocery: Rising Stars

May 2021

• NJ Spotlight News: Food pantries share $3.5 million to strengthen hunger-relief services (also, TAPinto)
• Patch: New Jersey Celebrities Come Out for Hunger (also, TAPinto)
• NJ.com: 10% of N.J. residents live nowhere near a supermarket. Can a new $40M program help?
• Patch: CFBNJ Awarded High Marks from AIB International
• NJTVOnline.org: NJ PBS Gala Benefit Honors Those Helping New Jersey through the Pandemic
• New Jersey Hills: Mount Saint Mary Academy students perform acts of service for local organizations
• TAPinto: Union County Expands COVID-19 Vaccine Outreach and Emergency Assistance with PSE&G, WellCare, Community FoodBank of NJ
• Essex News Daily: Essex County commissioners celebrate Jewish Heritage Month
• Montclair Local: Human Needs Never Went Away in the Pandemic
• The Hoboken Girl: 48 Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend | May 26-June 1
• TAPinto: Cathy Decker To Represent St. Peter’s Church In Dine Below The Line Cooking Competition
• Before It’s News: Get Ready for the ‘Plate Reset’
• The Shelby Report: Price Rite Marketplace To Donate Nearly $75,000 To Area Food Banks
• New Jersey Hills: Chatham Township congregation donates $8,000 to fight hunger
• Patch: Union County Expands COVID-19 Outreach and Assistance
• The360Mag.com: GRAHAM × BROWN
• TAPinto Plainfield: Wardlaw+Hartridge Student Earns Citizen Scholar Award
• News 12 New Jersey: ‘It helped out so much.’ Food drive held for laid-off Atlantic City casino workers
• NBCNewYork.com: ‘Project Innovation’ 2021 Grant Recipients Announced
• The Hoboken Girl: 54 Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend | May 19-25
• Real Estate NJ: JLL adds senior vice president to New Jersey office brokerage team
• NJ.com: How to volunteer and donate in New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak (05/16/21)
• News 12 New Jersey: Groundbreaking held for Basking Ridge garden that will help feed NJ’s hungry
• NJ.com: QuickChek employees help at Community FoodBank of NJ
• Shore Local News: Let Us Eat – Please, Inc. and Community FoodBank of New Jersey – Southern Branch summer feeding program for schoolchildren continues
• The Hoboken Girl: 42 Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend | May 12-18
• Patch: Summer Food Service Program to Nourish NJ Children in Need (also, TAPinto)
• TAPinto Rahway: Two Rahway Organizations Receive Grants to Address Food Insecurity
• TAPinto Nutley: Nutley Family Service Bureau Receives Grant Award to Fight Hunger
• New Jersey 101.5: The Slow Process of Getting COVID Vaccines to Homebound Seniors
• TAPinto Montclair: Salvation Army Montclair Citadel Receives Grant Award to Fight Hunger
• TAPinto Summit: Hilltoppers Help Fill Shelves of Local Food Pantry
• NJ.com: America’s Grow-a-Row Bee Pollinator Garden gets support from ShopRite, General Mills
• Patch: CFBNJ, Norwescap, and Mercer Street Friends Confer Grant Awards
• Patch: Free shred event & food drive in Closter on Saturday, May 8
• NorthJersey.com: Healthcare needs to shed its traditional approach. Here’s why | Opinion
• The Hoboken Girl: 56 Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend | May 5-11

April 2021

• NorthJersey.com: New Bergen County diaper distribution program helps struggling local families
• The Daily Journal: SERVPRO of Cape May & Cumberland Counties employees are ‘pros’ at volunteering too
• Shore Local News: Mr. Peanut and the NUTmobile rolls into town
• The Hoboken Girl: 60+ Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend | April 28-May 4
• Patch: Livingston Public Library: Eating Healthy On A Budget: Helpful Resources
• Press of Atlantic City: Atlantic Christian School donates $1,870 to Community FoodBank of NJ (also, The Daily Journal and Shore Local News)
• PR Newswire: Urban League of Essex County Celebrates Business and Organizational Leaders Who Made Critical Contributions During the Pandemic
• New Jersey Hills: Oroho bill gives $10M to food banks
• Patch: New COVID-19 Emergency Food Distribution Events in Union County (also, TAPinto)
• Forward: Canned beef with juices and other lessons from a year volunteering at the food pantry
• Cape May County Herald: $10M in Coronavirus Relief Funding Allocated for NJ Food Banks (also, NJBIZ, Insider NJ, TAPinto, and The Center Square)
• TAPinto Hamilton/Robbinsville: Mercer Street Friends Awarded $1.1m in State Assistance from Food Bank Program
• Patch: Need help with paying for food or utility bills?
• Press of Atlantic City: Casino Reinvestment Development Authority to hold food drive at Bader Field
• NJ.com: How to volunteer and donate in New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak (04/18/21)
• The Hoboken Girl: 76 Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend | April 21-27
• NorthJersey.com: New Jersey must say no to the billion-dollar nuclear tax | Opinion (also, Burlington County Times, Daily Record, Asbury Park Press, Courier Post, The New Jersey Herald)
• NJ.com: How to volunteer and donate in New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak (04/11/21)
• ROI-NJ: At Bank of America, PPE donations still going strong
• The Hoboken Girl: 81 Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend | Apr 7-13
• NJ.com: How to volunteer and donate in New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak (04/04/21)
• Patch: Sherrill Tours Livingston Vaccine Site, Meets Sanskriti Of NJ
• NJ.com: Can I deduct expenses for growing food that I donate? (also, LehighValleyLive.com)

March 2021

• NJ.com: The year of COVID: A decade of progress disappeared overnight | Opinion
• NJ.com: 1.2 million New Jerseyans are going hungry right now. How to get help, volunteer or make a donation.
• TAPinto: Community FoodBank of New Jersey Reports on One Year Responding to COVID-19 (also, Patch)
• NJ.com: Kids can get free meals from N.J. schools through summer, regardless of income (also, Telemundo 47)
• NJ Spotlight News: Food bank pleads with county for a share of new federal funding
• NJ Spotlight News: It’s not over: NJ food banks brace for persistent demand even when pandemic fades (also, TAPinto Passaic Valley)
• Agriculture.Senate.gov: At Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, Child Nutrition Experts Urge Action to Improve Child Health and Curb Hunger
• WHYY.org: Demand at N.J. food banks remains high, but so does support
• Morning Ag Clips: Senate hearing covers child health, hunger crisis
• NJ.com: How to volunteer and donate in New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak (03/28/21)
• TAPinto: Emergency Food Distribution Event at Kean University
• Press of Atlantic City: DJD stays community strong to help local charities
• Patch: Hoboken Celebrates First Year Of Food Pantry For The Needy
• The Hoboken Girl: 114 Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend {Mar 31- Apr 6}
• The Paramus Post: Bergen County Purchases Over 1 Million Diapers for Local Nonprofits from Community FoodBank of New Jersey (also, Patch)
• Essex News Daily: Teamsters Local 863 surprises local food pantry with huge donation
• NJ.com: $100M for N.J.’s struggling businesses heads to governor
• TAPinto Westfield: In Tough Times, a Club at Westfield High School Continues Service to Community
• Patch: Relief In The Works For ‘Food Deserts,’ Food Insecurity In NJ
• The Hoboken Girl: 101 Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend {Mar 24-30}
• Press of Atlantic City: Atlantic Christian School runs Bowls of Hope
• Market Screener: Promotion In Motion Makes $100,000 Donation To Non-Profits Fighting Food Insecurity Across The U.S. And Canada (also, Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery)
• NJBIZ: Hikma Pharmaceuticals pledges additional $40,000 to local US food banks and pantries in fight against hunger
• Insider NJ: Sweeney Bill Would Allocate $10 Million to Food Banks (also, TAPinto and The Center Square)
• ROI-NJ: Manufacturing Cares Food Drive tops $700K — here’s how you can donate
• The Daily Journal: Atlantic Christian School food drive collects more than two tons of food
• NJ.com: How to volunteer and donate in New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak (03/21/21)
• CNBNews: New Jersey Seeking Input on How to Address Food Insecurity in Food Deserts
• Press of Atlantic City: Atlantic Christian School food drive collects over two tons of nonperishables for Community FoodBank of NJ, Southern Branch
• New Jersey 101.5: NJ Girl Holds Food Drive for 9th Birthday, Collects 380 Pounds
• The Hoboken Girl: 66 Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend {Mar 17-23}
• Markets Insider: Hikma Pledges additional $40,000 to local US food banks and pantries in fight against hunger
• Press of Atlantic City: Two food distributions scheduled for Thursday in Atlantic City
• NJ.com: How to volunteer and donate in New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak (03/14/21)
• Shore Local News: Atlantic Christian School Food Drive Collects Over Two Tons of Non-Perishable to Donate to Community FoodBank of NJ, Southern Branch
• Patch: Bergen nonprofit offers free prepackaged meals to those in need
• TAPinto the Breeze: Local ‘Angels’ Helping to Make COVID Vaccine Appointments a Possibility for All
• Press of Atlantic City: Joseph P. Tozzi Award of Distinction awarded to Yiani Galanos and Tim Wainwright
• Inside Radio: News Bites: RAB, Bobby Bones, ‘Channel Q,’ Advertising Week New York.
• The Hoboken Girl: 80 Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend {Mar 10-16}
• NJ.com: How to volunteer and donate in New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak (03/07/21)
• 973ESPN.com: Thanks for Giving During Our Feed South Jersey Radiothon
• 973ESPN.com: You Can Help Us Feed Hungry South Jersey Families
• NJBIZ: Valley Bank donates over $2M to more than 250 organizations to support COVID relief efforts
• NJBIZ: New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund receives $50,000 from M&T Bank (also, ROI-NJ)
• The Hoboken Girl: 50+ Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend {Mar 3-9}
• Press of Atlantic City: Food distribution scheduled for Mt. Carmel Society in Hammonton

February 2021

• CBS 2 News: COVID Impact: Hunger Remains Big Concern For Children During Pandemic, Especially In The Classroom
• NJ.com: After N.J. girl cries to Zoom class that she is starving, donations pour in to help (also, PennLive.com)
• Insider NJ: Community FoodBank of New Jersey, Mercer Street Friends, and Norwescap Announce $2 Million Investment in Network Capacity (also, TAPinto)
• Patch: Food Banks Announce $2 Million Investment in Network Capacity
• NJ.com: How to volunteer and donate in New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak (02/28/21)
• TAPinto Westfield: Music School to Host Concert Benefiting Westfield and Area Charities Saturday
• Press of Atlantic City: New Jersey Farmers Cooperative awarded grant to feed the hungry
• TAPinto: CFBNJ’s Fifth Annual Women Fighting Hunger Luncheon Goes Virtual to Support Struggling Families (also, Patch)
• TAPinto: Amazon to Call Bordentown Home for New Delivery Station (also, ROI-NJ and NJBIZ)
• Shore Local News: Events and Happenings
• WORLD: How many have gone hungry during the pandemic?
• The Hoboken Girl: 89 Things to Do in Hoboken + Jersey City This Weekend {Feb 24-Mar 2}
• Press of Atlantic City: Bader Field food distribution scheduled for Thursday
• ROI-NJ: Valley Bank donates nearly $1M to N.J.-based organizations providing COVID-19 relief
• NJ.com: How to volunteer and donate in New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak (02/21/21)
• TAPinto Newark: Series of Distribution Events to Be Held for Newark Residents
• NJ.com: How to volunteer and donate in New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak (02/14/21)
• Shore Local News: Atlantic Christian Selling Restaurant SOUP Coupon Cards as Benefit Fundraiser For School & Community Food Bank of NJ (also, Press of Atlantic City)
• Essex News Daily: Lupus won’t stop UCC food pantry manager from serving community during COVID
• Patch: Summit Area YMCA Selected as Bloomin’ 4 Good Program Beneficiary
• The Daily Journal: Atlantic County briefs
• NJ.com: How to volunteer and donate in New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak (02/08/21)
• ROI-NJ: Community Foundation fundholders gave record $87.5M in 2020 (also, MorristownGreen.com, Morris NewsBee, and Insider NJ)
• TAPinto Livingston: Mt. Pleasant Middle School Earns Award for “Most Meals Donated” in Food Drive Challenge
• TAPinto: An Update on Plainfield Food Distribution Events this Week
• Inside Philanthropy: “Authentic Engagement.” How an Urban Arts Center Netted a Historic Bequest
• New Jersey Business Magazine: Philanthropy Amid the Pandemic
• TAPinto the Breeze: Feeding Hands Food Pantry Seeing Increase in Need During COVID
• TAPinto Bloomfield: Bloomfield Public Library Partners with Community Food Bank of NJ for SNAP 101 Presentation on February 10 (also, Essex News Daily, Patch, and Baristanet)
• Patch: Do You Qualify For SNAP In Bloomfield? Workshop To Offer Info

January 2021

• NJ.com: How to volunteer and donate in New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak (01/31/21)
• Essex News Daily: Turtle Back Zoo drives were great successes in December
• Forbes: Conscious Capitalism Gets Creative In COVID-19
• Press of Atlantic City: Stockton to hold MLK Day of Service across region Saturday
• TAPinto New Providence: Prevent Food Insecurity, Donate to Little Flower Church Food Pantry Collection Drive (also, Patch)
• MSN.com: States where food stamps are used the most
• ROI-NJ: NJPRF leads $2.8M grant program for small food pantries
• TAPinto: Two-Cohort Hybrid Model to Begin on Schedule at Livingston Public Schools
• TAPinto Hillsborough: Teachers Implore Hillsborough Residents to “Have a HEArt”
• NorthJersey.com: Smaller NJ food pantries to get aid from a new $2.8 million fund (also, Daily Record and The New Jersey Herald)
• TAPinto Newark: Grants Available for Soup Kitchens and Food Pantries
• The Daily Journal: ACUA’s annual food drive benefits South Jersey residents
• Patch: HEA PRIDE Committee Supports Hillsborough Food Pantry
• NJ.com: How to volunteer and donate in New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak (01/24/21)
• Press of Atlantic City: 14th food distribution event held in Atlantic City, but those in need remain optimistic
• New Jersey Monthly: How New Jersey Is Giving Back
• TAPinto Scotch Plains/Fanwood: FSPY Souper Bowl Fundraiser is Massive Success
• Press of Atlantic City: Atlantic City Boat Show moved to spring
• Markets Insider: NJ Couple Donates More Than 100,000 Masks to Frontline Workers and Families in Need Through Collaboration with Feeding America in “Masking Up from Coast to Coast” Campaign
• Insider NJ: NJ AFL-CIO: Laid-off workers feel warmth, solidarity at Atlantic City food distribution
• NJToday.net: COVID-19 continues to impact food insecurity
• TAPinto Hillside: Local Muslim Youth Serve Their Community by Donating Food to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey in Hillside
• Press of Atlantic City: CRDA approves $1.5M for 2021 food distributions, $15 hourly wage for SID workers
• Press of Atlantic City: Bader Field food distribution Thursday
• New Jersey Hills: QuickChek tops $6.2 million for food banks, children, veterans (also, Patch)
• NJ.com: How to volunteer and donate in New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak (01/17/21)
• NorthJersey.com: The pandemic forced NJ soup kitchens to close. This scrappy charity found a workaround.
• Press of Atlantic City: ACUA’s Holiday Food Drive nets more than 37,000 pounds of food
• TAPinto Summit: The Summit Foundation Awards More Than $300,000 in Grants to Host of Local, Area Nonprofits
• TAPinto East Orange/Orange: East Orange COVID-19 Food Relief Friday Jan. 15
• Press of Atlantic City: South Jersey AIDS Alliance announces changes in Board of Directors
• Press of Atlantic City: SJI, South Jersey Gas and Elizabethtown Gas show community commitment with giving initiatives
• Reminder Newspaper: YMCA Offering Free Food Boxes to the Public
• NJ.com: How to volunteer and donate in New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak (01/10/21)
• Patch: East Brunswick Library Hosts SNAP Benefits Information Session
• TAPinto: YMCA Hosts “Souper Bowl” Food Drive to Fight Hunger in Our Community (also, Patch)
• NorthJersey.com: Martin Luther King Day of Service: 16 North Jersey organizations that need your help (also, The New Jersey Herald and Daily Record)
• The Daily Journal: Cumberland Cape Atlantic YMCA offers free food boxes
• The Daily Journal: Atlantic County briefs
• Press of Atlantic City: Manna at the Shore fights food insecurity with donations to five local nonprofits
• Press of Atlantic City: FoodBank of New Jersey $25,000 contribution to help fund FEED AC
• The Newark Times: PSEG, PSEG Foundation Make New $1.5M Holiday Donation to NJ and Long Island Charities (also, Patch)
• TAPinto Parsippany: Delta Dental of New Jersey Donates $250,000 to Combat Food Insecurity (also, Patch)
• NJ.com: How to volunteer and donate in New Jersey during the coronavirus outbreak (01/04/21)
• The New Jersey Herald: Mountain Creek resumes drive-up food pantry. Next distribution will be Jan. 6
• Skin Inc.: Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa Concludes 12 Days of Giving
• Essex News Daily: Food giveaway helps East Orange residents in time for the holidays