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Contact: Nicole Williams, Communications & Public Relations Manager
nwilliams@cfbnj.org / 732-798-5213
COMMUNITY FOODBANK OF NEW JERSEY RECEIVES $200,000 GRANT FROM BAYER FUND
Donation to help support child nutrition programs that will feed children in need across the state of New Jersey
HILLSIDE, NJ—July 26, 2021
The Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ) announced today that it received a $200,000 grant from Bayer Fund, which will be used to support the organization’s statewide efforts to feed food insecure kids and their families.
“In response to an unprecedented increase in child hunger in New Jersey, this generous grant from Bayer Fund will be allocated towards amplifying CFBNJ’s child nutrition programs,” said Carlos Rodriguez, President & CEO of the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. “We are so immensely grateful for their support, which will be crucial in providing more food and resources for summer nutrition, grab-and-go meals, Kids Cafes, and Family Packs that serve more children in need now than ever before.”
This grant will not only provide support to CFBNJ but also to the communities that it serves by funding the work of local partners that focus on providing food and other resources to children and their families.
“Throughout the years, the grants given through Bayer Fund have helped strengthen our communities across the United States,” said Al Mitchell, President of Bayer Fund. “We’re proud to be able to provide support to develop programs that help combat challenges such as food insecurity, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) education and support services to patients and families managing an illness or disease.”
In 2020, Bayer Fund awarded more than $17 million to over 3,400 charitable and nonprofit organizations to help address essential needs in food and nutrition, STEM education and community development. Over the last five years, nonprofit organizations across the U.S. have received more than $80 million.
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ABOUT THE COMMUNITY FOODBANK OF NEW JERSEY
The Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ), a member of Feeding America®, has been delivering food, help and hope across the state for 45 years. Last year, CFBNJ provided nutritious food for over 66 million meals through its network of more than 1,000 community partners including pantries, soup kitchens, emergency shelters, mobile pantries, and child and senior feeding programs throughout the 15 New Jersey counties it serves. For our hungry neighbors, the Community FoodBank of New Jersey is the powerful agent of change that fills the emptiness caused by hunger and provides resources that are essential to earning a sustainable living.
ABOUT BAYER FUND
Bayer Fund, a philanthropic arm of Bayer, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the communities where Bayer customers and employees live and work by providing funding for food and nutrition, education and community development projects.
Bayer Fund Media Contact:
Name: Carolyn Nagle
Email: Carolyn.Nagle@Bayer.com
Phone: (201) 419-0337