Free Food & Services

Free Food & Services

Find a food pantry near you and explore the free services that can help you and your family.

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Apply for Food Assistance

Apply for Food Assistance Programs

Get free help applying for Food Assistance Programs and accessing the benefits available to you and your family.

Apply For WIC 

Apply For SNAP

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Job Training

Job Training

Sign up for one of CFBNJ’s free job training programs that can prepare you for a career in the culinary or logistics industries.

 

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Healthy Recipes

Healthy Recipes

Healthy recipes, cooking videos, and tips are all here. Browse through the info provided by our Nutrition Education team to get the most out of your grocery budget without compromising on nutrition.

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Donate

Donate

Learn about all the ways to give a monetary gift, including recurring donations, planned gifts, tributes, and more to CFBNJ to lift up our neighbors.

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Volunteer

Volunteer

Explore the many opportunities to volunteer – whether that is packing food with your company, family, and friends at either our Hillside or Egg Harbor Township locations, distributing healthy food at one of our partners, or making phone calls from the comfort of your home.

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Advocate

Advocate

Take action to support our advocacy efforts that address the root causes of hunger and learn more about how CFBNJ collaborates with legislators.

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Fundraise

Fundraise

Coordinate a virtual or in-person fundraiser with friends, family, or coworkers.

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Donate Food & Goods

Donate Food & Goods

Over one-third of our food is donated by generous supporters like you. Set up a food or special product drive, join our retail food donation program, and more.

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Make a Corporate Donation

Make a Corporate Donation

Manufacturers, retailers, corporations, and small businesses can donate food, funds, and time.

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Events

Events

Attend a CFBNJ event to show your support and meet other like-minded supporters.

Bake For Good

SOUPER Bowl Saturday

24-Hour Pack-a-Thon

Blue Jean Ball

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Youth

Youth

Opportunities for youth engagement includes fundraising, food drives, and service days.

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Sign Up to Volunteer

Sign Up to Volunteer

Sign up to sort and pack food with your company, family, and friends at either our Hillside or Egg Harbor locations.

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Corporate Groups

Corporate Groups

Use your next company outing to give back to your community.

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Special Volunteer Programs

Special Volunteer Programs

View the opportunities available for regular volunteers to level up their participation at CFBNJ.

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Youth

Special Volunteer Programs

Opportunities for youth engagement includes fundraising, food drives, and service days.

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About Us

About Us

Discover how our journey began almost 50 years ago, and how we are committed to ending hunger in New Jersey.

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Our Programs

Learn about what we do to help our neighbors in need.

Learn about what we do to help our neighbors in need.

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How a FoodBank Works

How a FoodBank Works

Understand how food and hygiene supplies get from our two warehouses to your community.

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Leadership

Leadership

Meet our executive leadership team and Board of Directors.

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Annual Report & Financials

Annual Report & Financials

Get a clear picture of our finances, how our programs impact the community, and how it all ties together.

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Careers

Careers

Check out our career opportunities and don’t miss a chance to put your talents to work for a great purpose.

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News & Press

Keep up to date with the latest news about our work to end hunger.

Keep up to date with the latest news about our work to end hunger.

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Our Locations

Locations

We have locations in Hillside and Egg Harbor Township, each with their own events and volunteering opportunities.

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Strategic Plan

Strategic Plan

Explore the roadmap of the future of CFBNJ and how we plan on helping hungry neighbors going forward.

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Fighting Hunger After the Bell

Fighting Hunger After the Bell

Fighting Hunger After the Bell 1280 550 CFBNJ

Provide Summer Meals

Nearly 400,000 New Jersey kids receive free or reduced-price school meals, which may serve as their only reliable source of food for the week. For these children, the final bell of the school year can signify an end to knowing for sure where their next nutritious meal will come from.

The lack of access to healthy food can have serious, negative implications for their physical and cognitive development, affecting their learning, social interaction, productivity, and long-term health.

To help kids stay healthy and active all summer long, we serve breakfast and lunch to kids in need through the USDA’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) at sites across the state, including libraries, recreation centers, and Boys & Girls Clubs. This year, the FoodBank expects to provide more than 112,000 meals at more than 50 sites throughout New Jersey, an increase over last year.

One of our main goals for this summer is to serve more nutritious meals to children in need in underserved areas, where kids who qualify for SFSP meals may not be receiving them. We’re working with Hunger Free New Jersey, with vital support from the Reinvestment Fund, to provide more meals in Bergen County, specifically. Towards this goal, Hunger Free New Jersey will take the lead in community outreach and program communication–identifying and connecting with potential new sites and creating greater awareness of this critical child feeding program–while the FoodBank will facilitate the program at each site, providing healthy meals and free nutrition education workshops. This new partnership will help to bridge a critical meal gap for our most vulnerable young neighbors.

In keeping with the FoodBank’s mission to address hunger as a health issue and the USDA’s strict nutritional guidelines, we ensure that every meal we provide is well-balanced and packs tons of health benefits. A typical lunch, for example, includes milk, two pieces of fresh produce, one grain, and one protein.

“Making the investment in kids’ well-being in the early stages of life, especially during times of greatest need, like the summer, will lay the right foundations for their futures,” said Carlos Rodriguez, President & CEO of the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. “The support and partnership of other organizations, companies, and individual donors are critical in allowing us to expand our reach into more areas where children need us most.”

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