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

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

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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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Healthy Pantries Preserve the Dignity of Choice

Sam & Margaret at the food pantry

Healthy Pantries Preserve the Dignity of Choice

Healthy Pantries Preserve the Dignity of Choice 2560 1707 CFBNJ

AT CFBNJ, IT’S NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT FOOD WE PROVIDE BUT ALSO HOW WE PROVIDE IT. 

In 2023, CFBNJ’s on-site Community Assistance Pantry in Egg Harbor Township transitioned back to a choice model after years of providing bagged grab-and-go food as a safety measure due to the pandemic. Creating a shopping experience like that of a grocery store to empower our neighbors to choose what they get at food pantries is beneficial for so many reasons. On a practical level, it reduces waste by ensuring that people will use everything they take home to their families. But even more important than that, it affords our neighbors in need the dignity of being able to choose food tailored to their households’ cultures, religious traditions, dietary needs, and preferences. Also as part of the refreshed model, we are assisting our neighbors through SNAP enrollment and case management, helping them identify the causes of their food insecurity and providing them with appropriate resources. 

We will also utilize a choice model when our new pantry opens in Garfield as part of the Unity Health Center – a multisector collaborative effort to address the social determinants of health in Bergen County. The Unity Health Center, which was in progress throughout 2023, will be a health and wellness center that provides accessible, quality, and comprehensive care to low-income, underserved, and underinsured residents of Garfield and the surrounding towns. It will house resources provided by several area nonprofits, including a client choice food pantry, a demonstration kitchen, an in-house pharmacy, medical labs, examination rooms, and so much more.  

At our pantry in the Unity Health Center, CFBNJ will emphasize healthy food options and provide nutrition education. Through an initiative called Growing Healthy Pantries, which was launched in partnership with New Jersey’s other four food banks, we have created a toolkit to help pantries across the state follow suit. The toolkit provides best practices, strategies, and resources to support food pantries in their journeys to becoming healthier spaces. It guides pantry staff and volunteers in making changes like developing nutrition policies, increasing healthy food options, and providing supportive services like nutrition education.  

By focusing on choice and nutritious options, we can help to ensure healthy, active lives for our neighbors in need. 

Stocked Shelves At The Food Pantry

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