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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 
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National School Meal Program

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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.

Meal on a Mission: A Chef’s Tableside Experience

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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.

Internships Available

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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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Women Fighting Hunger Logo
Women Fighting Hunger supports the goals and priorities of CFBNJ, and provides Food, Help and Hope through hands-on philanthropy, leadership and collaboration. The group supports CFBNJ programs while engaging members and the broader community in the fight against hunger, raising both critical funds and awareness. Opportunities to get involved are flexible and can be tailored to a variety of interests, skills, and time commitments.

About Women Fighting Hunger

Women Fighting Hunger offers members meaningful opportunities to engage in the fight against food insecurity in New Jersey. Through education, enrichment, personal growth, and community connection, members contribute their time and talents to support the mission of the Community FoodBank of New Jersey.

Women Fighting Hunger fosters a strong sense of responsibility and ownership in the projects it supports while encouraging collaboration through a network of small project teams. The group also builds lasting relationships among members who share a commitment to making a meaningful impact in their communities.

Women Fighting Hunger @ CFBNJ

Women Fighting Hunger
Leadership

Lisa Blitt
Toju Chike-Obi
Kathy Corbalis
Kalmia Davis
Suzanne Hall
Maria Holman
Wendy Lazarus
Joelene Miller
Lauren Parisier-Weiss
Julia Zauner

WFH Leadership North & South

Upcoming Women Fighting Hunger Events

Hillside CFBNJ Women Fighting Hunger
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June
10:00 am - 12:00 pm

June Women Fighting Hunger Volunteering At Hillside

This event is reserved for members of our Women Fighting Hunger Initiative. If you are interested in joining this group please visit this site and complete the registration form. Sort food, assemble food boxes, pack pasta, or prep food to be distributed to network partners and members of the community in our Hillside warehouse. Volunteers will be […] ...

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“Imagine a child who hasn’t had breakfast or lunch trying to focus. Trying to learn. Trying to be happy. Just wanting to be a kid. That’s why Women Fighting Hunger and the Women Fighting Hunger initiative is my passion.”

– Wendy Lazarus, Founding Member, Women Fighting Hunger

Women Fighting Hunger’s Priorities

Diaper Drive

Each year Women Fighting Hunger hosts the #GreatBigDiaperDrive, an initiative that collects diapers, baby essentials, and financial contributions to support families in need across New Jersey. Through the generosity of volunteers, partners, and community supporters, the drive helps provide critical resources to neighbors facing diaper need while raising awareness about this often overlooked challenge.

Period Product Drive

Annually, Women Fighting Hunger leads the #GreatBigPeriodProductDrive, an initiative that collects period products and raises funds to address period poverty across New Jersey. Through the generosity of volunteers, partners, and community supporters, the drive helps provide essential hygiene products to neighbors in need while raising awareness about the challenges many individuals face in accessing these necessities. Events such as educational gatherings and Lunch and Learn sessions further engage the community and highlight the importance of menstrual equity.  

Annual Luncheon

he Women Fighting Hunger Luncheon brings together supporters from across New Jersey to raise critical funds and awareness for the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. The event offers opportunities for attendees to participate in hands-on service activities, such as assembling college meal kits and supporting college pantry drives that provide food and essential items to students facing food insecurity. The luncheon also fosters community and engagement through a keynote speaker, cocktail hour, and silent auctions and raffles.

Women Fighting Hunger Initiatives & Activities

  • Warehouse/Pantry Volunteering: Monthly volunteer opportunities are available in both North Jersey (Hillside & Garfield) and South Jersey (Egg Harbor Township).

    Women Fighting Hunger members regularly volunteer at CFBNJ locations, supporting operations and serving neighbors directly. Volunteer opportunities include:

    • Participating in warehouse volunteer shifts at the Hillside warehouse. To sign up to volunteer with Women Fighting Hunger in Hillside, click here.
    • Many of our WFH members choose to spend time volunteering at the Garfield Unity Pantry which supports local neighbors in need. To sign up to volunteer with in Garfield, click here.
    • Serving as pantry assistants at the Community Assistance Pantry in Egg Harbor Township by stocking shelves, sorting produce, organizing refrigerators and freezers, assisting shoppers, bagging items, packing groceries, and maintaining the pantry space. To sign up to volunteer with Women Fighting Hunger in Egg Harbor Township, click here.

    These volunteer opportunities provide meaningful ways for members to contribute their time while directly supporting CFBNJ’s mission.

  • Annual Turkey Drive

    This annual drive brings together Women Fighting Hunger members, along with their spouses, family, and friends and other members of the community to collect turkeys, non-perishable food items, and monetary donations before Thanksgiving. Members staff various locations throughout the state.

  • College Pantries

    Women Fighting Hunger supports college students experiencing food insecurity through a network of college pantry partnerships. Volunteers serve as liaisons to campus pantries, helping provide guidance, resources, and connections. Regular forums bring together pantry managers to share ideas, collaborate, and strengthen support for students across New Jersey.

    For more information about CFBNJ’s college pantries, click here.

  • Advocacy

    Women Fighting Hunger members support CFBNJ’s advocacy efforts by helping raise awareness of food insecurity and encouraging community engagement in policy and public education initiatives. Volunteers assist with outreach, resource development, and efforts that empower supporters to take action in addressing food insecurity.

    For more information about CFBNJ’s advocacy efforts, click here.

  • Impact & Research Support

    From time to time, Women Fighting Hunger volunteers assist CFBNJ staff with initiatives that help CFBNJ better understand the needs of our partner agencies and the communities they serve. This includes supporting survey and outreach efforts with partner agencies to gather insights that inform programs, strengthen partnerships, and guide resource distribution across the state, ensuring that every donation has the greatest possible impact. These projects are available on an ad-hoc basis. Fill out this form to be added to our email list where we keep members apprised of these kinds of projects.

  • Community Drives and Targeted Collections

    Throughout the year, Women Fighting Hunger members organize community drives that support CFBNJ programs. Past initiatives have included collections of coffee/tea, spices, and household/hygiene items that were collected and distributed through the Community Assistance Pantry and partner agencies.

    While CFBNJ must prioritize its resources to purchase nutritious food, these everyday items are also important to our neighbors’ daily lives and sense of dignity. Because they are not food, they are often unable to be purchased with SNAP dollars.

  • Diaper Drive

    Diaper need is the lack of a sufficient number of diapers to keep a baby clean, dry, and healthy. Without consistent access to diapers, babies are more vulnerable to painful rashes, urinary tract infections, and have more trips to the doctor.

    In the fall and alongside Diaper Need Awareness week (mid-Sept each year), Women Fighting Hunger leads the Great Big Diaper Drive (#GBDD), a monthslong initiative that is executed statewide which collects diapers, baby essentials, and financial contributions to support families experiencing diaper need. Through community drives, partnerships, and individual fundraising efforts, members help provide thousands of diapers and critical resources to neighbors in need each year.

    For every dollar donated, CFBNJ can purchase 6 diapers to support families in need.

  • Period Product Drive

    Period poverty is the lack of material basic necessities needed to safely and hygienically manage a menstrual cycle. Each spring, Women Fighting Hunger, in tandem with Period Poverty Awareness Week (mid-May each year) hosts the Great Big Period Product Drive (#GBPPD) to raise awareness about period poverty while collecting menstrual hygiene products and financial contributions for CFBNJ programs. Members organize community drives, educational events, and outreach efforts to help ensure individuals have access to essential hygiene products.

    CFBNJ can purchase period supplies for a person in need for an entire year just for $36.

  • Women Fighting Hunger Luncheon

    The annual Women Fighting Hunger Luncheon brings together supporters from across New Jersey each October to raise critical funds and awareness for CFBNJ. The event features opportunities for community engagement, including keynote speakers, networking, silent auctions, and service projects such as assembling college meal kits or collecting food for college pantries.

    Since its inception, the Women Fighting Hunger Luncheon has been at the forefront of the fight against food insecurity, and your support has made a powerful difference. This gathering is where we confront the harsh realities of food insecurity, where we learn from lived experiences, and where we come together to build a better future for the children, students, and families who need our support, our voice and our action.

Join Women Fighting Hunger

Interested in getting involved? Share your contact information with us, and we will connect you with meaningful volunteer opportunities. With both remote and in-person options available, there are many ways to contribute your time and talents in the fight against hunger.

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