Distribution Programs
Unique problem-solving social programs that also stimulate local economies and help our hungry neighbors. Everyone deserves to eat.
Help us keep these programs alive.
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Save Restaurants. Feed Communities.
Our flagship program, FeedNJ, is designed to combat food insecurity while helping to keep struggling restaurants afloat by purchasing nutritious meals that are served to communities in need.
Since the start of the pandemic, this campaign has purchased over 600,000 meals from numerous locally-owned restaurants. They are then delivered to soup kitchens, food service groups and other pop-up distribution programs.
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Recognizing that many of our common distribution sites are in or near state-defined food deserts, we conceived of programs that specifically target these regions. Meals for Monmouth in September 2022 - we’ve continued to purchase restaurant-prepared meals in these zones and focused on including more vegetables and produce in these meals.
The leading provider of meals for Meals for Monmouth continues to be local restaurants, but we have also enlisted the support of Brookdale Community College’s Culinary Arts program to feed their Monmouth County neighbors. For students to gain career experience while serving their community in the fight against hunger is one of our most exciting new initiatives, one that with continued grant, foundational, and grassroots support, we will continue for many years to come.
“Hunger is not a partisan issue. Our purchasing of meals in bulk provides a supplemental form of business to small, mostly-family-owned restaurants in our local communities. This allows more employees to return to work, for restaurants to pay and continue providing healthcare to workers and to have a greater safety net. Just as importantly, delivering quality meals to soup kitchens ensures that the soup kitchen staff has a day to catch up, rest, and prepare to serve their guests for the other days of the week.”
— New Jersey Assembly Speaker, Craig Coughlin
and Port Authority Chairman, Kevin O’Toole
Distribution Partners
Hudson
Hunterton
Mercer
Westminster Presbyterian Church in Trenton
Living Hope Alliance Church in Trenton
Middlesex
Raritan Bay YMCA
First Presbyterian Church of South Amboy
Monmouth
Unsung Heroes
Borough Council - Matawan
Meet The Needs Organization
Morris
Ocean
Passaic
Union