With seven people in her household, including young children and several working adults, Alexandria appreciates the help that she gets at Varick Memorial Food Pantry in Hackensack. Dressed in her uniform, she visits the pantry on her lunch break during a long day cleaning the offices Learn More
Argetina Aquino is the Parent Liaison at First Avenue School in Newark. Affectionately called Miss Aquino by parents and kids alike, she has administered CFBNJ's Family Pack program at the school for nearly two years. Miss Aquino notes that the program has improved the health Learn More
After initiating a successful corporate volunteer shift with CFBNJ back in 2019, Andrew was nominated to become a Volunteer Champion at his company, giving him the ability to continue organizing volunteer events. Since then, Andrew has been a champion for CFBNJ, frequently planning office volunteer Learn More
For over thirty years, Kenneth has been with CFBNJ, volunteering in his spare time. From CFBNJ’s earliest days of winter coat drives and thrift sales, Kenneth and his daughter were here sorting through the mountains of bags full of coats. In the past four years leading Learn More
March is both National Nutrition Month and Women's History Month! At the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, we not only fight to end hunger and poverty across New Jersey but also prioritize addressing hunger as a health issue, providing and advocating for healthier options for Learn More
For more than fifty years, the Boys & Girls Club of Atlantic City has been a mainstay for South Jersey parents and children. The organization provides afterschool activities, nutritious meals, and workforce development programming. It is also a grant recipient through CFBNJ’s Network Investment Initiative. With Learn More
CFBNJ’s Food Sourcing team is responsible for procuring the food that we distribute to our neighbors in need through donations, purchases, and government programs. We partner with supermarkets, corporations, distributors, farms, manufacturers, wholesalers, transportation companies, and non-supermarket retailers – just to name a few. Beginning this Learn More
Terumo Medical Corporation was founded with a mission of contributing to society, which they’ve accomplished as a dedicated CFBNJ Corporate Impact Partner. Over the past five years, Terumo has made several generous financial donations, providing support for our programs and our special events. They’ve also hosted Learn More
Rick has been a CFBNJ financial donor for years, but when he retired from 44 years practicing law, he came in as a volunteer to see how he could help in person. “There are so many people who have real needs,” Rick said, “and volunteering Learn More
For Nina, the drive to fight hunger stems from her 26 years as an import/export manager in the food business. Working overseas, she saw widespread hunger and was saddened by the thought that people in her own community didn’t have enough to eat. When she Learn More