At Food Bank of South Jersey, we have a variety of responses to hunger. The traditional response since our inception in 1985 has been to meet hunger head on by distributing food to people in our service area. As time carried on, we acquired the tools to tackle some of hunger’s engendered obstacles. Namely, the [...]
We are winding down for the weekend here. It’s rather quiet in the office, and the warehouse doesn’t seem swamped. The sun is out, allergies are running rampant, and I want to take the rest of this morning to tell you about some progress we’ve made that I (Erin) am very happy about. When FBSJ [...]
Ms. Dolores, as she is endearingly addressed in our Cooking Matters courses, is quite the veteran when it comes to Food Bank of South Jersey programming. Not only is she involved with many other projects, but she has served as Class Manager for *five* of our classes. For those of you that are not familiar [...]
In an unexpected gesture of good faith, the state of New Jersey’s social workers have been processing applications for post-Irene aid without requiring proof of loss. The proof stage of similar processes is what often holds up the distribution of benefits, and so the social services offices have waived the requirement in order to bring [...]
The following was originally written in theFoodlinks America, 8 September 2011 issue; emphases by Food Bank of South Jersey June participation remains high: Nationwide enrollment in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) in June 2011 was the second highest ever recorded, with more than 45 million Americans receiving benefits. However, June 2011 broke a string [...]
This month, children across the country are on summer vacation. While summer vacation is thought of as fun-filled freedom for many children, for the millions at risk of hunger it means losing the one place that they can count on for a meal. It is estimated that over 17 million children are at risk of [...]
Today was our monthly staff meeting. The Programs & Services Department has several new partners wanting to host pantries in the works. And in the month of May alone the Hope Mobile distributed 211,729 pounds of food. To put that in perspective, in the months July through December of 2010, the Hope Mobile distributed 280,997 [...]
During the month of May, we focus on the problem of senior hunger. Many seniors live on fixed income and must choose between food and other basic needs—like utilities, rent, medication, etc. As the tail end of the Baby Boom generation enters their 60s, the number of food insecure seniors in the United States will [...]
