In order for us to deliver on our promise of transformative outcomes, we needed to build new bridges connecting us to mission-aligned resources in industries ranging from social services and education, to healthcare and commerce. Determined to activate a cross-functional movement and produce significant and lasting change in advocacy, operations and cooperative economics, we joined or launched coalitions at the local, county, regional, and state levels.

 

Our commitment to continuous learning, improvement, and collaboration helped to establish a set of strategic partnerships, each enabling us to provide an increased level of access to nutritious food for our neighbors as well as many agency partner organizations working alongside us on the front lines of food security. Furthermore, the expansion of our program offerings, both in the traditional models of food access, as well as in the more dynamic spaces of integrated wraparound services, was in direct response to the overwhelming evidence that it takes more than food to address hunger as well as the data gathered from our neighbors, who themselves requested even more holistic versions of our health and wellness program offerings. We can say with confidence (and evidence) that our hard and heart working staff and volunteers met this goal in a trauma-informed atmosphere of dignity and respect.

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By elevating and activating the voices of our neighbors and supporters, we’re poised to be one of the premier food security agencies in New Jersey offering a wide variety of food based programs such as our pantries, drive-thru distributions and student backpacks, as well as our wraparound services including mobile health clinics, nutrition workshops and classes, SNAP benefits enrollment and a variety of other offerings. We have the flexibility and resilience required to not only survive during difficult times, but to thrive in the face of certain political, economic, social, and environmental uncertainty throughout 2024 and beyond.