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Support your local food pantry

Many food pantries are stretched to the max, with empty shelves and rising needs. Please consider donating a bag of food to your local food pantry.

Below are a few local food pantries, some NPR reports and a listing of food pantries in some selected communities of NJ from the Statewide Emergency Food Action Network, Community Food Bank of NJ & a link the NYC Food Bank program locator.

Community Food Bank of NJ

http://www.njfoodbank.org/

NJ Food Pantries

http://www.sefan.org/

NYC Food bank Program Locator

http://www.foodbanknyc.org/go/our-programs/our-food-program-network/food-program-locator

South Orange / Maplewood

Our Lady Of Sorrows – Food Pantry

217 Prospect Street

South Orange NJ 07079

973-763-5454

OLS Food Pantry
A group of volunteers distribute food on a weekly basis to needy people who come to the Pantry. some home deliveries to shut-ins at Thanksgiving are made. The Food Pantry provides a service for residents of S. Orange/Maplewood and carries out, in a very specific way, the Gospel mandate to “feed the hungry.” Our supply of food is donated from parishioners once a month on Food Pantry Sunday. Food donations may also be left inside the Fourth Street door at any other time the Church is open. Donations of money are also welcomed and are used to buy food at the Community Food Bank.

OHEB SHALOM CONGREGATION PANTRY

170 Scotland Road, South Orange, NJ 07079
973-762-7067

Email: execdir@ohebshalom.org
Website: www.ohebshalom.org
Open once a month or as needed for emergency
Contact: Director
Provides kosher food pantry
Food needs: Non-perishable kosher food
Volunteer needs: Contact site
Special needs: Funding

Summit

LOAVES AND FISHES FOOD PANTRY AT ST. THERESA
306 Morris Ave., Summit, NJ 07901
908-277-3700
www.st-theresa.org
M-F 9-5
Contact: Vincent Candela & Joe Truncale
Food needs: pasta, pasta sauce, cereal, breakfast foods, tuna, snacks
Volunteer needs: packers
Special needs: storage space for food drives

SAGE
290 Broad Street, Summit, NJ 07901-3507
908-273-5550x22
Email:slyon@sageeldercare.org
www.sageeldercare.org
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Contact: Suzanne Lyon
Provides Meals on Wheels and a variety of other senior social services
Food needs: non-perishables
Volunteer needs: sorters, packers, deliverers, office workers, fund raisers
Volunteer requirements: 18 years or older

Westfield

WESTFIELD FOOD PANTRY AT HOLY TRINITY
336 First Street, Westfield, NJ 07090
908-232-2311
Mon, Wed, Thurs, Fri by appointment arranged through a social service agency
Contact: Rosemarie O'Hare
Provides 10 days to two weeks of food for needy families
Food needs: Year round-Cereal, tuna, meal in a can, dry milk, peanut butter, jelly, rice and diapers
Thanksgiving-Frozen turkeys; Christmas-Frozen turkeys and canned hams
Volunteer needs: Families, individuals, teens for help with community food drives, three times a year - May, September, November

Montclair

HUMAN NEEDS FOOD PANTRY
9 Label Street, Montclair, NJ 07042
973-746-4669
Tues & Thurs 9:30am - 12pm, 12:30pm - 2:15pm
Contact: Deanna S. London
Provides food pantry for towns in Essex county without existing pantries.
Food needs: Any and all food

SALVATION ARMY-MONTCLAIR
Mail: P.O. Box 96, Montclair, NJ 07042
Temporary location: 46 Park Street, Montclair, NJ 07042
973-744-3312 x221
Email: sarmy@montclaircitadel.org
Website: www.montclaircitadel.org
Office: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Soup kitchen: Mon, Tues, Wed noon
Contact: Annamarie Goglia
Provides soup kitchen, pantry, shelter, rental and utility assistance and social needs
Food needs: Non-perishables, meat (perisable and non-perishable) and other proteins
Volunteer needs: Servers, cooks (soup kitchen help: Mon-Wed 10am-1pm) and volunteers to pick up and deliver food
Special needs: Storage space, cold staorage and funding

TONI'S KITCHEN AT ST. LUKE'S CHURCH
73 South Fullerton Street, Montclair, NJ 07042
973-860-0768
Email: soup@toniskitchen.org
Website: www.toniskitchen.org
Thurs, Fri, Sat 11:30am-12:30pm
Contacts: Maryanne Renn, coordinator, or John Kopitz
Provides lunch
Food needs: Non-perishable and some perishables including butter and meat
Volunteer needs: Contact site
Special needs: Funding

NPR reports

All Things Considered, October 22, 2008 · The troubled U.S. economy is forcing tens of thousands of people to visit food pantries for the first time. But as the demand rises, donations to those pantries are drying up and some places have run out of food entirely, even in the nation's breadbasket.

http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=95849670&m=95997168

Frank Morris reports for member station KCU

All Things Considered, April 21, 2008 · Global food shortages and a faltering U.S. economy are hurting food banks. Leaders in the food bank community are finding creative ways to cope. Two food-bank organizers discuss their approach to the problem.

Deborah Flateman, CEO of the Maryland Food Bank, and Bob Evans, president of the United Food Bank in Mesa, Ariz., discuss their approaches to the problem in a conversation with Melissa Block.

http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=89817185&m=89817160

NJ Food Pantries from

http://www.sefan.org/

STATEWIDE EMERGENCY FOOD AND ANTI-HUNGER NETWORK

Bloomfield

BETHEL REHOBOTH FOOD PANTRY AND MEAL CENTER
55 Lawrence Street, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
973-566-9100 or 973-748-3384
Food Pantry: 2nd & 4th Sat 11am-1pm
Meal Center: Thrus 5-7pm
Contact: LeWanda Pleasant, Program Director
Provides food pantry and soup kitchen
Food needs: Non-perishables and bread
Volunteer needs: food sorters and packers and fund raisers
Volunteer requirements: Must be at least 15 years old
Special needs: Funding, transportation and storage space

BLOOMFIELD CHURCH ON THE GREEN
147 Broad Street, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
973-743-1796
Wed & Fri 9:30am-11am
Contact: Janet Brien
Provides food pantry

East Orange

CHRIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
422 Main Street, East Orange, NJ 07108
973-678-1160
Email: christchurcheo@aol.com
Website: christepiscopalchurch-eo.com
Food pantry: Wed 10am-1pm
Soup kitchen: Sat 12-1pm
Clothes: Sat 10-11:30am
Contact: Bob Simmons or Connie Horsley
Provides food pantry, soup kitchen and clothing
Food needs: Non-perishables
Special needs: Clothing

EAST ORANGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP
490 Main Street, East Orange, NJ 07017
973-266-5315
Office: Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm
Pantry: Mon-Fri 9am-1pm
Contact: Charlean Hayes
Provides pantry, thrift shop, rental and utility assistance when available and social services
Food needs: Non-perishables
Special needs: Transportation

HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH FOOD PANTRY
153 Glenwood Avenue, East Orange 07019
973-678-1484 or 973-325-3628
Last Tues of month 10:30-12:30 and by appointment
Contact: Julie Brooks
Provides food, clothing and toiletries
Food needs: canned meat, cereals, tuna, pasta, canned fruit
Volunteer needs: to pick up FEMA shipments
Volunteer requirements: heavy lifting

Irvington

CHURCH WOMEN UNITED FOOD PANTRY
1240 Clinton Ave., Irvington, NJ 07111
973-373-5930
Mon-Thurs 8:30am-1:30pm
Contact: Marilyn Russell
Emergency pantry providing food and clothing to Irvington residents with a referral letter.
Food needs: non-perishables especially canned meats and fish, rice, canned spaghetti, peanut butter and jelly
Volunteer needs: Someone with van to help pick up food once a month.

SOLID ROCK BAPTIST CHURCH FOOD PANTRY
644 Chancelor Avenue, Irvington, NJ 07111
973-373-8129
Email: rck389@aol.com
Tues-Thurs 9am-5pm
Contact: Yvette Burton
Food needs: Non-perishables

Montclair

Newark

APOSTLES HOUSE
18-24 Grant Street, Newark, NJ 07103
Food pantry: Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm Shelter: 24/7
973-482-0625 or 973-482-6609
Contact: Sandra Accomando
Provides pantry, shelter for women & children, transitional housing, substance abuse and other counseling
Food needs: Cereal, canned and powdered milk, other non-perishables

BESSIE GREEN COMMUNITY, INC.
510 Broad Street, Newark, NJ 07102
973-623-3198 Fax: 973-621-7573
Mon, Wed, Fri 9am-2pm 2nd two weeks of the month
Contact: Joe Thomas or Lawrence Purvis
Food pantry providing groceries to clients once a month. Senior day care once a month.
Food Needs: Canned meats and vegetables.
Volunteer Needs: Fund raisers and food collectors.
Special Needs: Funding

BLESSED SACRAMENT OF NEWARK FOOD PANTRY
15 Van Ness Place Rectory, Newark, NJ 07108
Families: 3rd & 4th Tues 1:30pm-3pm Singles: 3rd & 4th Sat 9am-12pm
732-868-8232
Contact: Helen T. Brooks or Mary Frussell
Provides pantry, nurse on site to take blood pressure and counsel on insurance issues and clothing
Food Needs: Cereal, peanut butter, jelly, pasta, pasta sauce, canned vegetables, tuna, salmon, beef stew
Volunteer needs: Packers on Sat., heavy lifting on 2nd Fri
Special needs: Funding

BLUM STREET NEIGHBORHOOD CORP.
31 Blum Street, Newark, NJ 07103
973-643-8739
Pantry: Mon-Fri 12-2pm
Day Care: Mon-Fri 7:30am-5pm
Contact: Lillie Love
Provides pantry, clothing and daycare. Advance phone call required.
Food needs: Non-perishables
Volunteer needs: Contact Lillie Love
Special needs: Funding, transportation

EL CLUB DEL BARRIO, INC.
76 Clinton Avenue, Newark, NJ 07114
973-624-4222
Web site: www.elclubdelbarrio.org
Contact: Ana Rosario
Provides food pantry, mental health, HIV and addiction services, after school program, ESL classes, Teen Pep program and HE-RR seminars
Food needs: All non-perishables and some perishables
Volunteer needs: Contact site for information
Special needs: Funding

EMMANUAL CHURCH OF CHRIST
PO Box 3158, Newark, NJ 07103
973-621-9810
Open once or twice a week
Contact: Rev. Churchwell or Dolores Matthews
Provides food pantry and clothing
Food needs: Non-perishables and perishables
Special needs: Storage space

FEED THE HUNGRY AT ST. JOHN'S
22 Mulberry Street, Newark, NJ 07102
973-623-0822
Email: saint.johns@worldnet.att.net
Tues-Sat 7am-3pm
Contact: Barbara Mann
Provides breakfast and hot lunch program
Food needs: Contact site
Volunteer needs: Contact site
Special needs: Funding

FELLOWSHIP MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
83 Elizabeth Avenue, Newark, NJ 07108
973-242-6712x10
Email: Zeegaddy@aol.com
Tues & Thurs 12pm-2pm
Contact: Ms. Gaddy
Provides soup kitchen
Food needs: Contact church
Volunteer needs: Contact church

GRACE REFORMED CHURCH
31 Blum Street, Newark, NJ 07103
973-643-8739
Mon-Fri 10am-2pm
Contact: Lillie Love or Lorilyn Bridgeforth
Provides food pantry, clothing and day care
Food needs: Vegetables, meat, other non-perishables

GREATER HARVEST FOOD PANTRY
149 Grumman Avenue, Newark, NJ 07112
973-318-7337
Email: agreaterharvest@aol.com
Pantry: Wed 9am-2pm & Sun 11am-2pm
Bread distribution: Weekday mornings when available
contact: Delores Thomas
Food needs: Non-perishables and personal hygiene products
Special needs: Funding

LA CASA DE DON PEDRO
75 Park Avenue, Newark, NJ 07104
973-482-8312x516
Email: Aries@lacasanwk.org
Contact: Marissa Hildebrant
Provides social services including job counseling, early childhood education, home energy information and some occasional food distribution
Food needs: Non-perishables
Volunteer needs: Volunteers for food drives
Special needs: Funding

MEETING EMERGENCY NEEDS WITH DIGNITY (MEND) CENTRAl OFFICE
494 Broad Street - 5th floor, Newark, NJ 07102
973-596-5128
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Contact: Sharon Reilly-Tobin

MOUNT VERNON MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH
709 Clinton Avenue, Newark, NJ 07109
973-374-3154
Email: mountvbc709@aol.com
Last Sat of month 9am-12pm
Contact: David Blount
Food needs: Non-perishables and some perishables at times
Special needs: Funding

NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH FOOD AND CLOTHING MINISTRY
111-119 Sussex Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103
973-622-4547 x229
Email: egloverr@aol.com
Mon-Fri 8:30am-1:30pm & Sat 8:30am-11:30am
Contact: Mrs. Glover
Food needs: Canned or frozen foods
Special needs: New or gently used clothing; funding

NEW LIFE MINISTRIES
246 South 19th Street, Newark, NJ 07103
973-371-1111
Email: bishop1718@aol.com
Mon-Fri 7am-6pm
Contact: Miss Ray
Food needs: Non-perishables
Special needs: Funding, storage space

PIERRE TOUSSAINT FOOD PANTRY-ST. MARY'S CHURCH
528 Dr. Martin Luther King Blvd, Newark, NJ 07102
973-792-5790
3rd & 4th Fridays 10am-12noon 3rd & 4th Saturdays 9am-12noon
Contact: Ambrose Amoakoh
Food Needs: pasta, vegetables, cereal, juices,crackers, tomato sauce
Volunteer Needs: packers and distributors
Volunteer requirements: Teens and adults.(No heavy lifting required.)
Special Needs: Funding to buy a new van.

PROTESTANT COMMUNITY CENTER PANTRY
17 North 6th Street, Newark, NJ 07107
973-484-0142
Email: cmadsen@cacofnj.org
Website: www.cacofnj.org
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Contact: Chip Madsen
Provides food pantry, tutoring, summer camp. Referrals required
Food needs: Non-perishables
Volunteer needs: See website
Special needs: See website

ROSEVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH PANTRY AND SOUP KITCHEN
36 Roseville Avenue, Newark, NJ 07107
973-483-3361
Email: Roseville@verizon.net
Soup Kitchen: Every other month - Sat 11am-1pm
Pantry: 2nd Monday of the month 10am-12pm
Contact: Jay Glaspy
Food needs: Non-perishables and some perishables
Volunteer needs: Saturday volunteers to pack and sort; Monday volunteers to distribute food packages
Special needs: Funding

ST. ANN'S FOOD PANTRY
103 16th Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103
Mon, Wed, Thurs 10am-12 noon
973-642-5553
Contact: Juanita Sawyer
Food needs: Canned, packaged and non-perishable products
Volunteer needs: Food packers
Volunteer requirements: Reliable, strong, dedicated

ST. ROCCO'S OUTREACH - PROJECT SOLUTION
712 Springfield Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103
973-371-5266
Email: ppsolution@rocco.com
Contact: Mr. Njoku
Provides food pantry, soup kitchen, shelter, counseling, job referrals and group motivational meetings
Any food donations accepted.
Volunteer needs: servers, packers, residential aides, counselors
Volunteer requirements: 21 years or older
Special needs: furniture, financial donations, clothing

SALVATION ARMY/NEWARK - CENTRAL AVENUE
45 Central Avenue, Newark, NJ 07108
973-824-6137
Fax: 973-848-1556
Website: www.newjerseysalvationarmy.org
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Contact: Major Kelly
Provides food pantry, emergency rental assistance, Ryan White Program for HIV to aid victoms of the disease and their families, senior companion program for the frail elderly, foster grandparent program, hospital program and other social services
Food needs: Non-perishables
Volunteer needs: Information available on the Salvation Army website

SALVATION ARMY/NEWARK - SPRINGFIELD AVENUE
699 Springfield Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103
973-375-5933
Email: user387722@peoplepc.com
Tues-Fri 10am-3pm
Contact: Felicia Flora
Provides food pantry called "Healthy Eating, Healthy Habits"
Food needs: Non-perishables or frozen food
Volunteer needs: Contact site
Special needs: Transportation; funding

TRINITY REFORMED FOOD PANTRY
483 Ferry Street Newark, NJ 07105
973-344-8228
Mon-Fri 9am-10:30am
Food needs: Non-perishable items

UNITED COMMUNITY CORP
31 Fulton Street, Newark, NJ 07102
973-642-0181 x227
Fax: 973-621-5453
Pantry: Mon-Fri 10:30-2:30
Shelter: 3-pm-7am 7 days a week
Contact: Mr. Haynes
Provides shelter, pantry, social services, community services. Referral and advance call required.
Food needs: Canned or boxed goods, especially canned meats
Special needs: Funding

Nutley

FOOD PANTRY AT THE NUTLEY CHAPTER RED CROSS
169 Chestnut Street, Nutley, NJ 07110
973-667-3818
Email: nutleyarc@aol.com
Mon-Thurs 9am-4:30pm & Fri 9am-4pm
contact: Susan Schwei
Provides services to residents of Nutley and Belleville only. Clients are screened through the Nutley Family Service Bureau; the phone number at the Bureau is 973-667-1884
Food needs: Contact Ms. Schwei
Volunteer needs: Contact Ms. Schwei
Special needs: Funding

ST. MARY'S CHURCH FOOD PANTRY
17 Msgr. Owens Place, Nutley, NJ 07110
973-235-1100
Email: stmarysnutley@yahoo.com
Contact: Owen Haveron
Clients must by qualified by the Nutley Family Service Bureau
Food needs: Non-perishables

Orange

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF ORANGE
420 Main Street,Orange, NJ 07050
973-325-6374 or 973-678-1719
Email: marykay43@earthlink.net
Thursdays 12-2pm. Closed January
Contact: Mary Kay Swanson
Food pantry-gives bags of food to those who have a referral from a local agency. Serves only the Oranges. Clients can come once a month.
Food needs: Pasta, rice, beans, soup, baby items, diapers, baby food, formula.
Volunteer needs: Need help packing bags, picking up donated food, etc.
Volunteer requirements: Those who are able to lift heavy bags.

HELPING HANDS AND EARS
32 Park Street, Orange, NJ 07050
973-673-2471
Mon, Wed, Fri 10am-2pm
Contact: Grace Robinson
Provides food pantry and referral service to social service agencies
Food needs: Non-perishables, especially items with protein
Volunteer needs: Fundraisers
Special needs: Funding

HOLY TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
153 Glenwood Avenue, East Orange, NJ 07017
973-678-1484 or 973-325-3628
Last Tues of month 10:30am-12:30
Contact: Julie Brooks
Provides food pantry, clothing and toiletries
Food needs: Canned meat, cereals, tuna, pasta, canned fruit
Volunteer needs: Pick up FEMA shipments
Volunteer requirements: Heavy lifting

South Orange
	OHEB SHALOM CONGREGATION PANTRY 170 Scotland Road, South Orange, NJ 07079 973-762-7067 Email: execdir@ohebshalom.org Website: ohebshalom.org Open once a month or as needed for emergency Contact: Director Provides kosher food pantry Food needs: Non-perishable kosher food Volunteer needs: Contact site Special needs: Funding

Morris County

Dover

THE SALVATION ARMY
76 North Bergen, Dover, NJ 07801
Mail: P.O. Box 895, Dover, NJ 07801
973-366-0764 x16
Mon-Fri 8:30am-4pm & Sun 11am
Contact: Captain Nester Teresa Valverde
Provides pantry, clothing, social services, furniture, medicine, ESL, after school program, summer camp and Sunday lunch.
Food needs: non-perishables, frozen food and baby food
Volunteer needs: volunteers for the pantry and fund raisers especially at Christmas time
Volunteer requirements: some heavy lifting for pantry work
Special needs: funding

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
123 E. Blackwell Street, Dover, NJ 07801
973-366-2821
Email: tlcdovernj@worldnet.att.net
Website: www.TLCNJ.org
Food pantry: Mon-Fri 9am-1pm Soup Kitchen: Mon-Sat 11:30am-12:30pm
Contact: Suzanne Capps
Food needs: non-perishables

Morris Plains
	JERSEY BATTERED WOMEN’S SERVICE, INC P.O. Box 363, Morris Plains, NJ 07950 973-267-7520 x117 Web page: www.JBWS.org Open: 24 hours/day * 7 days/week * 365 days/year Contact: Paula Miller Provides a domestic violence shelter Food needs: non-perishables, especially coffee, tea, cereal(hot/cold), juice boxes, ethnic foods(Spanish/Middleeastern), pasta, rice, and bread

Morristown

THE ERIC JOHNSON HOUSE
44 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
973-326-9636
Email: EJHouse1@aol.com
Web page: www.theericjohnsonhouse.org
Open 24 hours/day * 7 days/week
Contact: Laurie Litt-Robbins
Provides a transitional housing facility for homeless men and women who are HIV/AID positive.
Food needs: any canned, boxed, or bagged food, milk, eggs, cheese, and yogurt
Volunteer needs: food shopping, house coverage, cooking, transportation, and fund raising
Volunteer requirements: 18 and over - please call for application
Special needs: paper products(toilet tissue, napkin, paper towels, etc.), office supplies, stamps, and cleaning supplies

HOMELESS SOLUTION, INC.
540 W. Hanover Avenue, Suite 100, Morristown, NJ 07960
973-993-0833 x13
Email: tamalareynolds4@juno.com
Web page: www.homelesssolutions.org
24 hours/day * 7days/week
Contact: Tamala Reynolds
Provides shelter and referral services for homeless people.
Food needs: breakfast items, powdered drink mixes such as iced tea and lemonade
Volunteer needs: baby sitters, food preparers, cooks and mentors
Volunteer requirements: flexible
Special needs: storage space for furniture, an extra shed, funding

INTERFAITH COUNCIL FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES SHELTER
P.O. Box 1494, Morristown, NJ 07962
973-644-2757
Mon-Fri 8:30am-4:30pm
Email: ichfmc@netzero.com
Contact: Joann Bjornson
Provides emergency shelter, permanent supportive housing program, and homelessness education.
Volunteer needs: tutoring, translating, driving, mentoring, fund raising, bulk mailings, helping at shelter & overnight, haircutting, and working at front desk(11am-2pm, 3-5 days/week)
Volunteer requirements: age 16 and above and completion of volunteer application
Special needs: "Start a Home Baskets": laundry baskets filled with basic supplies, financial contributions, and holiday baskets

INTERFAITH FOOD PANTRY
Office, warehouse and Saturday distribution: 540A West Hanover Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960
Weekday food distribution: 190 Speedwell Avenue, Morristown, NJ 07960
973-538-8049
Email: ifphome@aol.com
Web site: www.mcifp.com
Food Distribution: Tues, Wed & Thur 9:30 am-12pm and Sat 10am-12pm
Food Donations: Mon-Thur 9:30am-4pm
Provides emergency and supplemental food, serving Morris County residents
Food needs: All types
Volunteer needs: Home delivery people, interpreters (Spanish & English), fundraisers, sorters, people with trucks to pick up food

THE SALVATION ARMY, MORRISTOWN CORPS
95 Spring Street, Morristown, NJ 07960
973-539-2700
Fax: 973-605-1880
Office: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm Pantry: Mon, Wed, & Fri 2-4pm
Contact: Luz E. Troche
Provides an emergency food pantry.
Food needs: non-perishable items
Volunteer needs: Christmas time volunteers
Volunteer requirements: background check

Union County

Cranford

CRANFORD FAMILY CARE ASSOCIATION
61 Myrtle Street, Cranford, NJ 07016
908-276-3530
Email: cfamilycare@msn.com
Mon-Fri 9am-4pm
Contact: Kathy Willis
You must be a Cranford resident to be eligible for services
Food Needs: Sugar, instant coffee, vegetable oil, mayonnaise, ketchup, jelly. Perishables: meats, produce, frozen vegetables.
Volunteer Needs: May - 2 days; Nov. - 2 days
Volunteer Requirements: 18 and older

Elizabeth

BLESSED SACRAMENT CHURCH FOOD PANTRY
1096 North Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
908-889-5310
Email: raefanwood@aol.com
Tuesday 12-4
Contact: Rae Estromera
Provides pantry, clothing, apartment referrals, childcare referrals and social service information
Food needs: rice, beans, potatoes, pasta, soups, cereal, detergent
Special needs: transportation from Hillside Food Bank

ELIZABETHPORT PRESBYTERIAN CENTER
184 First Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07206
908-351-4850
Fax: 908-351-8082
15th-30th each month M,W,F 2-4
Contact: Maxine Judson
Handicap accessible, client referrals needed. Provides pantry and vehicle for donation pickup
Food needs: diapers, wipes, milk, tuna, soup,personal care items
Volunteer needs: packing, stocking, driving, inventory
Volunteer requirements: heavy lifting. Over 18 and in good health
Special needs: Donations appreciated, storage space.

ELMORA SOUP KITCHEN AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF ELIZABETH
402 Union Avenue Elizabeth, NJ 07208
908-245-3394
Sunday 3-4pm
Contact: Robert and Jean Wands
Special needs: Funding

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CRANFORD/ELIZABETH
402 Union Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07208
908-342-0519
Office: Tues-Sat 9am-2pm
Pantry: 2nd, 3rd and 4th Thurs 4-7pm
Contact: Betty Cere
Provides pantry
Food needs: Non-perishables

THE HOPE CENTER
1181 East Broad Street Elizabeth, NJ 07201
908-352-8778 or 800-736-2773
After Hours Confidential Hope Line: 908-994-HOPE
Email: karens@nycr.org www.nycr.org
Food Pantry: Mon, Tues, Thurs 10am-2pm, Wed 1-3pm, Sat 11am-2pm
Drug Program Placement: Mon, Tues, Thurs 10am-12pm
City Tribe Church: Sunday 7pm
Contact: Karen Storz
Provides detox & rehab placement help, food pantry, referrals, prayer, and shelter, housing & clothing information.
Food needs: individual servings, pull-top tuna, fruit, soups, stews, chili, juice boxes or pouches, crackers & cheese or peanut butter, etc.
Volunteer needs: vary, call for update
Volunteer requirements: vary, call for update
Special needs: funding

JEFFERSON PARK MINISTRIES
477 Madison Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
Mailing: P.O. Box 163, Elizabeth, NJ 07207
908-629-0041
Email: jpm@jeffersonparkministries.org
2nd & 4th Thursday 10-12,3-5
Contact: Marcelyne Rousseau
Provides pantry, clothing, furniture and other needed items.
Food needs: all items
Volunteer needs: load & unload trucks, pack food bags, restock the pantry
Volunteer requirements: 18 or older
Special needs: funding

JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF CENTRAL NEW JERSEY
655 Westfield Ave., Elizabeth, NJ 07208
908-352-8375
Pantry - One Sunday a month
Office - Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm
Contact: Lynn Rosenzweig
Food needs: Non-perishable kosher food only
Volunteer needs: Deliver food packages once a month on Sunday, 9am-10:30am
Volunteer requirements: Application and interview. Volunteers need a car and must be able to carry boxes of food.
Special needs: donations

LIBERTY BAPTIST SOUP KITCHEN
510 Court St., Elizabeth, NJ 07206
908-355-4226
Monday 1-2
Contact: Minnie Frazier
Food needs: meat, vegetables, punch, hot chocolate, anything welcome

MT. TEMAN CHURCH FOOD PANTRY & SOUP KITCHEN
160 Madison Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
908-351-2625
Food Pantry: 4th Thursday 10am-12pm
Soup Kitchen: 4th Sat. 11-2
Contact: Sister Viola Austin
Food Needs: cereal, jelly, canned vegetables, snacks for kids, large cans for soup kitchen, meat
Volunteer needs: baggers
Special needs: storage space, refrigerator, freezer

ST. JOSEPH'S SOCIAL SERVICE CENTER
118 Division St., Elizabeth, NJ 07201
908-352-2989
Email: jacintaosb@yahoo.com
Mon-Fri 9-12, Sat 11:30-1
Contact: Carlos Flores
Provides soup kitchen, groceries, sandwiches, clothing, furniture, family and substance abuse counseling, job readiness program, workshops, afterschool program, tutoring and summer camp
Food Needs: rice, cereal, powdered milk, beans, tuna, boxed mashed potatoes, meat
Volunteer needs: prepare, serve and bag food, answer phone, file.
Volunteer requirements: 16 and older.
Special needs: Donations, vehicle, warehouse space.

ST. MARK'S EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN SOUP KITCHEN & FOOD PANTRY
908-920 East Jersey St., Elizabeth, NJ 07201
908-289-6280
Mondays 9-12:30
Contact: Rev. Olga Rivera
Food Needs: everything
Volunteer needs: cooking, serving, packing
Volunteer requirements: 15 or older
Special needs: transportation, donations

ST. MARY OF THE ASSUMPTION
Race Street(back of church) Elizabeth, NJ 07202
908-352-5154x24
Food pantry: 3rd,4th,5th Tues 9-11am
Soup kitchen: 2nd,3rd,4th,5th Wed 11:30am-1pm
Contact: Bill Crowley
Food needs: dry food, canned vegetables, fruit, meat, & tuna, baby food, diapers, personal care items, bulk (#10 cans) vegetables, and powdered milk
Volunteer needs: food sorters, packers, and dispensers for food pantry and food preparation and clean-up for soup kitchen
Volunteer requirements: 18 years and older, some jobs require heavy lifting
Special needs: pick up food and funding

ST. PATRICK CHURCH
215 Court Street. Elizabeth, NJ 07206
908 354-0023
3rd & 4th Tuesday each month 9am-10:30 am
Contact: Ann Borden, Joan Walsh
Food needs: cereal, sauce

THE SALVATION ARMY
1005 E. Jersey Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07201
908 352-7057
Monday-Friday 9am-4pm
Contact:Major Jose and Hilda Santiago
Pantry and soup kitchen
Food needs: rice, beans, bread, pasta, soup

Linden

LINCS (LINDEN INTERFAITH NETWORK FOR COMMUNITY SERVICES)
45 E. Elm Street, Linden, NJ 07036
908 925-2523
Office hours-M,T,W,F 9-11
Food distribution-3rd Mon & Tues 9-12
Contact: Dot Zehrer
Food pantry
Food needs: non-perishable foods
Volunteer needs: Board members, volunteer coordinator
Special needs: Grant writers

LPC MISSION PROJECT
1506 Orchard Terr., Linden, NJ 07036
908-486-3073
4th Fri 9am-11am and following Sun. 9am-10am and by appointment
Contact: Judy Pribish
Food pantry
Food Needs:Powdered milk, soups, canned vegetables, canned fruit
Volunteer Needs: Food packers
Volunteer Requirements: 18 and older
Special Needs: Fundng, storage space

ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE PANTRY
1805 Penbrook Terrace, Linden, NJ 07036
908 486-6363
Fax: 908-486-5345
Pantry:2nd & 4th Friday of each month Soup kitchen: 5th Saturday when it appears in the month
Contact: Mary Anne Fiorillo
Food Needs: powdered milk, instant potatoes
Special needs: Transportation from Community Foodbank, Hillside

Plainfield

COMMUNITY CHURCH OF GOD
417 W. Sixth Street, Plainfield, NJ 07060
732 249-4988
Email: ccogvision@aol.com
Contact: Dea. Semmion N. Horne or Sister Whitaker
Provides pantry, soup kitchen, clothing and social services
Food needs: rice, beans, soup, bread
Volunteer needs: Food sorters, fundraisers
Volunteer requirements: 14-50 years old

INTERFAITH COUNCIL FOR THE HOMELESS OF UNION COUNTY
P.O. Box 569, Plainfield, NJ 07060
908-753-4001
www.interfaith-council.org
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Contact: Brenda L. Myrick
Provides shelter at network of churches (Interfaith Hospitality Network), transitional housing, rental assistance, child care, camp, education and advocacy
Volunteer needs: Committee members - call for details
Volunteer requirements: Knowledge and participation in non-profit committees or boards

METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY SERVICE
1003 West Fourth Street Plainfield, NJ 07063
908-791-1369
Mon-Thurs 3-6pm
Contact: Agnes Thomas
Food pantry, clothing, furniture
Food needs: all non-perishables and perishables, infant formula, diapers
Special needs: transportation, freezer, copy machine, funding

PLAINFIELD AREA YMCA
518 Watchung Avenue, Plainfield, NJ 07060
908-756-6060
Open 24 hours
Contact: Roni Taylor Hill
Provides emergency shelter.
Food needs: breakfast and dinner foods
Volunteer needs: need for churches and other groups to prepare meals and serve to residents
Volunteer requirements: all are welcome

THE SALVATION ARMY
615 Watchung Avenue, Plainfield, NJ 07060
908-756-2595
Food Pantry: M-F 9:30-10:45, 2-4
Soup Kitchen: M-F 12-12:45
Contact: Captain Henry Thibault, Donald or Nicholas
Food needs: meats, canned goods, paper goods
Vounteer needs: servers, clean-up, packers
Volunteer requirements: 18 and older
Special needs: Storage space, monetary donations, restaruant supply equipment, ice machine, microwave

STARFISH FOOD PANTRY, INC. OF PLAINFIELD AT COVENANT UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
631 East Front St., Plainfield, NJ 07060
908-755-8888
Tues, Thur, Fri 10-2
Contact: Kathy Delucca
Food needs: Peanut butter, jelly, spaghetti sauce, tuna fish, canned pasta, meat.
Volunteer needs: food packers, drivers
Vounteer requirements: License for drivers
Special needs: Cash donations for perishables, transportation for food.

Rahway
RAHWAY FOOD FOR FRIENDS 1221 New Brunswick Avenue Rahway, NJ 07065 732-388-3988 Fax: 732-388-1143 DickTalbot722@aol.com Soup kitchen: Sat 12-1:30pm Food pantry: last full week of month, Mon & Tues 10am –12pm Emergency food: Tues & Thurs 10:30am-12pm Contact: Dick Talbot Food needs: canned protein, canned fruits & vegetables, and other non-perishables Special needs: Refrigeration

Roselle

CHURCH OF THE ASSUMPTION FOOD PANTRY
325 W. Westfield Ave, Roselle Park, NJ 07204
Mail: 113 Chiego Place, Roselle Park, NJ 07204
908-245-6572
2nd & 4th Tuesday 10-11
Contact: Kathy Drake
Food needs: non-perishables

HELPING HANDS-CHURCH OF ST. JOSEPH THE CARPENTER
157 E. 4th Avenue, Roselle, NJ 07203
908 241-1250
2nd Sunday of the month
Contact: Sue McNeal
Provides food pantry
Food needs: all canned food & paper products
Volunteer needs: Drivers, packers
Volunteer requirements: Driver's license, some packing.

HEARD A.M.E. FOOD STORE
310 E. 8th Avenue, Roselle, NJ 07203
908 241-5588
Email: Heardchurch@aol.com
Mon-Fri 9am-12noon; Sat 10am-12noon
Contact: Rev. Theodore R. Goyins
Website: www.heardame.org
Food needs: pasta, soup, tuna, peanut butter, canned vegetables, crackers, ketchup
Volunteer needs: Help unloading the van on Thursdays
Volunteer requirements: 18 years or older, some heavy lifting
Special needs: Addtional funding

Summit

Westfield

Hudson County

Hoboken

THE HOBOKEN SHELTER
300 Bloomfield Street Hoboken, NJ 07030
201-656-5069
Fax: 201-656-2400
Email:Jaclyn.cherubini@hobokenshelter.org
Mon-Fri 9am-9pm
Web page: www.hobokenshelter.org
Contact: Jaclyn cherubini
Provides shelter and soup kitchen (Communities of Faith for Housing)
Food needs: non-perishables
Volunteer needs: fund raisersand soup kitchen volunteers
Volunteer requirements: 18 years or older
Special needs: funding and storage space

Jersey City

CORNERSTONE CHURCH OF CHRIST
293 Pacific Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07304
201-432-5568
Pantry: Tues,Wed,Fri 9am-12pm
Soup kitchen: Sun 1:30pm
Contact: Eleanor Ferguson
food needs: Non-perishables
Special needs: Funding to purchase food

FRIENDS OF THE LIFERS YOUTH CORPORATIONS
152 Martin Lluther King Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07305
201-938-1419
Email: netbety@yahoo.com
Thurs & Fri 10am-2pm (3rd week of the month only)
Contact: Annette Joyner
Provides pantry, clothing and references to social services
Food needs: Non-perishables
Volunteer needs: Volunteers to pick up food fromthe food bank
Special needs: Transportation, funding

INTERIM HOUSE AND MOSQUE
596 Communipaw Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07304
201-433-0600 or 201-736-2326

Soup kitchen: Mon-Fri 11am-3pm Pantry: Mon-Fri 5-6:30pm and occasional weekends & holidays
Contact: Imam Abdul Quddus
Provides pantry, soup kitchen, clothing, furniture, counseling, and social services.
Food needs: all non-perishables, perishables: all meat but pork, fruits, vegetables, and baked goods for soup kitchen
Volunteer needs: possible future need with possible expansion
Special needs: funding especially for expansion and vehicles

OLD BERGEN CHURCH - DEACON'S FOOD PANTRY
1 Highland Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07306
201-433-1815
Email: oldbergenchurch@worldnet.att.net
last Tues & Fri of the month 9am-noon
Contact: Jon Roorda
Food needs: all non-perishables
Volunteer needs: distributors on pantry days and someone to pick up food from warehouse
Special needs: funding

OUR LADY OF SORROWS FOOD PANTRY
93 Clerk Street, Jersey City, NJ 07305
201-433-0626
Email: ols9395@comcast.net
Mon, Wed, Fri 9:30am-2pm
Contact: Alice McCoy
Provides food pantry, clothing and general household goods
Food needs: Non-perishables

SACRED HEART CHURCH
183 Bayview Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07305
201-332-6771
Email: sacredheart183@aol.com or maryannr@verizon.net
Contact: teodora Reyes or Sister Maryann Ronneburger
Pantry: Mon-Fri 10am-3pm St. Martin's Kitchen: Sat 11:45am-1pm<
Provides food pantry and soup kitchen.
Food needs: non-perishables
Volunteer needs: fund raisers, shoppers, and kitchen cleaner
Special needs: van & driver to purchase supplies at nearby warehouse, funding, storage space

SAINT ALOYSIUS FOOD PANTRY
721 Westside Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07304
201-433-6365
2nd and 4th Sat 9:30am-12pm
contact: Carmen Dejesus
Food needs: Non-perishables

SAINT PETER'S CHURCH FOOD PANTRY
144 Grand Street Jersey City, NJ 07302
201-434-8500
Contact: Brother Lou Mauro
Provides pantry and clothing every Tuesday except the 1st Tuesday of the month.
Food needs: bread, rice, baby food, beans, pasta, cakes, turkey, and chicken
Special needs: food donors and funding

SISTER CABRINI'S SOUP KITCHEN
89 York Street Jersey City, NJ 07322
201-451-9838
Mon, Tues, Thurs, & Fri 10:30-11:30am
Contact: Sister Cabrini or Sister Kristin
Food needs: non-perishables
Volunteer needs: kitchen help
Special needs: storage

THE SALVATION ARMY
562 Bergen Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07304
201-435-7355
Web page: www.salvationarmynewjersey.org
Day care: Mon-Fri 8am-6pm Social service: 9:30am-2pm
Contact: Lamont Cousins
Provides food pantry, NJ Shares, clothing & furniture vouchers, Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas toy workshop, and day care center.
Food needs: non-perishables
Volunteer needs: Christmas time - kettle workers, angel tree volunteers (toy workshop), and Christmas gift wrapping station volunteers
Volunteer requirements: background check, gift wrap volunteers - must be courteous and wrap well, kettles volunteers - must be able to stand on feet several hours at a time
Special needs: storage space and monetary donations are always greatly needed

TRINITY LUTHERAN FOOD PANTRY
122 Grant Avenue Jersey City, NJ 07305
201-332-0020 or 201-435-9870
3rd Sat of month 10am-12pm
Contact: Ruth Trice
Provides pantry, blood pressure checks, and clothing.
Food needs: all non-perishables
Volunteer needs: someone to pick up food twice a month
Volunteer requirements: 18 or older
Special needs: funding

Kearny
	THE SALVATION ARMY 443 Chestnut Street Kearny, NJ 07032 201-991-1115 Mon-Fri 9am-1pm Contact: Doris McCracken Provides pantry and social services. Food needs: all non-perishables Special needs: funds

Secaucus
	SECAUCUS EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY 101 Centre Avenue, Secaucus, NJ 07094 201-330-2014 Email: SOCSVCS@secaucus.net Office: Mon-Fri 9am-4pm Pantry: By appointment Contact: Karyn Urtnowski Food needs: Non-perishables

Union City

PERC (Palisade Emergency Residence Corporation)
108 36th Street, Union City, NJ 07087
201-348-8150
Fax: 201-348-0341
Email: info@percshelter.org
Website: www.percshelter.org
Shelter: 6pm-8:30am
Office: Mon-Fri
Contact: Director Matt Kamin
Provides shelter, soup kitchen serving breakfast, bag lunch and dinner, and thrift shop selling household items.
Food needs: Non-perishables and perishables. See website
Volunteer needs: See website
Special needs: Funding for program, household goods for thrift shop and other items detailed on website.

West New York

NORTH HUDSON COUMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM
5301 Broadway West New York, New Jersey 07093-2622
201-866-2388
Email: CAP5301@aol.com
Web page: www.NHCAC.ORG
Contact: Michael A. Leggiero
Provides multi-service social and health care center including primary health care, addiction services, mental health, early childhood education, immigration, housing, tenant-landlord relations, emergency food & shelter, transitional housing, WIC, and job placement.
Special needs: funding and help developing a new larger facility