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Food banks, soup kitchens and food pantries in Trenton NJ

A Better Way
Trenton, NJ 08618
609.392.1224
Details: Our mission is to help those re-entering society, at-risk youth and their families to find A Better Way to live. Food Pantry hours: Monday & Friday 12 -1:30 PM
Arm in Arm - Food Pantry
Trenton, NJ 08608
609.396.9355
Details: Monday through Thursday, 9:30AM-12PM. Can we help you fill a financial gap by providing food? You are welcome to visit any two of our three food pantries each month. Each visit provides enough food to feed each member of your household for three days. Please have the following documentation with you: Proof of residence in Mercer County, including any recent piece of mail; Photo ID for head of household; Proof of family members in your residence; For anyone in your household under the age of 18, please provide one of the following every six months: birth certificate, immunization record, WIC folder, passport, court-ordered custody paper.
Arm in Arm - Food Pantry
Trenton, NJ 08611
609.396.9355
Details: Monday through Thursday, 9:30AM-12PM. Can we help you fill a financial gap by providing food? You are welcome to visit any two of our three food pantries each month. Each visit provides enough food to feed each member of your household for three days. Please have the following documentation with you: Proof of residence in Mercer County, including any recent piece of mail; Photo ID for head of household; Proof of family members in your residence; For anyone in your household under the age of 18, please provide one of the following every six months: birth certificate, immunization record, WIC folder, passport, court-ordered custody paper.
Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton - Community Food Pantry (Mercer County)
Trenton, NJ 08608
609.394.8847
Details: Pre-packed food bags provide 3 meals per day for 3 days of each household member.
Mount Carmel Guild Emergency Assistance
Trenton, NJ 08609
609.392.3402
Details: The Emergency Assistance program provides emergency food to almost 8,000 families per year, feeding over 17,000 household members. Not only are some of our clients homeless, but our low-income clients also include a significant number of disabled and/or aged persons living on fixed incomes. Clients are referred to this program by numerous Mercer County agencies. Our staff assesses the needs of the entire family. Five days a week we distribute bags of food, according to family size. The Emergency Assistance program’s primary purpose is to provide direct and immediate support and relief to individuals and families in both chronic and temporary crisis. This program assists clients in crisis by providing them with an array of social services that includes the following: Three to five day supply of nutritious food items, both perishable and non-perishable; As funds are available, utility assistance to prevent shut off or to restore services; Limited financial assistance to those who have no prescription coverage; Basic staples for newborns and infants, such as diapers, formula, baby food; Personal hygiene and grooming items, basic household items, and clothing, as available; Referrals to additional services within the community.
New Hope Food Pantry
Trenton, NJ 08609
609.393.3293
Details: New hope Food Pantry Hours - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM 1st & 3rd Saturday Monthly
Princeton Deliverance Center - Food Pantry
Trenton, NJ 08609
609.392.9161
Details: Wednesday Food Distribution 12:30pm (not the 1st Wednesday of the Month); Friday Food Distribution 9:00am
Rescue Mission of Trenton
Trenton, NJ 08605
609.695.6479
Details: The Mission operates a daily Day Center providing respite from the elements, outreach services, and lunch daily. Under the Emergency Services Program, the Rescue Mission also operates a weekend soup kitchen every Sunday and the fifth Saturday of the month.
Sacred Heart Church - Food Pantry and Soup Kitchen
Trenton, NJ 08608
609.393.2801
Details: Food Bagging and Distribution takes place in Toomey Hall - Bagging from 1:15 to 2:30PM; Distribution from 1:15 to 5:15PM; The Lord’s Table - Once a month a hot meal is prepared and served to the needy of our area in Toomey Hall from 12:30 to 1:30PM
Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK)
Trenton, NJ 08609
609.695.5456
Details: A mid-day meal is served Monday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. Late trays are available at the side door from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. An evening meal is served Monday through Thursday, 3:30 to 4:50 p.m. Children receive breakfast bags in addition to a hot meal. Late trays are available at the side door from 5 to 5:30 p.m.
Trinity Cathedral Food Pantry
Trenton, NJ 08618
609.392.3805
Details: The food pantry is another way the cathedral addresses the problem of hunger in our community, serving both the needs of our parishioners, as well as those of our brothers and sisters in surrounding neighborhoods. Through generous monetary contributions and donations of perishable and nonperishable food items from: cathedral members, partner congregations, local grocery stores, and the federal Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) and the State Food Purchase Program (SFPP); and with hands-on assistance from local university students, two Saturdays each month the cathedral distributes healthy and nutritious food to residents of the greater Trenton area, totally more than 4000 bags, annually. In the spirit of Christian fellowship, food pantry guests are also invited to assist in preparing food for distribution, and to join us for our annual Thanksgiving brunch for our parish and community.