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Food banks, soup kitchens and food pantries in New Jersey

Angel’s Closet Foodbank
Millville, NJ 08332
609-805-1611 		Details: Open every Monday 1-3pm Except Christmas, Easter, Labor Day and Memorial Day Must show a NJ photo ID first time visit
Harvest House Community Lunch Program
Sussex, NJ 07461
973.875.6445 		Details: Harvest House is a non-profit community lunch program located in the rear of 37 Main St., Sussex, New Jersey. We have been providing a free, hot meal in this community for almost 25 years.Our mission is to provide a hot, nourishing midday meal to the needy and under-served population in the northern section of Sussex County. We provide a clean, friendly and welcoming environment which is easily accessible to those we serve.The number of hot takeout meals we distribute daily is growing. Volunteers and donations are needed.With inflation and today's economy, the most vulnerable people in our community need us now more than ever. We need your support.It doesn’t take a big commitment to make a big impact. Your time or donation makes a difference in the lives of your neighbors struggling with hunger. Please help Harvest House to continue our mission and get food in the hands of those who need it most.
Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges
Orange, NJ 07050
973-856-4000 		Details: The Interfaith Food Pantry of the Oranges (IFPO) is a “client choice” food pantry that provides supplemental and emergency food to low-income residents of Orange and East Orange, NJ. IFPO is an all-volunteer collaborative effort of four religious congregations in Short Hills and South Orange, New Jersey - Christ Church, Congregation Beth El, Congregation B’nai Jeshurun, and Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel. The pantry is housed in the Church of the Epiphany, Orange. IFPO is one of only a few food pantries in New Jersey that offer client choice. This means that our guests have more of a grocery store experience, where clients are allocated “points,” based on family size, to select their own food, rather than receiving a pre-packaged bag of groceries. This process encourages healthy choices while also serving clients with dignity and respect. Under this system, clients do not receive food that they don’t like or cannot eat for health or personal reasons.
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
Isaiah House Food Pantry
East Orange, NJ 07017
973.678.5882 		Details: The Isaiah House Food Pantry serves members of the community with food bags to address an immediate need. Food bags are distributed based on a referral from another community agency such as: churches, health centers, welfare, clinics, etc. Referrals can be in the form of a letter from the community agency on their letter head or their internal vouchers. Pantry hours are Monday, Tuesday & Thursday from 10am-2pm and Friday 12-3:30pm.
Little Zion UAME Church Food Pantry
Belleville, NJ 07109
973.759.7358 		Details: At 10 a.m. on the third and fourth Saturdays of each month New Jersey residents can come and recieve perishable and non-perishable goods. The distributed foods come from the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, donations from members and friends and purchases facilitated by ShopRite and other retail organizations. A picture ID, proof of address and income, and social security cards for children in the home are necessary for food distribution.
MEND - Apostles House
Newark, NJ 07014
973.482.6609 		Details: Meeting Emergency Needs With Dignity (MEND) is an interfaith network of 16 food pantries located throughout Essex County, NJ. Hours: Families: M, W, F: 9am-12pm; 1-3pm; Seniors: Fri: 9am-12pm, 1-3pm
MEND - Elizabeth Ave. Presbyterian Church
Newark, NJ 07112
973.923.5655 		Details: Meeting Emergency Needs With Dignity (MEND) is an interfaith network of 16 food pantries located throughout Essex County, NJ. Hours: Every Thurs: 9:30-10:30am (By appointment with reference)
MEND - Roseville Presbyterian Church
Newark, NJ 07107
973.483.3361 		Details: Meeting Emergency Needs With Dignity (MEND) is an interfaith network of 16 food pantries located throughout Essex County, NJ. Hours: 2nd & 4th Mon of every month
MEND - St. Joseph’s Church
Maplewood, NJ 07040
973.761.5933 		Details: Meeting Emergency Needs With Dignity (MEND) is an interfaith network of 16 food pantries located throughout Essex County. Hours: 3rd Sat of the month: 10-11am Any weekday for emergencies
New Covenant United Methodist Church Food Pantry
Hamilton Township, NJ 08610
609.393.4725 		Details: In April 2008 the New Covenant United Methodist church reopened the pantry as a service ministry after recognizing the need for food assistance for families living in the Hamilton, Trenton, and Bordentown areas. It is open the third Wednesday of the month from 4pm to 8pm. Church members renovated unused space within our building to serve as a choice pantry, where families can “shop” for available items. Since its inception, the food pantry regularly assists more than 100 people per month, with nearly half of them being children. All are welcome and all will be served.
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
Resurrection Lutheran Church - Food Pantry
Hamilton Township, NJ 08690
609.586.3355 		Details:
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

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