Norwescap collects items for food pantries Norwescap is collecting staple food items to stock the shelves of local food pantries throughout January. Donations may be... Home 13 Jan 2025 | 05:29
Artwork on Sparta food bags. Photo courtesy of Valerie Macchio. ( Photo courtesy of Valerie Macchio) Food pantries serving more people than ever In this post-COVID, high-inflation world, food pantries are assisting more people, from senior citizens to single parents,... Evergreen 18 Nov 2023 | 06:45
The Food Project at Project Self-Sufficiency recently received a grant from the Acme Markets Foundation to help address food insecurity. Project Self-Sufficiency receives Nourishing Neighbors Grant from Acme Markets Foundation Project Self-Sufficiency recently received a grant from the Acme Markets Foundation Nourishing Neighbors Program, which aims... Local News 22 Jul 2022 | 04:10
Beemerville Church food drive is no joke The Beemerville Presbyterian Church will host a food drive on April 1, April Fool’s Day, because hunger is no joke. Non-perishable... Entertainment 28 Mar 2022 | 03:15
Project Self-Sufficiency volunteers prepare baskets for last year's Thanksgiving donations. (Photo by Laurie Gordon) Stressed supply chains complicate Thanksgiving for local food pantries Stressed supply chains aren’t causing gaps only on grocery store shelves. Some local food pantries are also struggling to... Local News 16 Nov 2021 | 11:00
Sparta Ecumenical Food Pantry volunteers on "packing day" for its 2020 Christmas program (Photo provided) Local food pantries offer a lifeline Andover ● Andover Presbyterian Church (973-786-5094). The Community Food Pantry is open on the third Saturday if the month... Local News 29 Mar 2021 | 12:14
From left: Sharon Leon, Denise Koellhoffer, Ginny LePore, and Katie Baron at The Waterloo Neighborhood Pantry (Photo provided by Waterloo Neighborhood Pantry) From a few bags of groceries, a mighty effort grows to feed the hungry When school was in session, New Jersey fed students breakfast and lunch five days a week. But that all stopped when Covid-19... Local News 22 Mar 2021 | 11:48
Vernon PAL distributes truckload of goodies to food pantry Vernon. The Vernon Police Athletic League (PAL) Board of Trustees and members of the PAL youth mentoring program held a very... Police & Fire 07 Dec 2020 | 03:47
Local Share last month with the Sussex County Hunger Coalition and Norwescap Pathways 2 Prosperity ( Local Share) Rotary Clubs of Newton and Vernon help get food to families fast Representatives of the Sussex County Office of Emergency Management on May 2 picked up packaged meals of fortified oatmeal,... Local News 12 May 2020 | 06:51
Vernon United Methodist Church ( vernonumc.org) Food pantries report changes to their normal operations ANDOVER ● Andover Presbyterian Church (973-786-5094) Next food pickup is from noon to 2 p.m. on Sunday, April 5. The Catholic... Local News 31 Mar 2020 | 01:05
