Hunger

Focus on Hunger & Homelessness in Mercer County

February 6, 2019 The Community Foundation of New Jersey and many local nonprofits always make a big push to support food banks, food pantries, and other food security organizations around the holidays – but the truth is, hunger is present in our communities twelve months of the year.…

A “Gift” to Give to the Hungry

January 24, 2019 At a certain point in many relationships, the gift-giving gets a bit stale. There are only so many bouquets of flowers or pairs of socks we can give before the charm wears off. It’s why so many people are thinking differently about gift-giving, preferring experiences over things.…

Madison Rotary Foundation Announces “End Hunger 3.6” project

January 21, 2016 The Madison Rotary Club and Foundation is seeking the community’s support of their recently announced End Hunger 3.6 Project of 2016.   The number 3.6 indicates that every 3.6 seconds, someone dies of malnutrition or starvation. The project’s goal is to prepare and package between 100,000 – 150,000 meals to be distributed to various non-profit, hunger-focused organizations throughout New Jersey and New York City.…

ShopRite of Hillsborough Associates Make it to the Cheerios Box

March 17, 2014 As part of its commitment to helping the hungry in local communities, ShopRite last September hosted its ShopRite Partners in Caring Annual Cheerios Contest to collect donations at check-outs.  Here’s the fun part: the stores that collected the most donated goods got to select two employees to appear on a Cheerios box to be sold at ShopRite stores in March 2014.…

Josette Sheeran: Ending Hunger Now

November 19, 2013 Why, in a world with enough food for everyone, do people still go hungry, still die of starvation, and still use food as a weapon of war?  Josette Sheeran, the former head of the UN World Food Programme, answers that question and shares a plan for ending hunger now.…

Redefining & Ranking Health in NJ

March 27, 2013 Your county’s health status is now a matter of public record. A national study by the University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ranks health by county, and the scores are in. For the fourth consecutive year, the healthiest county in New Jersey is Hunterdon County, followed by Morris, Somerset, Bergen and Middlesex counties.…

ShopRite: Partners That Care

Although what economists termed “The Great Recession” reportedly ended in June 2009, thousands of New Jerseyans continue to feel the aftershocks of the nation’s and, in fact, the world’s financial downward spiral. Recent research found that the Garden State experienced its highest surge in residents living below the poverty level in nearly a decade this same year in which experts say the economy began to rebound.…