The Growing Healthy Pantries Initiative is a collaborative effort among New Jersey’s five Feeding America food banks. The goal is to provide access to healthy food choices and resources to improve long-term household stability.

Successful outcomes include:

• More healthy food options and choices at all New Jersey pantries
• Better education to encourage healthy foods
• Increased connections to other community resources that will address social determinants and improve household stability
• Stronger advocacy for food security at all New Jersey pantries

With more than 1,000 local pantries operating across the state, all at different levels of capacity, implementing healthy choice best practices will be a long-term effort requiring hands-on technical assistance and support. Your donation will support these efforts and help implement the best practices that lead to better nutritional and health outcomes for the more than 800,000 New Jerseyans who are food insecure.

Growing Healthy Pantries is made possible by your generous support and funding from Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Feeding America, Holman Automotive, NJPAC, North to Shore Festival, Stop & Shop and Valley National Bank.