AWARDEES

Award Amount: $212,558

Project Summary: Apostles’ House will expand and enhance its Life Pantry and Grant Street Kitchen by increasing access to fresh produce and providing employment opportunities to shelter residents.

Award Amount: $499,930

Project Summary: Arm In Arm will renovate its 48 Hudson Street food pantry to incorporate a client choice model, provide privacy for client intake, and create space for education and health partnerships, and will also expand Mobile Pantry services and increase bulk food drops at key community sites.

Award Amount: $245,357

Project Summary: Brick Farm Retail (DBA Double Brook Farm) will upgrade equipment at its on-farm USDA-inspected slaughter facility and purchase an electric refrigerated van to increase the amount of meat processed and delivered to community partners.

Award Amount: $500,000

Project Summary: The Cathedral Soup Kitchen will strengthen its Meal and Outreach Program and operations through hiring a program manager, purchasing a forklift and refrigerated truck, and increasing inventory of food and personal care items.

Award Amount: $200,000

Project Summary: Catholic Charities Diocese of Metuchen will expand its Choice Food Resource Center and add a mobile market and annual farmers market, increasing availability of meat, dairy, eggs, and fresh produce while also supporting community gardening efforts.

Award Amount: $495,000

Project Summary: Catholic Charities Diocese of Trenton will adopt a mobile app for pantry enrollment, scheduling, and inventory tracking, offer transportation assistance and home delivery of food bags, and embed pantry staff in alternate community locations to reach more residents.

Award Amount: $500,000

Project Summary: Catholic Family & Community Services will increase the amount of fresh food available at its three food pantries by purchasing a refrigerated van, acquiring indoor hydroponic farm units, and hiring a farm coordinator to establish partnerships with local farms and markets.

Award Amount: $150,000

Project Summary: Center for Empowered Politics Education Fund (DBA VietLead) will sustain its Resilient Roots Community Farm, an intergenerational urban farm that offers free growing space, regenerative agriculture workshops, and youth/community leadership development training.

Award Amount: $499,999

Project Summary: Center for Family Services will distribute fresh food, organize cooking demonstrations, and provide nutrition and wellness education, with a focus on families.

Award Amount: $500,000

Project Summary: Church World Service will establish three new food pantries and hire SNAP and WIC Navigators to provide benefits application assistance.

Award Amount: $499,980

Project Summary: City Green will upgrade refrigeration on its Veggie Mobile market, used to deliver farm-fresh food grown and sourced by City Green, and will provide Good Food Bucks nutrition incentives for shoppers.

Award Amount: $368,446

Project Summary: Clinton Hill Community Action will fully launch Our Community Grocery Store, a community food retail enterprise currently in its start-up phase, and will operate an outdoor farmstand and grocery delivery pilot.

Award Amount: $487,901

Project Summary: Coalition for Food and Health Equity will expand the Ujamaa Café program, a tech-enabled community refrigerator program with pre-made healthy meals sourced from local food entrepreneurs and placed at key community agencies.

Award Amount: $202,208

Project Summary: Comité de Apoyo a los Trabajadores Agrícolas will introduce a mobile market, launch a Community Supported Agriculture Program in coordination with local growers, and implement food preservation initiatives to extend produce shelf life, all centered around its existing community garden.

Award Amount: $500,000

Project Summary: Common Market Philadelphia will distribute Farm Fresh Boxes containing seasonal, locally-grown produce and staple items at sites located alongside health carefacilities.

Award Amount: $499,471

Project Summary: Community Food Bank of New Jersey will engage and educate community partners and households about the availability, requirements, and application procedures of federal nutrition programs, including SNAP and WIC, to ensure that eligible residents participate in available benefits, and refine a case management model for follow-up by “Community Connections” team members.

Award Amount: $207,793

Project Summary: The Convent of the Sisters of St. Joseph will launch a food delivery service to serve elderly and disabled individuals by acquiring a van, hiring a staff member, and increasing cold storage, and later expanding the program to include prepared meals.

Award Amount: $500,000

Project Summary: CUMAC/ECHO will glean, purchase, and aggregate more than six million pounds of fresh, healthy food from local farmers and food businesses, to be distributed through its Choice Marketplace, mobile pantry, home delivery, and smaller partner pantries.

Award Amount: $349,858

Project Summary: Elijah’s Promise will purchase a new refrigerated truck to expand its current food distribution program, adding permanent stops and providing produce to areas with limited transportation and food access.

Award Amount: $500,000

Project Summary: Fairgrown Farm will expand its Jersey Fresh Food Security program to provide free and discounted wholesale produce to feeding organizations statewide, enhance logistics capacity to better serve smaller organizations, and provide nutrition education in all14 Primary Focus FDCs.

Award Amount: $98,926

Project Summary: Families for Families will bolster food pantry services by hiring a bilingual Food and Housing Security Manager, providing refrigerators to clients moving into homes that lack them, and offering transportation assistance to help clients reach the pantry.

Award Amount: $499,655

Project Summary: The Food Brigade will purchase a refrigerated truck to rescue otherwise wasted food from supermarkets, retailers, and wholesalers and launch a Mobile Farmer’s Market to distribute fresh, healthy produce at key community sites.

Award Amount: $326,816

Project Summary: Franklin Township Food Bank will conduct data-driven neighborhood needs assessments to implement tailored community food access initiatives.

Award Amount: $491,000

Project Summary: The Gary Klausner Chesed Fund Inc. (DBA Tomchei Shabbos/Hand in Hand of Passaic-Clifton) will expand its grocery store food credit program and add two new large-scale food distributions throughout the year, with a focus on kosher-observant households.

Award Amount: $499,999

Project Summary: God’s Love We Deliver will provide nutrition therapy and home-delivered, medically tailored meals to low-income individuals who are affected by chronic illness and have recently been discharged from the hospital.

Award Amount: $500,000

Project Summary: Greater Newark Conservancy will increase access to local produce by expanding production capacity at six urban farms, distributing harvests through markets, farm stands, and Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) boxes, and establishing a centralized site to aggregate produce and connect farms to shared infrastructure such as wash-and-pack facilities and cold storage.

Award Amount: $500,000

Project Summary: HomeFront will develop a choice-based food pantry offering locally-grown produce at HomeFront’s FreeStore, create pop-up pantries, and introduce a Homegrown Program to equip families with supplies and education to grow their own produce.

Award Amount: $499,999

Project Summary: Impact Community Development Corporation (DBA The CARE Center of NJ) will expand its Oasis program by operating a mobile food pantry, offering nutrition education, establishing community gardens, and providing training and capacity-building for small food enterprises.

Award Amount: $499,911

Project Summary: Innoculated will cultivate fresh mushrooms and aggregate seasonal produce from local farms that will be delivered directly to food pantries and community organizations, in part by purchasing a refrigerated truck.

Award Amount: $470,300

Project Summary: Inspira Medical Centers will expand its hospital-based Food Farmacy+ program by providing nutritious foods, grocery delivery, and nutrition counseling to patients facing food insecurity.

Award Amount: $485,597

Project Summary: Ironbound Community Corporation will strengthen its urban agriculture-focused community engagement activities, expand farmer’s market offerings, and make infrastructure improvements at its farm to grow more produce.

Award Amount: $358,191

Project Summary: Isles will expand and enhance its network of raised bed vegetable and fruit gardens and engage community members in preparing harvests through weekly Dinner-and-a-Movie nights with free transportation service.

Award Amount: $500,000

Project Summary: Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County will sustain its existing mobile pantry, launch a new effort offering monthly bags of nutritious foods for pregnant and postpartum women, and provide education about nutrition benefits.

Award Amount: $457,035

Project Summary: Jewish Family Service and Children’s Center of Clifton-Passaic will make infrastructure improvements and strengthen community engagement activities at its kosher Food Pantry, offering culturally appropriate food, nutrition education programs, and wraparound services.

Award Amount: $433,935

Project Summary: Joseph’s House of Camden will sustain its food services for unhoused and recently housed individuals by providing three meals daily, distributing fresh food bags, and stocking the shelves of residents who have newly obtained housing.

Award Amount: $499,950

Project Summary: Lev Rochel Bikur Cholim of Lakewood will increase food supply and acquire refrigerated vehicles to expand five hospital-based food pantries and better serve patients, families, and individuals facing food insecurity.

Award Amount: $500,000

Project Summary: Loving Our Cities will augment its existing food hub by increasing cold storage, transitioning to a grocery store-style experience for pantry clients, launching weekend distribution hours, creating a mobile pantry/food truck, and purchasing additional vehicles to expand delivery capabilities.

Award Amount: $190,300

Project Summary: Meals on Wheels in Greater New Brunswick will expand its Weekend Meals Program for homebound seniors and disabled adults by providing medically tailored meals, fresh produce, shelf-stable food items, and wellness calls to reduce isolation.

Award Amount: $75,000

Project Summary: Meals on Wheels of Mercer County will support and enhance its Farm Fresh Produce Program, in which locally grown fruits and vegetables are delivered to homebound older adults by volunteers.

Award Amount: $500,000

Project Summary: Meeting Essential Needs with Dignity will host free farmers markets, expand partnerships with local food pantries, offer SNAP outreach and enrollment assistance, provide nutrition programming, and facilitate connections to wraparound services.

Award Amount: $498,754

Project Summary: Mercer Street Friends Center will renovate an existing building to establish a Community Food Hub featuring a Choice Pantry with a client-centered shopping experience, as well as tailored wraparound services.

Award Amount: $500,000

Project Summary: Mid-Atlantic States Career and Education Center will deliver nutritious food boxes to expectant mothers, newborns, and families in need by acquiring a refrigerated truck, purchasing supplies, and hiring two delivery drivers.

Award Amount: $478,236

Project Summary: Mighty Writers will expand its existing daily and weekly food distribution program, establish monthly and seasonal distributions, and purchase a van to support increased food pickups.

Award Amount: $477,652

Project Summary: Montclair State University Foundation will purchase a refrigerated truck and expand its Mobile Farm Stand services with a targeted focus on seniors and college students.

Award Amount: $499,999

Project Summary: mRelief will scale its mobile-friendly SNAP and WIC eligibility screening tool across New Jersey Food Desert Communities by conducting digital outreach campaigns and partnering with community-based organizations to connect eligible residents with federal nutrition benefits.

Award Amount: $462,651

Project Summary: Neighborhood Center will sustain and expand its existing Urban Farm, Community Kitchen, Children’s Meals, and CSA programs.

Award Amount: $200,000

Project Summary: Neighborhood Collaborative Community Gardens will transform vacant lots into urban green spaces and expand composting, produce delivery, and farmer’s markets to increase both food access and green workforce development opportunities.

Award Amount: $499,875

Project Summary: Newark Emergency Services for Families will undertake a renovation to convert its monthly pre-packed grocery distribution system to a full-time, self-service food pantry to provide consistent and convenient food assistance.

Award Amount: $499,483

Project Summary: Newark Science and Sustainability will sponsor families’ participation in a Community Supported Agriculture program, convene communities of practice, and offer gamified digital food and nutrition education.

Award Amount: $497,869

Project Summary: New Beginnings Behavioral Health will operate a mobile market, expand its food distribution program, and launch a no-cost shuttle to a supermarket that is difficult to access via public transportation.

Award Amount: $87,874

Project Summary: New Community Corporation will remodel its Emergency Food Pantry and transition its Family Resource Success Center to the same location, enabling service integration and easier access to multiple resources under one roof.

Award Amount: $136,943

Project Summary: Our House Foundation will refurbish an existing greenhouse to provide pre-vocational training to individuals with developmental disabilities, grow produce for donation, and prepare meals for young people residing at Covenant House.

Award Amount: $466,581

Project Summary: Parkside Business & Community In Partnership will establish weekly farmers markets and recruit and train local growers in urban agriculture and food entrepreneurship.

Award Amount: $457,875

Project Summary: Perinatal Health Equity Foundation will provide home-delivered nutrient-dense meal kits, individualized nutrition education, and lactation support to pregnant women and new mothers.

Award Amount: $310,625

Project Summary: Plentiful will utilize its tech and data insights to create a multilingual food access map for food-insecure residents and offer providers tools to simplify check-ins and reservations for food security programs.

Award Amount: $500,000

Project Summary: Ranch Hope will partner with the Cumberland County Improvement Authority to create a healthy food store and food production and education space located at a redeveloped historic site in downtown Salem City.

Award Amount: $321,868

Project Summary: Raritan Valley Young Men’s Christian Association will provide weekly food distributions along with SNAP enrollment assistance and nutrition education.

Award Amount: $353,353

Project Summary: The Rescue Mission of Trenton will expand and enhance its 100 Carroll Street food pantry by replacing equipment, adding more storage, and improving overall safety and accessibility.

Award Amount: $499,320

Project Summary: Rutgers University Foundation will launch a mobile farmers market and provide on-demand transportation to Rutgers Community Farmers Market sites in partnership with Middlesex County RIDE.

Award Amount: $499,987

Project Summary: RWJBH Corporate Services will place SNAP Navigators at acute care facilities in eight counties to bolster existing food security efforts across the state.

Award Amount: $179,236

Project Summary: Safina Foundation will expand its La Cocina soup kitchen to increase service availability and increase the number of meals served each day, as well as launch a food delivery service for the local area.

Award Amount: $499,373

Project Summary: Share My Meals will expand its meal recovery program in Newark, Camden, and New Brunswick while bolstering the statewide Meal Recovery Coalition to amplify impact and support other community groups engaged in meal recovery and distribution.

Award Amount: $472,971

Project Summary: St. James Social Service Corporation will strengthen and sustain its emergency food programs including a daily food pantry and soup kitchen, as well as biweekly food delivery to seniors and people living with HIV/AIDS.

Award Amount: $498,999

Project Summary: T.A.S.K. will expand its meal service capacity by adding new mobile meal sites and purchasing a new food truck with additional storage and refrigeration to enable distribution of fresh produce.

Award Amount: $500,000

Project Summary: Tri-County Community Action Agency (DBA Gateway Community Action Partnership) will establish a mobile pantry and enhance its existing food distribution center to offer a consumer-choice model and expand service hours and programming.

Award Amount: $299,921

Project Summary: Tuba Farm Foundation will launch a Community Supported Agriculture program, expand food rescue and gleaning efforts, and acquire a new walk-in cooler and refrigerated van to increase local food distribution.

Award Amount: $500,000

Project Summary: United Community Corporation will strengthen and expand its Community Refrigerator Program, which provides 24/7 access to nutritious food through public refrigerators located at key community sites.

Award Amount: $495,976

Project Summary: The United Way of Central Jersey will provide food delivery to first-time, low-income mothers, as well conduct a needs assessment to inform the launch of a food pantry.

Award Amount: $494,749

Project Summary: United Way of Passaic County will launch a farm-to-pantry pilot program to distribute locally-grown produce to partner food pantries, seniors, and individuals with medical needs, and offer SNAP/WIC enrollment assistance and nutrition education.

Award Amount: $491,700

Project Summary: Urban Agriculture Cooperative will scale its regional food hub and Newark-based Farm to City Center by procuring and aggregating fresh produce from 30+ local and regional farms and distributing it through community markets, food pantries, farm-to-family boxes, and partnerships with schools and health care institutions.

Award Amount: $384,230

Project Summary: Urban Promise Ministries Community Development will sustain and strengthen its Food Co-Op by collaborating with a new operational partner and hiring new staff.

Award Amount: $136,305

Project Summary: UrbanPromise Trenton will enhance food distribution efforts by expanding food distribution hours, upgrading its food storage facility, and improving its community garden.

Award Amount: $445,000

Project Summary: Virtua-West Jersey Health System will expand cold storage and offer inventory and purchase incentives at its existing Eat Well Mobile Farmers Market and Eat Well Mobile Grocery Store, including a loyalty program and SNAP 1:1 match.