In addition to the opportunities to engage with community organizations during Month of Service, many partners throughout the region are also in need of additional support. The Community Guide lifts up needs and requests identified by community groups and the ways everyone in the greater Princeton community can be up assistance.
Community Guide
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Anchor House, Inc.
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About
Anchor House provides shelter, school outreach, transitional and supportive housing, and street outreach to youth, ages 12 to 21 years of age, from Mercer County and throughout the state of New Jersey.
Ways to Support
Anchor House's priority is supporting youth who are navigating homelessness. Youth homelessness comes in many different forms but they are always in need of monetary supports, gift cards, time. etc.
Important Links
- Anchor House accepts a wide range of donations.
- The organization also has a specific wish list with specific items needed to support youth.
Contact
- Anchor House website
- 609-396-8329
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Arm in Arm
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About
Arm In Arm is a place where our community comes together to make sure we all have the most basic needs of food and shelter and, as possible, the livelihood to maintain them. We believe that it takes our whole community to ensure that everyone thrives. And we believe that when everyone is thriving, we all benefit. Neighbors partner with us to shop for healthy food for their families and work out a plan to keep a roof overhead.
Ways to Support
Thank you for your interest in volunteering at the Arm In Arm Food Pantries. Our primary volunteering opportunities are at our Trenton sites on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. We need assistance packing bags with groceries which will be distributed to community members experiencing food insecurity. Community members receive their bags outside of our building. All staff, volunteers and clients are required to wear masks. We greatly appreciate everyone who can:
- Give Money
- Donate Something
- Give Time
Food donations can be delivered to our Princeton Pantry located at 61 Nassau Street (on the lower level of Nassau Presbyterian Church) on Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (on or after January 3, 2022).
Important Links
Contact
- Arm in Arm website
- 609-396-3935
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Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey (NOFA-NJ)
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About
The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey (NOFA-NJ) is dedicated to supporting organic food and agriculture in New Jersey through education, technical assistance, and policy action.
Ways to Support
We support organic farmers in the state of New Jersey as they try to feed our communities healthy food in sustainable ways. There are lots of ways to get involved:
- Give Money
- Give Time
Make a financial contribution, attend our events and workshops, including the Winter Conference at the end of January, or join a committee!
Financial contributions are the most welcome donation that a community member can make to help us sustain our programming and support farmers--new and established--throughout the Garden State.
Important Links
Contact
- NOFA-NJ website
- 908-371-1111
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Send Hunger Packing Princeton
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About
SHUPP is a 501C3 non profit organization founded 10 years ago. Its purpose is "to reduce food insecurity in our (Princeton) community so that all of our children can thrive in their classrooms and beyond." Over the years, SHUPP has provided shelf stable food to prepared foods. During the onset of COVID, SHUPP partnered with the Princeton Public Schools, to provide food to the many families in need.
Ways to Support
Much to the surprise of nearly everyone in Princeton, 1 in 7 kids in our schools qualify for free or reduced meals. That's approximately 500 kids in a school system of 3500. The challenge for these families is to not only provide food but provide nutritious food. Clearly being hungry is at odds with learning. Its SHUPP's hope that it and the other organizations in town, are doing its share to reduce hunger for food and increase hunger for knowledge. It is well known that hunger is a stressor and stressors and the cortisol that accompanies it, are detrimental to brain health, so much so that at some point the damage caused is at some point irreversible. It's SHUPP's mission to alleviate the stress caused by food insecurity. This has been SHUPP's mission since its beginning.
How can you help?
- Give Money
- Give Time
Money first. This helps SHUPP acquire the fresh produce from the Philadelphia Farmer's market. Money will also help SHUPP begin a new initiative...a partnership with the schools to acquire vertical farms where the kids can learn to grow produce and learn to share that which they produce.
Important Links
Contact
- SHUPP website
- 609-285-3233
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Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK)
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About
TASK's mission is to feed those who are hungry in the Trenton area and offer programs to encourage self-sufficiency and improve the quality of life.
We serve approximately 8,000 meals per week at our Escher Street kitchen in Trenton as well as 31 sites in Mercer County, NJ, and Bucks County, PA. In addition, TASK offers case management services, an adult education program, job search coaching, peer recovery assistance and creative arts classes.
Ways to Support
It is estimated that roughly 50,000 people in Mercer County, NJ, are food insecure. Those experiencing hunger have been significantly impacted by the pandemic. Increasing food prices, supply chain issues, inflation, a sluggish economy and the end of emergency aid programs have all contributed to hunger in our area. At TASK, we serve two meals a day, five days a week, no questions asked. In addition, we offer a number of anti-poverty programs aimed at helping people unlock the resources and education they need in order to improve their quality of life and achieve self sufficiency. We welcome support from folks who can:
- Give Money
- Donate Something
- Give Time
Financial support is critically important to our ability to achieve our mission to feed the people of Trenton and offer programs and services to increase self sufficiency and improve quality of life.
In addition, we accept shelf-stable foods and water bottles that help to feed our patrons. We also accept hygiene products and winter gear to help our patrons meet basic needs. Because our needs change each season, you can stay up to date on our social media channels @TASKSoupKitchen on Instagram and Facebook.
Important Links
Contact
- TASK website
- 609-697-6164