School of Public and Global Affairs, Feeding America, and Community FoodBank of New Jersey Launch 2023 Holiday Food Drive
Donations accepted through January 5, 2023
October 23, 2023 – Fairleigh Dickinson University’s School of Public & Global Affairs, Feeding America and the Community Food Bank of New Jersey are sponsoring their 5th Annual Holiday Food Drive to benefit the Community FoodBank of New Jersey.
Donors can make contributions through January 4, 2024 online at https://cfbnj.org/holidayfooddrive.
100% of the proceeds will benefit the Community FoodBank of New Jersey.
Since 2019, Fairleigh Dickinson University’s School of Public & Global Affairs, Feeding America and the Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ) have partnered with local municipalities throughout New Jersey and have raised over $40,000, the equivalent of more than 120,000 nutritious meals provided to the individuals in need.
For more information, please contact cgettinger@fdu.edu or echiu@cfbnj.org.
Fairleigh Dickinson University’s School of Public & Global Affairs (SPGA) offers five graduate programs including the Master of Public Administration (MPA) for public and non-profit sector professionals. The school also houses the FDU Poll, a full-service survey research center committed to the delivery and analysis of unbiased and methodologically sound data. For more information, visit https://view2.fdu.edu/academics/public-and-global-affairs/
Feeding America® is the largest hunger-relief organization in the United States. Through a network of 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries and meal programs, we provide meals to more than 40 million people each year. Feeding America also supports programs that prevent food waste and improve food security among the people we serve; educates the public about the problem of hunger; and advocates for legislation that protects people from going hungry. Individuals, charities, businesses and government all have a role in ending hunger. Donate. Volunteer. Advocate. Educate. Together we can solve hunger. Visit www.feedingamerica.org, find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
The Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ), a member of Feeding America® and the state’s largest anti-hunger organization, has been delivering food, help, and hope across the Garden State for nearly 50 years. Last year, CFBNJ provided nutritious food for over 90 million meals through its network of more than 800 community partners, including food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, child and senior nutrition programs, and more, serving 11 New Jersey counties directly and four in partnership with affiliate food banks. It also addresses the root causes of food insecurity with supportive services like nutrition education, job training, SNAP outreach, and hygiene product distribution. By delivering neighbor-centered solutions and collaborating with all sectors of society, CFBNJ believes that food insecurity is a solvable problem.