FoodBank of Monmouth and ocean Counties, 3300 Route 66 Neptune, NJ 07753, 732-918-2600, have a location and contact food pantries in the two counties. Foodbank is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) and donations may be made by phone or online at www.foodbankmoc.org
Contacts for local food pantries available through local churches in each community.
Many organizations, such as St. Francis Community Center in Long Beach Island, has a donation section on their website to contribute electronically, or to obtain an address to send a check, as well as information about how to donate food.
Food pantries usually benefit from a dose of seasonal good will during the holidays. Often, however, increased contributions ended sometime after the new year began.
Continued weak economy and the reduction of food rations federal can make a more serious problem for local pantries. But officials said that the gaps are filled in with the help of a few major supermarket chains, local churches and organizations and citizens.
The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, based in Neptune, federal food allocation being down 32 percent during the first six months last year, according to Barbara Scholz, Director of the organization’s advocacy and programs. In the meantime, he added, “our bodies see an increase in the number of people who come in asking for food.
decrease in federal appropriations have been offset, Scholz said, with contributions from major chains, including Costco, BJs, Acme, Trader Joe ‘s, Sam’s Club and Walmart.