Fulfill has been providing food for families at the Jersey Shore for more than thirty years. We supply over 972,000 meals per month by distributing food to nearly 300 feeding agencies in Monmouth and Ocean Counties, including soup kitchens, food panties, and shelters, and by delivering food to families, children, seniors, veterans, and more.
Fulfill also offers a suite of programs to connect people to the resources they need to become self-sufficient. Our team assists with applications for SNAP, affordable heath care, and Medicaid. They also help with affordable housing applications, budgeting and money management, utility expenses, and senior services. To learn more about our programs or how to get involved, visit Fulfillnj.org.
The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties is NOW Fulfill. Fulfill provides emergency food from its Neptune warehouse to 131,000 Monmouth and Ocean County residents – 1 in 10 people – including close to 40,000 children through 300 partner agencies. It runs a culinary training program that provides job skills for living wage employment, a production kitchen that prepares meals for at-risk children and the elderly, and outreach programs that help low-income households access multiple benefits to achieve financial stability. Client services include SNAP (food stamps), free tax preparation and affordable healthcare.
Fulfill will be operating at The B.E.A.T Center where it will continue the mission to alleviate hunger and build food security in Monmouth and Ocean Counties. Our goal is to feed the food lines while working to shorten them.
Hope is Delicious at JBJ Soul Kitchen with a social mission to enrich and empower lives through food, advocacy and community. JBJ Soul Kitchen is a non-profit community restaurant and program of the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation. All Are Welcome at our table, where dignity and respect are always “on the menu.” Guests who are able to donate are encouraged to Pay It Forward, a program which provides meals for those who are unable to donate. Guests who are unable to pay are invited to dine in, enjoy a meal and learn how volunteering at the restaurant can help support their individual and
family needs — from access to available resources in the community through our partner network to tasty meals in a warm and friendly atmosphere. To learn more about JBJ Soul Kitchen and how to get invovled, visit JBJSoulKitchen.org.
Hope is Delicious at JBJ Soul Kitchen with a social mission to enrich and
empower lives through food, advocacy and community. JBJ Soul Kitchen is a non-profit community restaurant and program of the Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation. All Are Welcome at our table, where dignity and respect are always “on the menu.” Guests are encouraged to Pay It Forward, a program which provides meals for those who are unable to donate. Guests who are unable to pay are invited to dine in, enjoy a meal and learn how volunteering at the restaurant can help support their individual and family needs–from access to available resources in the community through our partner network to tasty meals in a warm and friendly atmosphere.
Fulfill’s People’s Pantry is a choice model food pantry, meaning clients select food for their families from the items on the shelf. Our clients do not receive pre-packaged bags of food and can select shelf stable items, baked goods, meat, dairy and produce items. Food insecurity, or lack of a consistent and stable source of food, affects many families in Ocean County.
Roughly half of our clients are seniors, who face unique challenges in finding food for any special dietary requirements they may have. One of our main focuses is to break the stigmas surrounding food insecurity and asking for help. To learn more visit fulfillnj.org/peoplespantry
In response to Hurricane Sandy, the Toms River School system opened the Peoples Pantry in November of 2012. Those who were displaced or were rebuilding their homes could come to the pantry on a weekly basis in order to receive supplies and food. A month later control shifted to Toms River School’s Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA). Within a few months INSPIRE-NJ was created to focus on a wider and more urgent mission, the struggle with food insecurity in Ocean County. The acronym INSPIRE stands for Individuals Needing Support Provided In a Respectful Environment.
Today the Peoples Pantry serves more than 4000 Ocean County families per month, five days per week.
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