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Fighting Hunger ...
        Feeding the Needy ...
                                 Since 1980 ...

Welcome

Since 1980 the Office of Concern Food Pantry has been dedicated to serving the invisible poor in our area. We supplement their food and other basic needs of daily life. We give to all regardless of religion, race or culture. Our families include the working poor, retired seniors and those struggling to feed babies and small children.

The Office of Concern Food Pantry has been fighting food insecurity since 1980.

According to Feeding America: "Food insecurity is when people can't access the food they need to live their fullest lives. There are many causes of food insecurity. But one thing is clear: financial security for everyone is the most effective way to end hunger.

Food insecurity is a systemic issue that can happen to anyone, not a personal failure. According to our Elevating Voices Report, people facing hunger struggle with high living costs, expensive housing, unemployment, and low-wage jobs."

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Since 2018, food insecurity in New Jersey has increased from 8.7% to 10.7% and in children from  11.3 % to 13.2%.

The rate of food insecurity is higher among children under the age of 18 with over 263,000 experiencing food insecurity in New Jersey.  Children are vulnerable to the consequences of food insecurity as it effects their health and cognitive development

 

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