{"id":305,"date":"2013-09-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-30T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jonbonjovisoulfoundation.sparkart.wpengine.com\/?p=301"},"modified":"2013-09-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-30T07:00:00","slug":"jbj-soul-foundation-invites-you-to-save-the-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jbjsf.org\/news\/2013\/09\/30\/jbj-soul-foundation-invites-you-to-save-the-date\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank You for Joining Our Soul of Hunger Event"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photos can be viewed in our Photo Gallery<\/a>, please check back as more photos will be added in the next few days.<\/p>\n

If you missed the event, you can watch it HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

Below are some resources for more information on hunger in New Jersey and how you can help:<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n

The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties – fbmoc.org<\/a>
\nThe NJ Anti-Hunger Coalition – njahc.org<\/a>
\nThe JBJ Soul Kitchen – jbjsoulkitchen.org<\/a><\/p>\n

For more information on the themes and topics covered in the documentary “A Place at the Table”<\/b> – apatt.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Local Food Banks are a great resource. NJ has five:<\/p>\n

Community FoodBank of New Jersey<\/b>
\nnjfoodbank.org<\/a> \/ (908) 355-FOOD (3663)<\/p>\n

The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties<\/b>
\nfoodbankmoc.org<\/a> \/ (732) 918-2600<\/p>\n

FoodBank of South Jersey<\/b>
\nfoodbanksj.org<\/a> \/ (856) 662-4884<\/p>\n

Mercer Street Friends Food Bank<\/b>
\nmercerstreetfriends.org<\/a> \/ (609) 406-0503<\/p>\n

NORWESCAP<\/b>
\nnorwescap.org<\/a> \/ (908) 454-4322<\/p>\n

For information on what YOU can do to:<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n

Help expand school breakfast program:<\/b>
\nAdvocates for Children of New Jersey – acnj.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Protect SNAP:<\/b>
\nFood and Research Center – frac.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Expand access to child nutrition programs:<\/b>
\nSOS – No Kid Hungry – nokidhungry.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Organizations, through programs or advocacy, working to alleviate hunger in NJ and\/or a national level are:
\n -Feeding Amercia – feedingamerica.org<\/a><\/p>\n

-Food Research and Action Center – frac.org<\/a><\/p>\n

-NJ Anti-Hunger Coalition – njahc.org<\/a><\/p>\n

-Anti-Poverty Network of NJ – antipovertynetwork.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Also we are working to answer the questions we received during the panel Q&A. Some of these answers will be posted here, so please check back often.<\/p>\n

Thank you for your support, we hope that our event has inspired everyone to take action in the fight against hunger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The JBJ Soul Foundation, along with The FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties and The New Jersey Anti-Hunger Coalition, would like to thank everyone who attended or watched our event online: Soul of Hunger – A Community Discussion Around Hunger in New Jersey.<\/u><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":304,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[30,8],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n