The Crisis Ministry is committed to easing the hardships of poverty in our community by providing food, financial assistance, and advocacy.
Trenton Location:
123 East Hanover Street
Trenton, NJ 08608
609-396-9355
Store Hours: Monday – Friday
9:00 am - 12 noon
(Office Hours: M– F, 9-5)
Princeton Location:
Nassau Presbyterian Church
61 Nassau Street
Princeton, NJ 08542
609-921-2135
Pantry/Office hours:
Monday – Thursday
1:30 - 4:00 pm
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• Help keep our shelves filled.
Download a GROCERY LIST of food ideas and a CARE LIST of personal products. Contact Food Services Director MARK SMITH about coordinating a drive.
• Volunteer your time and talents.
• Help families keep the lights on and put food on the table. Donate here.
• Spring 2008 newsletter
• Fall 2007 newsletter
Informative Links
Hunger
Bread for the World: http://www.bread.org/
“Bread for the World is a nationwide Christian citizens movement seeking
justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying our nation's decision makers.
BFW Institute seeks justice for hungry people by engaging in research and education
on policies related to hunger and development.”
The Hunger Project: http://www.thp.org/
A strategic organization committed to the sustainable end of chronic hunger
The Presbyterian Hunger Program: http://www.pcusa.org/pcusa/wmd/hunger/
Congressional Hunger Center: http://www.hungercenter.org/
Their mission is to fight hunger by developing leaders-leaders who have
a shared commitment to a nation and a world free from hunger.
World Food Programme: http://www.wfp.org/
Set-up in 1963, WFP is the United Nations frontline agency in the fight against
global hunger. In 2002, WFP fed 72 million people in 82 countries, including
most of the world's refugees and internally displaced people.
Mazon, A Jewish Reponse to Hunger: http://www.mazon.org/
Mazon ("food " in Hebrew) was founded to build a bridge between Jews
who enjoy the blessings of abundance, and the millions of children and adults
who are hungry, or who live at the very edge of hunger, each day.
American's Second Harvest: http://www.secondharvest.org/
Use their new budget calculator to learn first-hand what a monthly budget looks
like for many low income families.
Share our Strength: http://www.strength.org/
"Share Our Strength mobilizes individuals and industries to lend their
talents to raise funds and awareness for the fight against hunger and poverty."
Community Food Security Coalition: http://www.foodsecurity.org/
This North American organization is dedicated to building strong, sustainable,
local and regional food systems that ensure access to affordable, nutritious,
and culturally appropriate food for all people at all times. We seek to develop
self-reliance among all communities in obtaining their food and to create
a system of growing, manufacturing, processing, making available, and selling
food that is regionally based and grounded in the principles of justice,
democracy, and sustainability.
Food Research and Action Center: http://www.frac.org/
The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) is a leading national organization
working to improve public policies to eradicate hunger and undernutrition
in the United States.
The Hunger Site: http://www.thehungersite.com/
On average, over 220,000 individuals from around the world visit the site each
day to click the "give free food" button and help feed the hungry.