"In a country that wastes billions of pounds of food each year, it's almost shocking that anyone in America goes hungry. Yet every day, there are millions of children and adults who do not get the meals they need to thrive. We work to get nourishing food – from farmers, manufacturers, and retailers – to people in need."--from the website
Hunger & Health: Feeding America
Separate website for the Feeding America advocacy organization;source of both training and informaiton.
Community Food Bank of New Jersey
A large organization to distribute food to the huingry located in Irvington, New Jersey. There are many such programs throughout the United States that do fundraising and work collaboratively with restaurants, grocery stories, and food wholesalers to distribute food.
"Rutgers Against Hunger (RAH) is a universitywide initiative working to address the issues of hunger across the state of New Jersey."--from the website
"PantryRUN provides free food to any Rutgers University student or employee who has difficulty affording sufficient food to eat a balanced diet every day"--from the website