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Now that we are four months into this Pandemic it looks like the TOUCH New Jersey Food Alliance has good control of the restrictions brought on by Covid 19 given the fact that we have continued to distribute food every week without dropping the ball even once and have not had a single instance of…

All over South Jersey, families are struggling to put food on the table as this pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on employment and the economy. Our state alone lost about 750,700 jobs in April, and that number has only continued to climb as May comes to a close. The last thing anyone should…

Touch New Jersey had the opportunity,  on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, to distribute hams to people in the Philadelphia and New Jersey vicinity. We started the journey at the Philabundance refrigerated warehouse. Two Men and a Truck Inc of Moorestown did the heavy lifting of transporting nine palletes of hams to three locations. 1. Mt.…

Things were busy at the TOUCH Food Pantry on Martin Luther King Day thanks to the great volunteers that showed up from the Camden County College. Twenty-eight students and teachers along with President Don Borden cleaned, moved stock and helped re-organize pantry stock for the day. Directed by pantry staff these unselfish community volunteers accomplished…

The Interfaith Homeless Outreach Council (www.ihocsj.org) organized a fundraiser Mall Walk on February 23, 2020. Many activities were enjoyed. Businesses and non-profit organizations like TOUCH New Jersey helped with handing out things and lap stickers.

December 17th was a red letter day in the “neighborhood” in and around Ferry Avenue in Camden. TOUCH took over the community center and successfully donated over 400 coats to those in need. Many thanks to our partner in this initiative, Better Tomorrows who handled to sorting and all of the ‘hands on’ distribution. It…

The Pantry was honored to have a veteran from the past come back and prepare a special meal for the needy in November. Meher Merchant, a former Board of Directors member for TOUCH came into the area and did not forget his old friends. Meher, who recently completed a 75 mile fundraising bike trip for…

The Pantry was replete with guests on the busiest Wednesday of the year…nurses from Rutgers University got right into the swing of volunteering and were a tremendous help throughout the day…Meanwhile, everyone enjoyed quality coffee from the “Blended Joe” organization that hit the spot. Thanks to all of the volunteers and don’t be strangers.