Changing policy and practice
to ensure all New Jerseyans
Have Healthy Food,
Every Single Day
Fueling Change. Feeding All
Hunger haunts every corner of New Jersey. That’s why a statewide response is critical. Hunger Free New Jersey, a program of Center for Food Action, leads that effort, educating the public and decision-makers about hunger — its causes, its solutions. We mobilize diverse organizations. We push for sweeping changes so every single New Jersey resident has healthy food to eat — every single day.
The 2023 Farm Bill
News About Hunger In New Jersey
No New Jersey student should go hungry during the school day. We need free school meals
Thanks to a law passed last month, 60,000 more students will have access to free breakfast and lunch at school next school year. The new
About 323,000 New Jersey Children in Low-Income Families Would Gain in First Year of Bipartisan Child Tax Credit Expansion
The bipartisan Child Tax Credit expansion in the tax bill negotiated by Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden and House Ways and Means Committee Chair
Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Expanding Access to School Meals for New Jersey Students
Trenton – Advancing efforts to eliminate food insecurity among New Jersey’s young learners, Governor Phil Murphy today signed legislation expanding eligibility criteria under the Working
School Meals Expansion Bill Passes the New Jersey Senate
The New Jersey Senate voted in favor of legislation that expands access to free school breakfast and lunch to more students in the Garden State.
Our Top Hunger Solutions
Feeding NJ Kids
Strengthening SNAP
More About Hunger in New Jersey
Faces of Hunger
“We had the American dream. In the blink of an eye, it turned to a nightmare. SNAP gave me peace of mind, knowing my kids wouldn’t go to bed hungry.''
College Hunger
In partnership with NJ’s colleges and universities, we are advancing solutions to campus hunger so students don't have to choose between food and school.
Senior Hunger
Seniors are particularly vulnerable to hunger. Many receive meager assistance or no aid at all. We are working on solutions to senior hunger.
Our Latest Reports & Fact Sheets
Boosting NJ SNAP: Eliminating Barriers to Participation
REPORT | May 2021
NJ Summer Meals for Kids, 2020
REPORTS | FEBRARY/JUNE 2021
Missed Dollars, Bare Cupboards: Improving NJ SNAP Participation
REPORT | APRIL 2020
The State of NJ Afterschool Meals
REPORT | SEPTEMBER 2019
The State of NJ Summer Meals
REPORT | JUNE 2020
The State of NJ School Breakfast
REPORT | APRIL 2019
NJ Summer Meals Legislation Explainer
FACT SHEET | JANUARY 2019
Federal Food Aid Data by Congressional District
FACT SHEET | JANUARY 2020