Earlier this month, Hunger Free New Jersey attended the Food Research and Action Center's National Anti-Hunger Policy Conference. We learned and shared about anti-hunger policy with advocates from across the country, as well as quite a few from right here in New Jersey.
The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) will host a webinar to discuss the application process for the Food Retail Innovation in Delivery Grant (FRIDG) program on Friday, April 21 at 2:00 PM.
On Wednesday, April 19, the Senate Subcommittee on Food and Nutrition will be hosting a hearing on SNAP and other nutritional assistance in the Farm Bill.
Last month, Governor Murphy began the Fiscal Year 2024 budget process with his Budget Address. The governor’s budget message kicks off a legislative review process that will include a series…
The $95 state SNAP minimum legislation now heads to the Governor's desk TRENTON, N.J. - Today the State Senate voted in favor of A5086/S3491, legislation that would increase the minimum monthly…
Last week, the Assembly Human Services Committee voted to increase the minimum monthly benefit under the State SNAP Minimum Benefits Program from $50 to $95 and authorizes DHS to increase…
Emergency Allotments have been provided to all eligible SNAP households monthly since March 2020. Starting in March 2023, you will only receive your regular monthly benefit amount. Emergency Allotments are…
Earlier this week Governor Phil Murphy, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, and members of the Murphy Administration, joined together to highlight the ongoing efforts in New Jersey to address food insecurity.…
Last month, the Biden/Harris administration hosted the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, the first of it's kind in 50 years. The 1969 conference was a transformative event,…
Governor Phil Murphy, fulfilling a promise to families in New Jersey, signed the Working-Class Families' Anti-Hunger Act (A2368/S1677) into law, a bill that would increase income eligibility for free school…
