NBC spotlights NJ summer meals

A national news story examining summer meals features East Orange’s program.

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Check out this great article, which spotlight the amazing work the East Orange Recreation Department does each summer, as it feeds thousands of children dinner and other meals, combating summer hunger and helping all children return to school in September ready to learn.

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NJFSI Awards Grant to HFNJ to Advance Health Equity

The New Jersey Food Security Initiative (NJFSI), a collaboration of community organizations and local and state agencies led by the Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, today announced it has awarded a $198,612 grant to Hunger Free New Jersey (HFNJ) to bolster food security and improve nutrition to advance health equity across the state.

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