St. Matthew’s Food Pantry

Regular Pantry Items We Need:

  • Syrup

  • Canned carrots

  • Olive oil

  • Vegetable oil

  • Cookies

  • Crackers

  • Cake frosting

  • Muffin mix

Currently, We Doing OK With:

  • Peas

  • Green beans

  • Corn

  • Jarred tomato sauce

  • Pasta

Our List of Regular Items Always Needed

Vegetables:

  • carrots

  • corn

  • mixed veg

  • potatoes

    Soups and Meats:

  • beef stew, chili, corned beef, corned beef hash, other canned meat

  • tuna, sardines

Rices:

  • white rice, brown rice, Uncle Ben's, Rice a Roni

Fruit:

  • pineapple

  • fruit cocktail

  • peaches

  • mandarin oranges

Salad Fixings:

  • olive oil

  • vegetable oil

  • vinegar

  • salad dressings

Paper Products (Shortage in Supply Chain):

  • toilet paper (ind. wrapped or max 4-packs)

  • tissues

  • paper towels

    Toiletries:

  • regular sized hypoallergenic bar soap

  • hypoallergenic hand soap

    Food Storage:

  • saran wrap

  • aluminum foil


Here in New Jersey, nearly 775,000 people struggle with food insecurities every month.

Since the start of the pandemic, the number of hungry has increased more than 75%

Of those, 1 in 9 children struggle with hunger.


Your help can put a dent in those numbers.

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More information on Hunger in New Jersey

https://www.feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/new-jersey

http://www.endhungernj.org/about-nj-hunger

https://hungerfreenj.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/HungerInNJ.pdf

https://cfbnj.org/hunger-in-new-jersey-2/

https://www.americashealthrankings.org/explore/health-of-women-and-children/measure/food_insecurity_household/state/NJ