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Food Insecurity in Mercer County Is Reaching a Breaking Point

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Across Mercer County, food insecurity is rising at a pace we can no longer afford to overlook. Local food pantries, community meal sites and home-delivery programs are seeing 20–25% more visits than this time last year, along with a growing number of first-time users. Seniors on fixed incomes, families with young children, and historically underserved communities are being pushed to the brink.Thes...
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Food Pantry Weather Policy

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Please note our Food Pantry Weather Policies: 48 HUDSON STREET PANTRYWEATHER POLICYArm in Arm follows Trenton Public SchoolsSchool Closed = Pantry closedSchool Delayed = Pantry opens at 11amPOLITÍCA CLIMÁTICAArm In Arm sigue a las Escuelas Públicas as de TrentonEscuela cerrada = Despensa cerradaEscuela con retraso = Despensa abre a las 11amPOLITIK METEWOLOJIKArm In Am swiv Lekòl Piblik Tren...
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We Are Mobilizing, Here’s How You Can Help

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SNAP Benefits Are at Risk. Arm In Arm Is Stepping Up.Due to the federal government shutdown, SNAP and WIC benefits are likely to be paused starting November 1. This will impact thousands of families in Mercer County who rely on these programs to feed their children and themselves. You may not know this but New Jersey is one of the 10 states that will be the most negatively impacted if these benefi...
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Thank you, Acme Markets Foundation!

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Arm In Arm extends our sincere gratitude to the ACME Markets Foundation —a subsidiary of Albertsons Companies Foundation —for its generous $5,000 Nourishing Neighbors grant in support of our Hunger Prevention Program. This investment helps ensure that families experiencing food insecurity across Mercer County will have reliable access to nutritious food during a time of growing need. The funding...
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Thank You Northfield Bank Foundation for Supporting our Hunger Prevention Program!

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Arm In Arm is incredibly grateful to the Northfield Bank Foundation for, once again, choosing to support our Hunger Prevention program with a grant of $15,000. With this impactful funding, we are able to provide healthy food, including fresh produce, dairy, and meats to food insecure individuals and families in the community. We continue to see great need in our community-- inflation and the risin...
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My All Kids Thrive Pivotal Moment

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 By Luis Rivera, Arm In Arm Community Navigator I was introduced to Anita through our All Kids Thrive program when she was in kindergarten at the Carol Robbins School. Anita had been missing a lot of school—3 days one week, a week the next—and the school was having difficulty connecting and communicating with Anita’s mom Natalia, so they reached out to ask me to help. It was particularly cha...
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Thank You Northfield Bank!

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Arm In Arm is incredibly grateful to the Northfield Bank Foundation for, once again, choosing to support our Hunger Prevention program with a grant of $15,000. With this impactful funding, we are able to provide healthy food, including fresh produce, dairy, and meats to food insecure individuals and families in the community. Inflation and the rising cost of food have created an even greater need ...
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