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Yes We CAN! Food Drives

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Since 2008, Arm In Arm has benefited from the vital support of Yes We CAN! Food Drives, a volunteer organization dedicated to alleviating hunger in Mercer County. Our friends and partners at Yes We CAN! contribute mightily to our Hunger Prevention program by collecting food at local grocery stores and farmers' markets, and donating that food to fill the shelves and refrigerators of Arm In Arm food...
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Meet Arm In Arm’s 2018 summer interns

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All of us at Arm In Arm appreciate the energy, creativity, and passion our summer 2018 college interns bring to their involvement with our community and our organization. Here, they share a bit about their academic interests, what brought them to Arm In Arm, and how they are making the most of their time as part of our team. Maria Heredia-Meza I am a rising senior at Princeton University, studyi...
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The facts behind senior hunger

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Did you know that nearly 1 in 6 older Americans faces a threat of hunger or poor nutrition? Seniors Being Hungry is a Nationwide Epidemic Article by The National Council for Aging Care Nearly one in every six seniors in America faces the threat of hunger and not being properly nourished. This applies to those who aren’t sure where their next meal is coming from and those who don’t have access...
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Meet team member Angie Vargas

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Did you know that Arm In Arm now offers expanded services for families and individuals who live in Princeton? Through a Community Service Block Grant awarded by the Mercer County Department of Human Services, Arm In Arm will work with at least 75 income-eligible Princeton households to overcome barriers to financial stability. “Low-income residents of Princeton are often overlooked because t...
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More Than Just Outreach

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A lot of what we thought were negatives are actually positives if we can learn how to turn them around. I've been through so much, I feel like I can overcome anything.
Reflection shared by Luis Rivera, Arm In Arm outreach worker He comes in with an expression that can best be described as desperation and fear. He said that I was not going to believe what “THEY” are trying to do to him now. He was full of negative thoughts. He had missed several follow up appointments, but I had seen him in the streets while doing outreach and reminded him that we had to me...
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Arm In Arm Welcomes New Board Members Johannes Haushofer, Elizabeth Koehler, Deborah Toppmeyer, Phil Unetic and Sallye Zink

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new 2018 Arm In Arm board members
Please join us in welcoming five new members to our board of directors! Johannes Haushofer Johannes Haushofer is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs and Affiliated Faculty in the Department of Economics at Princeton University. He is interested in understanding whether poverty has particular psychological and neurobiological consequences, and whether these consequences, in tu...
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YWCA Princeton's Tribute to Women Awards Dinner slated for March 9 Carolyn Biondi among honorees PRINCETON — For the sixth year in a row, Hamilton Jewelers is an award sponsor for YWCA Princeton's Tribute to Women Awards Dinner, providing eight crystal awards to be presented to the honorees the night of the event, Friday, March 9. Read full article
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Partnering with our community

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Arm In Arm is a place where our community comes together to make sure we all have the most basic needs of food and shelter and, as possible, the livelihood to maintain them. We believe that it takes our whole community to ensure that everyone thrives. And we believe that when everyone is thriving, we all benefit. Because truly, we are better together.
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Why We Give: Arm In Arm supporters share their stories

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As 2018 draws to a close, we celebrate the resilience and perseverance of more than 11,000 people of all ages who work arm in arm with us to increase their own food, housing, and employment stability. We also celebrate those who are committed to improving the lives of Mercer County neighbors in need of a helping hand—those friends and partners whose financial support demonstrates confidence in the...
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The Uncomfortable Truth, a report by the Anti-Poverty Network of New Jersey

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Arm In Arm's People, Power, and the Power to Overcome featured an outstanding panel of speakers, including the Rev. Karen Hernandez-Granzen. During her remarks, Karen shared a brief excerpt from The Uncomfortable Truth, the recent report on race and poverty by the Anti-Poverty Network of New Jersey. The Rev. Karen Hernandez-Granzen, Pastor of Westminster Presbyterian Church: "The report covers ...
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