Trenton Food Pantry | Arm In Arm

The Lederman family

Posted on March 4, 2017March 9, 2017 by arm-admin

Volunteering is a wonderful way to help cultivate compassion in my children. They spend so much time studying and practicing sports that they need to set aside time to help others. It teaches them that everyone needs help once in a while, and if they have the ability to give it, they definitely should. I love taking my children to the food pantry and watching them get excited about organizing ...
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Gretchen Jaeckel

Posted on March 4, 2017March 9, 2017 by arm-admin

Every Tuesday, Gretchen Jaeckel arrives at the Crisis Ministry’s Princeton food pantry, ready to work. Sleeves rolled up, Gretchen unpacks boxes and then breaks them down, stocks shelves, sorts through produce, separates the good fruit from the spoiled, and tidies up the store. All of this before the doors even open to clients. This busy routine suits Gretchen. Besides being a wife an...
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Katy Kinsolving

Posted on March 4, 2017March 9, 2017 by arm-admin

Tuesdays are busy at the Crisis Ministry’s Princeton pantry. As Tuesday hours stretch into evening, clients flock to the pantry for fresh produce and healthy food choices, as well as for the friendly smile and warm greeting of volunteer Katy Kinsolving. Always generous with her humor, knowledge, and compassion, Katy is a dedicated and valued Crisis Ministry friend. We are particularly fortu...
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Cora Evans

Posted on March 4, 2017March 10, 2017 by arm-admin

Cora was a standout when enrolled in our Harvesting Hope training and employment search program. Cora refreshed her skills and focused her job search, all the while providing excellent service within the Crisis Ministry’s food pantry program as an on-the-job trainee. Cora completed the Harvesting Hope program with proven skills, new experience, a more effective resume, and poli...
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Volunteer Spotlight: Brenda Mason

Posted on August 22, 2016March 10, 2017 by arm-admin

It was little more than a year ago that Brenda Mason and her fellow members of the Lady Orchid Assembly #44, a community service organization, arrived for a morning of volunteer service in the Crisis Ministry’s pantry on East Hanover Street. Brenda Mason, hunger prevention volunteer She and her fellow Lady Orchid volunteers liked what they saw, and Brenda soon began volunteering with t...
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