For more than 20 years, our community has come together to share the love during our Valentines for Food campaign. Started in 2005 by Don Dickason, a member of the Nassau Presbyterian Church and the Princeton Rotary, the effort has raised enough food and resources to feed more than 25,000 families in its 20+ years! Please join Nassau Presbyterian Church, Princeton Public Schools, and NJM Insurance Group by holding a food drive or donating resources to help us fill our mobile truck and pantry shelves with LOVE and nutritious food this year in honor of Valentines for Food!
Mary lost her husband nine years ago. Not only did this take a toll on her mental health, it also meant that she and her family lost a large portion of their income. As the sole caregiver of two adult children with Down Syndrome, and with medical concerns of her own, Mary struggles to pay her bills. The costs of medications, transportation, and food are difficult to cover using her late husband’s benefits. Her own health issues, coupled with the crippling separation anxiety suffered by one of her sons, means that she is unable to leave him alone and hold down a job of her own. When a partner agency referred Mary to Arm In Arm for home food delivery, she began to receive bags of groceries delivered to her front door each week, providing enough food to feed her family. Mary says that she is very grateful for this blessing, as a portion of her burden has been lifted.
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Host a drive at your work, school, or place of worship. To schedule a pick-up please contact Alana Moonsammy at alanam@arminarm.org. You can drop off donations at our Trenton pantry at 48 Hudson Street, Trenton NJ Monday to Wednesday from 9 AM to 12 PM. Download our Valentines for Food Flyer for a list of recommended items.
Share the love. Post about Valentines for Food 2025 on social media with #ValentinesforFood2025. Tag Arm In Arm on Facebook and Twitter at @ArmInArmNJ and on Instagram at @arminarmbettertogether.
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Arm In Arm is a non-profit, 501 (c) organization that provides food and financial support to Trenton and Mercer County residents in need. Formerly known as The Crisis Ministry, we were founded in 1980 by leaders of Nassau Presbyterian Church and Trinity Church in Princeton to help community members who were struggling financially. Today twenty staff members and hundreds of volunteers welcome more than 4,000 families to our food pantries, work with 600 at-risk families to prevent or end homelessness, and offer on-the-job training and job search mentoring.