TOUCH New Jersey Food Pantry Feeding Camden NJ


Posted July 13, 2016 by thomasshaw9688

Every Wednesday TOUCH conducts a “Shopping the Food Pantry” and feeds over 250-400 needy families with quality meats, produce, dairy and breads as a Philabundance agency.
 
For Immediate Release: July 13, 2016

Wednesday, July 13, 2016 9am -2PM

549 State Street in North Camden, New Jersey

TOUCH New Jersey, Inc. is making huge strides in food desert of North Camden NJ., Its mission of challenge hunger in the Camden community. Every Wednesday TOUCH opens up it “Shopping the Food Pantry” and feeds over 250-400 needy families with quality meats, produce, dairy and breads enabled as food recovery agent empowered by Philabundance.

TOUCH’s success is currently delivering over 10,000 pounds of food per week to the Camden community is being accomplished in spite of substantial facility limitations. The church that has provided a home for TOUCH at 549 State Street it has substantially inadequate electrically which keeps TOUCH from using a majority of its refrigeration equipment, Loading Distributing and feeding out of the church’s basement almost 2 stories down with use of stairs thus limiting the food distribution,outreach and volunteerism.

TOUCH’s Executive Director Gerald Davis has knocked on every door in an effort to locate a warehouse-type building that will allow TOUCH to DOUBLE its food distribution. Unfortunately no one in the business or municipal community will help. Please help TOUCH needs a building with approximately 1500-2500 square feet with updated electric, loading dock on the ground floor level. Allowing us to double the amount of people we help. TOUCH New Jersey and he has partnered with feeding the needy non-profits such as Chef Murph’s Humans for People, Project Hope and the Puerto Rican Unity for Progress in the weekly effort to provide food as a Philabundance agency.

About The Company:
TOUCH New Jersey, Inc. is a food outreach operating a pantry at. The all-volunteer non-profit currently feeds over 250-400 families per week when it opens its doors every Wednesday from 9 Am until 2 Pm. This “shopping” food pantry allows those in need to choose from a quality selection of meats, produce, dairy and bread. http://touchnewjersey.org/

Contact: Amanda Davis
Phone: 215-761-7376
Web: www.touchnewjersey.org
E mail: [email protected]

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Issued By Thomas Shaw
Website Shopping the Food Pantry
Business Address 549 State Street in North Camden
Country United States
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Tags project hope puerto rican unity for progress
Last Updated July 13, 2016