US News & World Report (3.19.21) The rise in child hunger amid the pandemic has been highest in some rich communities, which weren’t as ready to cope as places that have long dealt with poverty. By Kaiser Health News, Contributor Laura Ungar Alexandra Sierra carried boxes...
Englewood, NJ (March 5, 2021) – Center for Food Action (CFA) and Interfaith Roundtable partners, St. Paul’s Church (Englewood) and New Hope Baptist Church (Hackensack) hosted two emergency food pop-up distributions this past Saturday, February 27, 2021, to help local families experiencing food insecurity. CFA has been holding drive-through food distributions at their five pantries since the pandemic began,...
Center for Food Action Receives Donation from The Valley Hospital to support Weekend Snack Pack Program Englewood, NJ (February 3, 2021) – Center for Food Action (CFA) is pleased to announce a charitable contribution from The Valley Hospital, to help purchase and distribute food to area children battling hunger. Between October and December 2020, Valley Hospital donated a percentage from each mammogram...
Volunteers to distribute food to area families in three service events, culminating in an online event with Mrs. Theodora Smiley Lacey. January 14, 2021, Englewood NJ– Center for Food Action and area schools team up to distribute free food to area families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in three special emergency MLK Pop-Up Events in Hackensack and Englewood on Monday, January...
Hospital partners with Center for Food Action to feed families, support health needs As posted 12.1.2020 at: https://www.englewoodhealth.org/englewood-health-working-to-ease-food-insecurity As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the economic livelihoods of people in Bergen County and beyond, Englewood Health is providing resources and access to food through its new Food Insecurity Response Initiative (FIRI), in collaboration with the Center for Food Action (CFA). After screening...
October 13, 2020, Englewood NJ – Center for Food Action has been selected as a finalist in the 2nd annual .ORG Impact Awards, which honors remarkable .ORGs and individuals positively impacting their communities and making the world a better place. The awards are hosted by the Public Interest Registry (PIR), the people behind .ORG. CFA is one of the top...
