Volunteer
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Host a Food Drive
Support MEND food pantries, mobile markets and home deliveries by hosting a drive to collect food or other essential items.
To get started, please contact Shayna Schmidt at shayna@mendnj.org or 862.250.5216, ext. 702, to plan your drive!
Host a Friend- or Fund-raiser
Interested in spreading the word about MEND?
Want to donate your birthday, or host another type of fundraiser?
We’d welcome your time and efforts! Please email (info@mendnj.org) to let us know how you’d like to help!
Learn & Advocate
Want to learn more about hunger in our community, and other ways to take action and advocate for change?
Here are links to the NJ Economic Development Authority’s food desert designation methodology, as well as to like-missioned governmental offices, organizations, and coalitions who are working collaboratively and collectively toward solving this issue:
NJEDA Food Desert Designation Methodology (2022) NJ Office of the Food Security Advocate (LinkedIn page) NJ Food Democracy Collaborative (State-wide Food System Collaborative) Hunger Free NJ (NJ Advocacy Opportunities) Food Research and Action Center (National Advocacy Opportunities)
Want to learn more about the Food & Health Equity Coalition of Essex County, and get involved? This newly-formed coalition is made up of over 100 members from academia, government, the non-profit and philanthropic communities, the healthcare sector, and more – all working toward the shared goal of greater collective impact when it comes to food security in Essex County.
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