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Many supermarkets give away free frozen turkeys to frequent shoppers. Why not donate yours (free or purchased) to TASK? The Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) provides meals in the Trenton area and offers programs to encourage self-sufficiency and improve the quality of life of its patrons. Turkeys are a mainstay of TASK’s day-to-day menu. They … Continue reading Turkeys for TASK – 2024
For over 30 years UUCWC and the UU Princeton Congregation have cooperated in providing meals for those in need at Loaves and Fishes in Trenton. These meals are funded by the contributions that you make to the plate each Sunday. Fifty percent of the plate goes to causes outside of our community. (Click here to … Continue reading Loaves and Fishes: Your help needed.
by Ed Dobrowolski and Ronnie Dobrowolski, Social Action Ministry If you are new to UUCWC, you may not know the story behind Loaves and Fishes, one of our congregation’s longest-running social action outreach efforts. Loaves and Fishes is an organization that provides weekend meals for the homeless and working poor at various locations in Trenton. … Continue reading Do You Know About Loaves and Fishes?
Loaves and Fishes will take place on March 29 and 30 this year. It is Easter weekend. Due to the UUCWC construction, we’ll be making sandwiches on Friday night at the UU Congregation of Princeton. Volunteers will be needed for both days. Stay tuned for more information.
2023 will bring more changes to the annual Loaves and Fishes project. For many years, UUCWC has partnered with the Princeton Congregation to provide a hot meal to the hungry in Trenton on one Saturday a year. Loaves and Fishes was begun because charitable organizations did not serve meals over the weekend. Fortunately, these organizations … Continue reading Loaves and Fishes 2023
Your children’s books are needed in the Trenton Schools. Four of five public libraries in Trenton have been closed and more than 70 percent of children in Trenton test below grade level in reading. NJ State Senator Turner has made it her mission to put more books in the hands of our children. We’re partnering … Continue reading Read to Succeed Book Drive
For more than 30 years, UUCWC and the Princeton UU Congregation have joined together to feed working poor and homeless people once per year at St Mary’s Cathedral in Trenton. Rather than serving food at the Cathedral, we’ll be making take-out meals, just like last year. Working with the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton we’ll … Continue reading Loaves and Fishes 2022 – How You Can Help
This time of year many supermarkets offer free turkeys for the holiday. It has long been a UUCWC tradition to donate those turkeys to TASK (Trenton Area Soup Kitchen). This year, there will be two ways to donate turkeys. There will be limited ability to drop your turkeys off at UUCWC or you can drop them … Continue reading Turkeys for TASK 2021
Every year, many individuals and groups in our congregation have pledged to fill a backpack for a particular child with supplies, clothes and more. Last year we delivered 15 filled backpacks, purchased 6 Chromebooks and received $1,480 in donations to HomeFront! Your stuffed backpacks, computers and donations helped so many kids start a very tough … Continue reading Backpack Sponsors Needed for HomeFront Back-to-School Drive
One out of eight people in New Jersey is food insecure, which means they lack an adequate, consistent supply of food. It is worse in Trenton, and the Covid-19 crisis has caused even more people to be food insecure. Loaves and Fishes and other UUCWC programs provide the food needed to sustain the lives of … Continue reading Recapping Loaves and Fishes 2021 With Gratitude
