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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
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. We’ll be doing it in a whole new way this year due to the pandemic. Working with the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton we’ll make … Continue reading Loaves and Fishes 2021: A Whole New Way!
by Ed and Ronnie Dobrowolski, Social Action Ministry The Social Action Ministry is coordinating with the Princeton Congregation to reinvent Loaves and Fishes in the age of COVID-19. Last year, two weeks into the lockdown, we were able to provide 300 nutritious meals through some last-minute arrangements and your help with dozens of brownies. We’ll … Continue reading Loaves And Fishes 2021
Traditionally UUCWC collects Thanksgiving Baskets for HomeFront families this time of year. Unfortunately, we won’t be able to gather the baskets at UUCWC and deliver them for you due to the pandemic. We hope that you continue the tradition and provide the items listed on the flyer. Please deliver them yourself, directly to HomeFront offices … Continue reading HomeFront Thanksgiving Meals
COVID 19 has disrupted the programs at HomeFront just as it has the rest of society. They still need volunteer help as they reimagine their programs to be safe for everyone. This brochure explains many of the ways you can help HomeFront continue its vital work. If you’re not familiar with HomeFront, here’s their mission … Continue reading How to Help HomeFront During the Pandemic
We wanted to let you know that all the backpacks, clothing and supplies that you donated for this year’s UUCWC Backpack Project have been delivered to HomeFront: 15 filled backpacks, 6 Chromebooks and $1,480 in donations! Your stuffed backpacks, computers and donations will help so many kids start their school year off right and have … Continue reading HomeFront Backpack Project: Thank You
The UUCWC Council for Faith in Action’s (CFA) recent quarterly meeting included members of the Food Ministry Team. Following the update of activities from all CFA Teams, the group focused on the impact of COVID-19 and the growing need regarding food insecurity in our communities in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. It became clear that … Continue reading CFA and Food Ministry Working to Address Food Insecurity
The Loaves and Fishes project began this year with a few new ideas. Volunteers from the UU Congregation of Princeton took a new look at the menu of food that we’ve been providing for many years. Perhaps it could be more nutritious and more economical. There were a series of meetings with UUCP, weighing the … Continue reading Loaves and Fishes Saga 2020
Making a donation of diapers and non-perishable food items to HomeFront really easy!! Bonnie Ruekgauer, member of the Food Ministry Planning Team found a big blue donation bin – like the kind you see for clothing and shoes – next to the loading dock in the parking lot at HomeFront’s main office, 1880 Princeton Pike … Continue reading HomeFront Donation Drop Off is Easy
HomeFront, our longtime partner, is experiencing unprecedented challenges due to the dramatic societal changes brought about by the current Pandemic. Connie Mercer, HomeFront Founder & CEO, has estimated a $650,000 deficit by mid-May! In response to this emergency, UUCWC will be donating a $1500 as an emergency contribution to HomeFront. This action was approved by … Continue reading UUCWC Supports a Friend in Need
