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Community Support

Food Pantries And More Resources

By Angela Earley, Publisher March 21, 2020

If you are not in need, but know someone who is, please share this list with them. Please help spread the word!


If you are a mom, if you are in need of anything, Hamilton , NJ Moms on Facebook is a great resource on Facebook. We are in this together. All the moms in this group, including myself, are willing and able to help in anyway we are able to. Please feel free to click this link to request to join. We just ask for you to be a mom in Trenton, Hamilton, Princeton areas. We have a lot of local moms in the area willing to help another local mom. 

A local mom, Ashley Jacinto-Foufas - created an amazing Facebook group for our community. Neighbors Helping Neighbors (Hamilton, NJ). Lets all help each other in this new difficult time that we are all facing. Whether you have extra supplies that you would like to share or resources that you come across. We are all in this together and together we will get through this. 



Local Food Pantries

Abundant Life Christian Church

1901 N. Olden Avenue Suite 25

Ewing, NJ

609-883-9780

4th Saturday of Each Month 9am-12noon


Catholic Charities

132 N. Warren Street

Trenton, NJ 

609-394-8847

Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (First 30 people) 9am - 12 noon


Arm & Arm

123 E. Hanover Street

Trenton, NJ 609-396-9355

9am - 12 noon


Arm & Arm

61 Nassau Street

Trenton, NJ 609-921-2135

1:30pm - 4:00pm


Home Front 

1800 Princeton Avenue

Lawrenceville, NJ 

609-989-9417

Monday - Friday 10am - 1pm


Jewish Family Service Center

707 Alexander Road

Princeton, NJ 

609-987-8100

1st and 2nd Monday of each month 2:30pm-3:30pm


Lawrence Neighborhood Center

295 Eggerts Crossing

Lawrenceville, NJ 609-883-3379

1st of the month and 3rd Thursday 12pm - 2pm


Lutheran Church of Redeemed

189 S. Broad STreet

Trenton, NJ 609-396-2411

Last Thursday of each month 8:30am - 10:30 am


Mount Carmel Guild

73 N. Clinton Avenue

Trenton, NJ 

609-392-3402

Monday - Friday 9am-11am & 1:30pm - 3:00pm


Princeton Deliverance Church

301 Southern Street

Trenton, NJ

609-392-9161

Friday 12pm - 3pm


Rescue Mission

96-100 Carrol Street

Trenton, NJ 

609-695-1436

Monday - Friday 12pm-1pm


Sacred Heart Church

343 S. Broad Street

Trenton, NJ 

609-393-2801

3rd Tuesday of each month 1:15pm - 5pm


United Progress

162 W. State Street

Trenton, NJ

609-392-2161

Wednesday & Friday 9am - 11am


Trinity Church

801 West State Street

Trenton, NJ 609-392-3805

2nd and 4th Saturday 10am - 11am


During this time, Trenton Public Schools are offering feeding students, every day starting March 16, 2020. They will serve breakfast and lunch between the hours of 11:00 am and 12:30pm. 

Locations

Martin Luther King Elementary School

  • MLK, Columbus, Rivera, 9th Grade Academy, Monument, and Daylight/Twilight

Kilmer K-8 

  • Kilmer, Gregory, and Trenton Restorative Academy

Trenton Central High School

  • TCHS Main, Hedgepeth, Washington, PJ Hill, Wilson, Grant, Robbins

Mott Elementary School

  • Mott, Franklin, Dunn, Parker, Harrison


If you know of any more resources to help, please email me at AngelaEarley@macaronikid.com

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