Did you know? Through a network of 100 partner organizations and 200 volunteers, Mercer Street Friends Food Bank is able to provide food to neighbors in need throughout Trenton and Mercer County. mercerstreetfriends.org

September 8th is International Literacy Day. Mercer Street Friends recognizes the importance of literacy and established the Reading Intervention program at Gregory Elementary School & Rivera Community Elementary School to support reading instruction.

Students Change Hunger is a friendly competition where schools and youth community groups host food and/or fund drives to help feed our New Jersey neighbors in need. Register your school or youth organization with Mercer Street Friends today! studentschangehunger.org

This week is Adult Education & Family Literacy Week! Meet Yasmine, a 2022 graduate from the Mercer Street Friends Adult Basic Education program. We are so proud of her accomplishments! #mercerstreetfriends

Meet Nayab, a current student with the Mercer Street Friends Adult Basic Education program. We are excited to see what she will achieve as she pursues her diploma! #adulteducation #mercerstreetfriends

The first White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in over 50 years starts soon! You can watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=gL_0Qd…

Take a look at the newest edition of FriendsTalk and read about our work in the community 📰 mercerstreetfriends.org/2022/09/28/fri…

Today Horizon BCBSNJ partnered with 5 of NJ’s food banks Community FoodBank of New Jersey, Food Bank of South Jersey, Fulfill, MercerStreetFriends & Food Bank to launch a new initiative “Growing Healthy Pantries” which aims to achieve food security & improve health across NJ. Learn more: bit.ly/3C6nQlD

It's not too late to register your school or youth organization with Mercer Street Friends for Students Change Hunger! Join us in raising awareness for hunger in Mercer County by registering here: studentschangehunger.org

Last week members of the Mercer Street Friends Community Schools team attended the National Center for Community Schools conference in NYC. Nigel Johnson, Mia Sapp, and Bernadette Trapp had a fantastic time to learning and networking with colleagues from across the country!

Sign up today and join Team Mercer Street Friends for the Mercer County Turkey Trot to support the MSF Food Bank and other local food pantries! mercercountyturkeytrot.com

Congratulations from NonProfitConnect to Gerald Delk and MercerStreetFriends

Mercer Street Friends will be closed November 24th and 25th. Happy Thanksgiving! 🍂

This #GivingTuesday you can make a difference in your community. Help Mercer Street Friends continue its mission to nourish and empower our neighbors in need mercerstreetfriends.org/donation-page/

With Thanksgiving behind us and more holidays before us, we are reminded that there are still Jersey families who struggle to put food on the table. That’s why my Administration has dedicated $85M to strengthen food security and make life more affordable for all New Jerseyans.

Thank you Aqua for stopping by the Food Bank yesterday! Your continued support will help us reach more Mercer County residents hard hit by hunger 🤝

🎥 Don't miss CEO Bernie Flynn on "Spotlight on Nonprofits" tonight at 6:30 on CNJN! Miss it on TV? Stream it on cnjn.org/watch-live/ or youtube.com/channel/UCUqXk…

We will be closed Monday, December 26th to Monday, January 2nd. May you have a happy and peaceful holiday season!

Happy New Year! At Mercer Street Friends, we welcome #2023 with open arms as an opportunity to continue to serve our community 🫶

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