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Jewish Family Service staff member Elaine Gilles packs food bags to be delivered to the agency’s Atlantic City office location. The JFS Pantry provides perishable and non-perishable food and basic essentials to people in need. With the ACME Markets $5,000 Nourishing Neighbors Nutrition Security grant, JFS is able to assist people gain access to federal meal programs too. (Photograph courtesy of Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties)
No one should go hungry. To combat food insecurity, the ACME Markets Foundation charitable program recently awarded Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties (JFS) a $5,000 Nourishing Neighbors Nutrition Security grant.
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The funding aims to connect qualified individuals with the existing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Women Infants and Children (WIC) federal meal program.
“ACME Markets and its Foundation’s Nourishing Neighbors program has been a steadfast supporter of the agency’s Food Pantry,” said Andrea Steinberg, JFS Chief Executive Officer. “We are thankful to continue our partnership with this community-minded foundation as we work collectively to address and mitigate hunger issues in the region.”
To date this year, the JFS Food Pantry distributed nearly 54,000 pounds of food and basic essentials to over 7,410 individuals and families, including 2,664 children, and delivered more than 560 Kosher ready-to-eat meals to older adults.
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“There are millions of people in this country who need access to nutritious food and qualify for federal food assistance programs, but they don’t know how to enroll or get the support they need. By partnering with top-notch organizations, like Jewish Family Service, we can make a difference in the lives of our neighbors who are facing food insecurity issues,” said Dana Ward of ACME Markets Foundation. “We appreciate the work of JFS who is dedicated to helping with enrollment, outreach, transportation and other issues that might prevent people from participating in federal meal programs.”
The JFS Food Pantry, located at the Margate office, is open Monday through Friday from 9am to 3pm, and offers perishable and non-perishable food, basic essentials, baby products and more. If you or someone you know living in Atlantic County is in need of emergency food, call JFS’ Intake at 609.822.1108 or visit 607 North Jerome Avenue in Margate.
For more information on making food pantry donations, please contact Bailey Pokres at bpokres@jfsatlantic.org. For information on volunteer opportunities, email volunteer@jfsatlantic.org.
About Jewish Family Service
Jewish Family Service of Atlantic & Cape May Counties (JFS) encourages strong families, thriving children, healthy adults, energized seniors and vital communities.
With dozens of program areas, JFS specializes in counseling, mental health services, homeless programs, vocational services, adult and older adult services and also hosts an on-site food pantry.
The agency impacts 13,000 lives throughout Atlantic and Cape May Counties each year.
JFS’ mission is to motivate and empower people to realize their potential and enhance their quality of life.
In keeping with Jewish values and the spirit of tikkun olam (healing the world), JFS provides services with integrity, compassion, respect and professionalism regardless of their religion, race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, age or background.
For more information or to keep up-to-date with events and programs, visit JFS at jfsatlantic.org or follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
About Nourishing Neighbors
Nourishing Neighbors is the signature cause platform of the Albertsons Companies Foundation operating under 17 banners including ACME, Safeway, Albertsons, Jewel-Osco, Shaw’s and Vons.
The program is dedicated to ensuring that at-risk children, adults, seniors and families have access to nutritious food needed to thrive. In 2022, Nourishing Neighbors raised more than $40 million and provided over 188 million meals to ensure those living in our communities and those impacted by disasters have enough to eat.
The Foundation is committed to enabling the donation of one billion meals by 2030 and actively championing innovative programs and partnerships to help break the cycle of hunger in the neighborhoods we serve.
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