Food Kits Available Thursday For Berkeley Residents In Need

BERKELEY, NJ — Berkeley Township will distribute emergency "crisis" food kits Thursday to residents struggling during the new-coronavirus pandemic. Pickup is available at two locations, and delivery is also an option for homebound seniors and families without transportation.

Food pickup will be available from 12-1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Holiday City at Berkeley Clubhouse parking lot and the Berkeley Recreation Center (630 Atlantic City Blvd.). Because of the nature of volunteers sorting and distributing food, the Township asks that residents wait until noon to begin lining up.

Deliveries will occur from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. A volunteer delivery person will have no contact with the recipient, since kits will be left at the door or porch.

Pickup sites will practice social distancing and limit personal interaction. Residents will remain in their vehicles with the doors closed and will be asked to open the trunk. Volunteers will place kits in the trunk or truck bed.

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Residents in need of emergency “crisis” food kits, should please contact Berkeley Recreation, (732) 269-4456 or by email at mdykoff@twp.berkeley.nj.us. When you call or email, provide your name, address and phone number for follow-up.

The Township partnered last month with Fulfill, formerly called the Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties.

To volunteer, call Berkeley Recreation. Visit https://fulfillnj.org/donate/ to donate to Fulfill.

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