Somerset County Government: Curbing Hunger Food Drive Helps Feed Struggling Somerset County Families

Press release from the Somerset County Government:

09/16/2021 10:49 AM

BOUND BROOK, NJ – This year residents donated 17,000 pounds of food to Curbing Hunger, Inc., which will be distributed to food-insecure families in Somerset County. Donations were collected at the TD Bank Ballpark, Somerset County’s First Saturday Drop-off recycling events, Curbing Hunger Inc.’s online portal, and cans of food were donated with residents’ recycling collections.  

“I’m proud of how our county has united during these trying times. Even though we are in the pandemic and families are struggling, residents still took the time to help out neighbors in need,” said Somerset County Commissioner Director Shanel Y. Robinson. “Thanks to all of the residents who were able to donate, and those that made the food drive possible including the Somerset County Recycling and Transportation divisions, the Food Bank Network of Somerset County.”

Donate All Year
Donations of non-perishable food are accepted throughout the year and delivered to the Food Bank Network of Somerset County for distribution to county families in-need. Residents can place non-perishable items in a plastic bag and mark it “food” with a permanent marker and leave the bag at the curb with their recyclables for collection on their regularly scheduled pickup days and/or donate canned goods at Somerset County’s First Saturday Drop-Off events.

BOBO Fridays (Buy One, Bring One Fridays) runs all year. Residents can leave cans of food in the blue bins located in the breezeway of the County Administration Building, located at 20 Grove St., Somerville.

For more information about how to donate to the Food Bank Network of Somerset County, visit somersetfoodbank.org.  To learn more about Curbing Hunger, Inc., go to https://curbinghunger.org/

The Food Bank Network of Somerset County
The Food Bank Network of Somerset County is a non-profit organization that distributes food to local food banks located in Somerville, Bound Brook, North Plainfield, and a warehouse in Bridgewater to help food-insecure families who reside in Somerset County.

Curbing Hunger, Inc.
Curbing Hunger, Inc. began as a pilot program in 1995 and has collected approximately 2.5 million pounds of food worth $4 million. Sponsors of the Curbing Hunger, Inc. food drive include the Somerset County Board of County Commissioners, the county’s Public Works Department, and the Food Bank Network of Somerset County.

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This press release was produced by the Somerset County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.