Morristown's Community Soup Kitchen Granted $7,500 As 'New Jersey Hero'

One of Morristown’s most well known and generous organizations is getting some help so it can continue to provide the community with assistance.

As part of a $120,000 grant program, First Lady Mary Pat Christie and her New Jersey Heroes Organization has selected 18 of the awards past winners to receive the funding.

The Community Soup Kitchen & Outreach Center in Morristown, which received the honor in December 2013, will receive $7,500 to help add a fourth day of the week to its Free Farmers Market program, which provides fresh produce to the community and ensures healthy choices are available.

The Community Soup Kitchen serves approximately 300 men, women, and children every day, 365 days a year, providing nutritious meals and access to nurses, social workers, and various other counselors in a warm, safe, and caring environment free of charge for homeless, working poor, elderly, and disabled community members.

“I am proud our New Jersey Heroes Foundation was able to expand its grant program for 2015 to help these remarkable organizations continue to do good work in their respective communities throughout the Garden State,” said Mary Pat Christie in a statement. “Our New Jersey Heroes recipients represent such a broad coalition of causes that touch many people in so many ways. With these grants, we’re providing these groups with an opportunity to make an even greater difference by giving them the ability to improve and expand their programs to further reach community members in need.”

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