Essex County To Hold Holiday Food Giveaway In East Orange

EAST ORANGE, NJ — Essex County will hold a holiday food giveaway event in East Orange on Thursday, Dec. 7.

There will be 1,000 frozen turkeys and boxes of non-perishable food available on a first-come first-served basis, according to a news release from the county.

The event will take place at 9 a.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, 66 South Grove Street. It is intended to help families facing food insecurity, or who have been impacted by inflation and rising food costs.

Here’s what to know if you plan to go, organizers said:

“Residents driving to the site should line up along South Grove Street before turning right onto Winthrop Terrace. Left turns from South Grove Street onto Winthrop Terrace will not be permitted. A walk-up distribution will be held at the church entrance on Winthrop Terrace. Residents walking to the site should line up along Winthrop Terrace coming from South Grove Street. It is recommended that residents walking to the site bring a cart; the boxes weigh about 40 pounds. Residents will receive a frozen turkey and an emergency food box that contains food items served during a traditional Thanksgiving meal. Only one emergency food box will be placed into a vehicle’s trunk or given to each resident who walks to the site. Buses will not be allowed to enter.”

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