Feeding Futures

Job Search and Assistance

Our on-site Workforce Development Coordinator and Employment Support Specialist provide free career counseling, career readiness and life skills training as well as support services to help students and patrons transition to college, job-training programs and employment. We work with local businesses to host on-site hiring drives and develop job opportunities suited to our patrons’ skills and abilities.

As a testament to TASK’s approach to job training, Amazon, UPS and dozens more have looked to TASK to fill their workforce.

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News, Events & Stories

Jun 15, 2024

Culinary Program Offers a Fresh Start

Emilio’s Culinary Academy helps nontraditional students find success in the kitchen and in life

Today, TASK offers the only culinary academy program of its kind in Mercer County. TASK offers students wraparound support, including workforce training and case management, to bolster their chance of success once they graduate from the program.

Event May 18, 2024

TASK Film is a Highlight at Trenton Film Festival

A Meal Can Change a Life’ showcases the soup kitchen’s commitment to ethical storytelling

TASK is proud to announce that its short film, A Meal Can Change a Life, recently won honorable mention at the Trenton Film Society’s Regional Documentary Festival.

Apr 10, 2024

Introducing Mary Uhlir, Employment Support Specialist

“I talk to job seekers about practical things like how to explain gaps in employment, incarceration or other factors by helping them focus on the progress they have made, rather than their mistakes,” said Ulhir.

Apr 1, 2024

The Key to Unlocking Potential

TASK’s education and employment programs open doors to success

Founded in 1991 as a literacy program, TASK’s education program has grown to provide a customized approach to address a wide variety of participants’ goals and needs.

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Feb 15, 2024

The Year in Review – TASK’s 2023 Impact Report

TASK served nearly half a million meals in 2023 — the most ever in our 42 year history — thanks to your support. The soup kitchen also offered wrap-around care to nearly 4,300 people.

Jul 6, 2023

Why TASK's Longtime Model of Care is Trending Nationally

The soup kitchen advocates wrap-around social service care as one of the more effective ways to help lift people out of poverty and hunger. Food banks are now following suit.

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