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2024 Hunger Action Month Event Puts the Focus on Community
On Friday, September 13, TASK hosted our third annual community meal & BBQ to commemorate Hunger Action Month, a time when relief agencies join together to raise awareness about food insecurity, which is surging across the U.S.
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May 18, 2024
TASK Film is a Highlight at Trenton Film Festival
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.
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Sep 15, 2023
Raising Awareness, Building Community
On Friday, September 15, TASK hosted our second annual community meal event to commemorate Hunger Action Month.
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Sep 24, 2022
TASK’s 40th Anniversary Marks Two Major Milestones
The Soup Kitchen’s First-Ever Weekend Meal Service Was Also a Community Event.
On Saturday, September 24th, TASK hosted a community BBQ to commemorate our 40th anniversary as well as our first-ever weekend…
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Jun 25, 2022
Jazz Comes to TASK
On March 25, celebrated Trenton jazz musician Rick Fiori—a world-renowned drummer, bandleader and teacher—performed during lunch service.
Funded in part by the New York Jazz Foundation, Fiori and his band had toes tapping and heads bopping to classic tunes ranging from Duke Ellington to Miles Davis.
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Sep 17, 2021
Hunger Action Day 2021
TASK Hosts Thought Leaders in the Fight Against Hunger
On Friday, September 17, TASK hosted a Hunger Action Day event to address the state of food insecurity in New…
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Sep 17, 2021
September is Hunger Action Month: Let's Make It Easier for People to Get Food Aid!
A guest article from Adele LaTourette, Director of Hunger Free New Jersey
During the pandemic, there has been heightened awareness about hunger, leading the federal government to loosen federal nutrition program rules and boost benefits
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May 3, 2021
DMV Mobile Unit Draws ‘Huge Turnout’ from TASK Patrons in Need of Life-Changing IDs
For a lot of people, losing an ID is more about inconvenience than anything else.
But for many TASK patrons, IDs are truly a lifeline – a key to unlocking essential services and life-changing opportunities...
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Mar 11, 2021
Covid-19 Vaccine For State-Eligible Patrons
TASK worked with the New Jersey Department of Health to identify and pre-register patrons eligible for the vaccination under the state guidelines
Patrons were lined up in front of TASK for a reason different than food on Wednesday, March 11
