News, Events & Stories
Mar 12, 2026
Making It Count
During the first week of February, TASK was once again one of the many agencies nationwide that participated in the…
Nov 5, 2025
TASK Responds to the Impact of Cut SNAP Benefits
More than 800,000 New Jersey residents have recently temporarily lost their SNAP benefits. This represents one in eight households in…
Oct 6, 2025
TASK’s Hunger Relief Impact Report
The Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK) continues to be a pillar of support in the fight against hunger across…
Jun 26, 2025
Hunger Doesn’t Take a Summer Break
As temperatures rise and school doors close for summer break, hunger doesn’t take time off. In fact, it only…
Jun 6, 2025
Mercer County Homelessness Trust Fund (HTF) Task Force Adds TASK CEO Amy Flynn
Last week, TASK CEO Amy Flynn was sworn in as a member of the Mercer County Homelessness Trust Fund…
May 14, 2025
Mental Health is a Top Priority at TASK
We know that food insecurity is a complex problem, with multiple root causes and many different outcomes. Mental healthcare presents…
Apr 30, 2025
The Gift of Time: TASK Volunteer Chooses People Over Presents for Her Birthday
Valarie Embrey, a supporter of TASK for years now, chose to dedicate time, money and her heart to hunger relief…
Nov 15, 2024
The Ripple Effects of Kindness
“I feel safe when I’m at the soup kitchen.” “I always feel welcome.” “I know I’m not alone.” Testimonials like these from the people TASK serves show what a powerful impact your support has had on our neighbors in need!
Event
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.









