The document discusses hunger and food insecurity in New Jersey. It states that 1 in 5 New Jersey families cannot afford food and housing, and over 738,900 people in the state live below the poverty level. It outlines organizations involved in addressing hunger such as Rutgers University and the New Jersey Anti-Hunger Coalition. The mission is to end hunger in New Jersey through collaboration between higher education, non-profits, and government. Current projects include increasing food stamp enrollment and creating a New Jersey Farm to School Network.

2. What is hunger?
Hunger is food insecurity
Lack of access to adequate,
nutritious food

3. What is hunger in NJ?
1 out of 5 New Jersey families cannot
afford food and housing
Over 738,900 people in NJ live at or below the
poverty level
575,000 children (27% of children) in New
Jersey live in low-income households
Food banks in NJ report a 20-30% increase in
need during 2009
Source: NJ Anti-Hunger Coalition

4. Who is involved?
New Jersey Higher Education Service Learning
Consortium
New Jersey Anti-Hunger Coalition
New Jersey Governor’s Office of Volunteerism
Corella and Bertram Bonner Foundation
New Jersey President’s Subcommittee Council
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

5. Mission
To end hunger in New Jersey by
combining the efforts of colleges and
universities, non-profit partners and
government agencies through civic
engagement and service learning.

6. Goals
To build mutually beneficial relationships
with anti-hunger community organizations
and New Jersey colleges and universities
To connect the current efforts of NJ Colleges
and Universities around the issue of hunger
To broaden hunger-related service learning
and civic engagement throughout New Jersey

7. Why participate?
Provides opportunities to develop new
partnerships
Showcases good work while connecting to
larger state effort
Increases capacity for community partners
Assesses impact of hunger related programs

8. Current Partnerships
Lisanne Finston, Executive Director, Elijah’s
Promise
Joseph Rubenstein, Professor, Anthropology
and Sociology, Richard L. Stockton University
Student? (Henry Barmeister)

9. Core Activities
Collect & share information
Support current and new projects

10. Collect & share
information
What?
✓existing efforts
✓new initiatives as they emerge
✓research
How?
✓listserv ✓website/social media
✓training ✓forums/conferences

11. Projects
New
✓Food Stamp Enrollment
✓NJ Farm to School Network
Potential
✓school gardens ✓community gardens
✓Campus Kitchens

12. Food Stamp
Enrollment Project
• The Food Stamp Program is the nation’s first
line of defense against hunger.
• Only 58% of New Jersey residents who are
eligible to receive food stamps participate in
the program.
Source: Food Research Action Center

13. Food Stamp
Enrollment Project
Government Agencies
Campus Service Non-profit Agencies

14. NJ Farm to
School Network
To improve school lunch programs in NJ
To positively affect the diets of school children
To encourage schools to purchase regionally
grown produce

15. NJ Farm to School
Network

16. NJ Farm to School
Network
To increase free and reduced meals enrollment
and participation
To bring more locally grown and produced
food into school lunch rooms
To become the clearinghouse for school garden
nutrition and curriculum programs
To collaborate with NJ Department of
Education and Department of Agriculture

17. Next Steps
Complete profile on website for NJ Learning
to End Hunger Campaign
‣ http://learningtoendhunger.pbworks.com
• Schedule phone call or visit with Hunger
Fellows

18. Partner Profiles