News from Project Self-Sufficiency

  Project Self-Sufficiency recently announced the expansion of its food pantry with a grand opening event featuring tours, music, and presentations from special guests. The agency’s new Nourish to Flourish market-style food pantry is part of the first cohort of Growing Healthy Pantries sweeping the state and reshaping access to food for those in need.   Food insecurity across the state has grown exponentially in recent years due to a variety of factors. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) estimates that in 2022, approximately 994,800 people, including 262,260 children, in New Jersey were food insecure, translating to 10.7% of individuals and 13.2% of children who lived in home without consistent access to the food necessary to live healthy, active lives. In Sussex County, 8.4% of residents were food insecure during 2022.   In the last year, the Project Self-Sufficiency food pantry served 6,177 families, including 3,906 adults, 2,271 children, an...

Project Self-Sufficiency’s food distribution program, The Food Pantry: Nourishing Our Neighbors, is fully-stocked and ready to provide free food and limited personal care products to Sussex and Warren County residents, Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.   Patrons need not be agency participants.     Dee and Jim Fernandez have donated diapers and wipes to The Food Project, Nourishing our Neighbors Project Self-Sufficiency is welcoming monetary donations to purchase food, as well as the donation of non-perishable items such as canned soups and stews; canned fruits and vegetables; fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables; frozen meals; coffee; tuna; pastas and sauces; peanut butter and jelly; toothpaste; shampoos and conditioners; hair care products; skin care products; laundry detergents; diapers and baby wipes; toilet tissue; facial tissue; and feminine hygiene products. “Thanks to outstanding community support, The Food Project: Nourishing Our Ne...

Thanks to generous donations from the NORWESCAP Food Bank, the Sussex County Board of Social Services, and numerous kind-hearted individuals, the food pantry at Project Self-Sufficiency is open and available to Sussex and Warren County residents, Monday – Friday, 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.     The agency has launched a new initiative, “The Food Project:   Nourishing Our Neighbors”, which is open to the public; those interested in obtaining free food and personal care products need not be agency participants.   The Food Project: Nourishing Our Neighbors The agency is welcoming monetary donations to purchase food, as well as the donation of non-perishable items such as canned soups and stews; canned fruits and vegetables; fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables; frozen meals; coffee; tuna; pastas and sauces; peanut butter and jelly; toothpaste; shampoos and conditioners; hair care products; skin care products; laundry detergents; diapers and baby wipes; toile...