Annual Report 2018 by Community FoodBank of New Jersey

FOOD HELP HOPE ANNUAL REPORT 2018

Our mission is to fight hunger and poverty in New Jersey by assisting those in need and seeking long-term solutions. We engage, educate, and empower all sectors of society in the battle.

We fill the emptiness caused by hunger with FOOD, HELP, and HOPE.

A MESSAGE FROM CARLOS Dear FoodBank Friends, In meeting our hungry neighbors this year, my team and I found that all of their unique stories point to one central truth—that the face of hunger isn’t what you think. Parents told us of layoffs, sacrifices, and days spent working around the clock. Seniors recounted times when they were forced to choose between paying for medicine or food. Kids shared how it felt to be hungry as they struggled to pay attention in school or play outside with their friends. In many instances, these households have at least one member who is working, as is the case for nearly half of all families the FoodBank serves. More than 900,000 New Jerseyans are food insecure, though their struggles may not be obvious. With this in mind, 2018 was a year dedicated to shedding light on who is really hungry in New Jersey. We learned that, despite misleading national statistics touting economic growth and low unemployment, nearly four in ten households in our state work hard but still cannot afford basic necessities like food. In response, we worked to connect these families with nutritious meals and other resources to provide holistic solutions to the problem of hunger in New Jersey. Hunger is a health issue, as lack of access to fruits and vegetables can have severe and lasting affects on our neighbors’ well-being. With this in mind, 27% of the total 56.5 million pounds of food we distributed this year was fresh produce. We also expanded our partnerships with healthcare professionals and launched a new nutrition education program that provides participants in twelve counties with practical information on nutrition, cooking, food safety, and physical activity.

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And it was all possible thanks to you! Together, we’re educating the public around misconceptions of hunger and putting healthy lifestyles within reach for our hardworking neighbors in need. My first year leading the FoodBank in the charge against hunger was one of education and healthconsciousness, themes that will carry into our work moving forward as we embark on strategic planning and seek new opportunities to shorten pantry lines. There is still much for us to do, but I’m confident that with your support, we can eradicate hunger in New Jersey. With Gratitude,

Carlos M. Rodriguez President & CEO

294,034 miles 56,501,401 pounds

driven to pick up and deliver food 1,000+ partner agencies

of food distributed (27% was produce)

distributing food in their communities

IN 2018, WE PROVIDED FOOD FOR

47,092,834 NUTRITIOUS MEALS

105,528 hours

8 mobile pantries provided 522,100 pounds of food to South Jersey neighbors without access to food pantries 61,068 senior boxes given to hungry seniors

spent volunteering (equivalent to 53 full-time employees) 49,000 Family Packs to supplement kids when school meals werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t available 369,602 meals served year-round to kids in need

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FEEDING CHILDREN Children need healthy food to grow and succeed, yet nearly 270,000 kids in New Jersey don’t have adequate access to nutritious meals. Our work feeding children is an investment in their bright futures, providing them with opportunities to reach their full potential and laying the right foundations to break the cycle of poverty. We fill the nutrition gap for food insecure kids with nourishing after-school meals at our Kids Cafes. In 2018, we served more than 265,000 meals and provided nutrition education at twenty-seven Kids Cafe sites across the state to help kids eat right and grow up strong. “If I didn’t come to the Kids Cafe after school, I would probably be hungry at home,” said Emma, who visits a local Boys & Girls Club for dinner while her mom works evenings. She loves to dance, play soccer, and run with her friends, activities that require healthy food as fuel. For many kids like Emma, summer vacation can mean an end to reliable sources of food as they lose access to school meals and Kids Cafe dinners. We served more than 104,000 breakfasts and lunches to children in need last summer at sixtyeight sites across the state, including recreation centers and libraries. Annual Report 2018 | 5

“I like that they serve a lot of different kinds of food at the Kids Cafe. It keeps me healthy so that I have energy to play and go to school.” —Jocelyn, 9, Kids Cafe child At the FoodBank, we also know that where there’s a hungry child, there’s a hungry family. Our Family Pack program provides more than 1,800 New Jersey households with supplemental food for the weekend, when kids miss school meals. We distributed over 49,000 Family Packs in 2018—bags of nutritious, shelf-stable vegetables, proteins, and more. Donovan, a Family Pack recipient said, “It’s really wholesome, what we get. My brother and I love the food from the FoodBank.”

HUNGER AS A HEALTH ISSUE “Fresh fruits and vegetables can be really hard to come by, so the farmers market helps me a lot.” —Delisa, Grandparent & Healthy Families Farmers Market client The FoodBank works to combat chronic diseases and get more healthy food into the hands of our hungry neighbors through a series of innovative new programs that address hunger as a health issue. In 2018, we delivered more fresh produce than ever before—over 15.7 million pounds, 27% of the total food distributed for the year.

Answer to Diabetes, a program that provides free health screenings, diabetes-friendly food, and nutrition education at seven partner agencies. Together, we delivered more than 4,600 specialty food boxes, nearly 2,500 health screenings, and 1,000 educational hours to help inspire positive lifestyles among people in need, like Ellen.

Our Healthy Families Farmers Markets played a major role in reaching this milestone. Modeled after traditional farmers markets and now with eighteen sites across the state, the program provides fresh fruits and vegetables year-round to struggling New Jerseyans who might not otherwise have access to them.

“This program helps me a lot because I didn’t know that my blood sugar was so high,” she shared. “Now I’m able to manage it properly.”

“My kids love fruits and vegetables, but I haven’t been able to afford them for the past few months,” said Vanessa, a single parent who visits one of our farmers markets. “That’s why I’m grateful for the fresh produce that the FoodBank provides.” We also began partnering with the Summit Medical Group Foundation on Food, Health & Hope: An Annual Report 2018 | 7

Rounding out our efforts to address hunger as a health issue, the FoodBank launched its federally funded SNAP-Ed nutrition education program over the summer to help SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps) recipients eat right and make physical activity part of their lives. SNAP-Ed provides targeted education for all age groups, children through seniors, in twelve counties throughout New Jersey to make nutrition a priority for our neighbors in need.

FOOD SERVICE TRAINING ACADEMY “It is, for all of us, a life-changing program.” —Marie, Food Service Training Academy alumna The Food Service Training Academy exemplifies the FoodBank’s commitment to providing not only food, but also a recipe for a better life. The free, fifteen-week intensive culinary program teaches students about nutrition and healthy cooking, while challenging them to develop their communication and life skills. Students train in a state-of-the-art, fully-equipped commercial kitchen, gaining marketable job skills that can lead to a living wage. They prepare healthy meals for thousands of food insecure children at our Kids Cafes and Summer Nutrition sites and gain hands-on experience with the FoodBank’s very own on and off-premises event catering team, Stone Soup Culinary Creations. In 2018, we updated the Food Service Training Academy curriculum to include an internship program that offers students real-world experience and networking opportunities to help them forge professional connections and obtain employment upon graduation. Ivonne, a recent graduate, got a job cooking at a local veterans hospital before finishing the program. She said of her experience, Annual Report 2018 | 9

“This program offered me the skills that I needed to be able to provide for my family for the rest of my life. It’s amazing. It really makes you think, not only about cooking, but also about life and about yourself.” Fifty-seven proud students graduated from the Food Service Training Academy this year, joining the ranks of more than 2,500 others who have completed the program since its inception in 2000. They procured jobs in restaurants, schools, corporate kitchens, catering companies, and hospitals. With a new schedule introduced in 2018, as well, the FoodBank is now able to host four classes per year rather than three, to help change the lives of even more of our neighbors in need. “I’m very thankful,” said Tahzia, another recent graduate who got back into the workforce after recovering from an injury. “Because of this program, I got my spunk and my creativity back again.”

HELPING HANDS The FoodBank’s robust volunteer program offers individuals, families, and groups of all sizes meaningful experiences to make a direct impact on hunger in a safe and positive environment. With more than 56.5 million pounds of food making its way through our warehouse each year, our operation relies on the work of our dedicated volunteers to get nutritious meals out to the people who need them. In 2018, our volunteers made close to 43,000 visits, dedicating more than 105,000 hours to the cause—equivalent to 53 full-time employees. They assembled Family Packs and senior boxes, packaged bulk pasta, collected donations at community food drives, sorted and packed donated food, completed clerical projects, made Kids Cafe meals, and assisted hungry neighbors at mobile pantries and the Egg Harbor Township on-site pantry. “You walk around this food bank, and you realize that you’re helping so many people,” Marla, a recent volunteer, told us. “It makes me feel so grateful to be able to assist.” In support of our initiatives that address hunger as a health issue, we added two new volunteer activities in 2018: sorting fresh produce for distribution at our Healthy Families Farmers Markets and Diabetes Initiative sites and packaging frozen food to provide Annual Report 2018 | 11

“What an honor it is to give back and help those who are less fortunate.” —Charles, volunteer our neighbors in need with additional protein. We also launched our new Impact Partner program to celebrate corporate partners that have provided meaningful support by funding our programs, sponsoring events, donating food, and more. Many of these companies bring employee volunteers to the FoodBank to get hands-on in the fight against hunger in New Jersey. “To volunteer and hear the stories of the people that this food bank has helped is really powerful,” said Brian, a manager from one of our Impact Partners who volunteers with his team. In addition to corporate volunteers, about twothirds of the FoodBank’s volunteer visits annually are made by individuals, families, community groups, and schools that come for field trips, fill up Family Days, make volunteering at our turkey drive an annual affair, and more.

YOUTH PROGRAMS Our innovative youth programs educate children, teens, and young adults about hunger and poverty, providing them with tools to make meaningful change in their communities. In 2018, we expanded existing initiatives and created new ones to engage nearly 11,000 passionate up-and-coming antihunger advocates. More than sixty schools participated in Students Change Hunger, the annual statewide competition that challenges students of all ages to collect food and funds for the nearly 900,000 food insecure people in New Jersey. Together with sponsors from local businesses and organizations, they raised enough to provide more than 67,000 meals for our neighbors in need while educating members of their communities about the problem of hunger. “Students Change Hunger is a great way to help those in need and teach other people about hunger,” said Avika, a FoodBank student ambassador. “I’ve been able to get more of my peers involved in the cause, too, by encouraging them to participate in the competition.” The FoodBank provides formalized education about hunger and poverty, as well, through its annual Teen Hunger Summit and Teen Leadership Institutes. In 2018, 290 students attended the Teen Hunger Summit at Seton Hall Prep, which included Annual Report 2018 | 13

thirteen different workshops about social justice issues, and more than 60 students developed their leadership skills and learned about urban agriculture at the Teen Leadership Institutes. Newly introduced in 2018 was the Teen Leadership Council. Comprised of ten students from schools across the state, the council is working towards

“If we work together to end hunger, then we can make a better future for ourselves and for the generations to come.” —Sandy, 17, student ambassador & Teen Leadership Council member facilitating New Jersey’s first-ever teen-hosted Hunger Forum to foster an exchange of ideas and inspire other students to organize their own community service projects. Sandy, a student ambassador and member of the inaugural Teen Leadership Council, said of the council’s goals, “If everyone does their part to create change, then society will prosper.”

Providing FOOD, HELP, and HOPE with generous support from... $100,000+

Anonymous (2) Appaloosa LP Herbert and Phyllis Bachelor Bank of America Chatham Asset Management, LLC Feeding America Joy in Childhood Foundation William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust Kings Food Markets, Inc. M. Brian and Sandra Maher Estate of Ira B. Newman Novo Nordisk Premio Foods, Inc. Prudential Financial/Prudential Foundation ShopRite LPGA Classic SJS Charitable Trust State of NJ, Department of Community Affairs The Stop & Shop Family Foundation Summit Medical Group Foundation United Airlines Victoria Foundation Wakefern Food Corp. Wawa Foundation, Inc. Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Josh and Judy Weston

$50,000 - 99,999

ADP Foundation Anchorage Capital Group, LLC Anonymous (2) Capital One Bank Alma DeMetropolis Enterprise Holdings Foundation Ethicon, Inc. Walter and Marilyn Jeffrey Family Fund of the Community Foundation of New Jersey JPMorgan Chase Thomas and Paula McInerney Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Nokota Management LP PNC Financial Services PSE&G QuickChek Corporation Annual Report 2018 | 15

Stop & Shop OceanFirst Foundation Walmart Foundation Patella Construction Corp. Joshua A. and Roberta F. Weinreich Peerless Beverage Company Fund of the Cornell University James and Nancy Pierson Foundation Foundation Prudential Foundation Matching Gifts $25,000 - 49,999 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Estate of Marian Achor Sandy Hill Foundation Acme Markets, Inc. Marshall and Amy Smith Anonymous State Street Foundation, Inc. Anonymous JP Morgan Charitable Sullivan/Asato FMR Giving Account Giving Fund Donor at Fidelity Charitable Bank of New York Mellon Summit Area Public Foundation Community Partnership Turrell Fund Jim and Leslie Bolin Wells Fargo Foundation The Bonaventura Devine Nancy Woo Foundation, Inc. Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. Leon and Toby Cooperman Foundation Goya Foods, Inc. Johnson & Johnson Matching Gifts Program Jolyn Foundation, Inc. Jim and Jacklyn Klausmann Peter and Dana Langerman

“Thanks a lot for the food. It tastes good and is good for me!” —Franklin, Kids Cafe child Harold and Helen Lerner Dorothy E. Litwin Fund at Fidelity Charitable Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC Maddi Family Charitable Fund at Fidelity Charitable Ingrid Mahan Foundation, Inc. Mazars USA LLP MetLife Foundation Newman’s Own Foundation

$10,000 - 24,999

AIG Albertsons Companies Foundation Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. Amazon Services LLC Anonymous (7) Appaloosa Management Charitable Foundation, Inc. ATM Money Machine, Inc. Anne T. Baronas Bayer Bayview Fund Harold Berkowitz Ira and Joan Berkowitz Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. Bloomberg Jon and Dorothea Bon Jovi Jennifer Bonnell and Jonathan Bellack The Brookdale Foundation Group - Ramapo Trust The Robert and Marion Schamann Brozowski Foundation C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. C.R. Bard, Inc. Greg Carnesale Cathay Bank Foundation Cauldwell Wingate Co., LLC CBA Industries, Inc. Celgene Corporation

Chubb & Son, a division of Federal Insurance Company Citrin Cooperman & Company LLP CME Group Community Foundation Colgate-Palmolive Company The Company Store Credit Suisse Crispy Green Catherine Critelli Joseph and D’Maris Dempsey DTCC Rajeev Dutt The Mitzi & Warren Eisenberg Family Foundation ESM Ferolie Andy and Pamela Federbusch Mary L. Flynn Foodtown - Nicholas Markets Estate of Paul J. Ford The Fournier Family Foundation Linda Gabriel Cameron and Jill Gateman Good Time Tricycle Productions Karen and Michael Gooen Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater MetroWest NJ RJ and Anne Grissinger Fund at Fidelity Charitable Kim Wainwright and Seth Grosshandler Marios and May Hadjieleftheriou Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey Nancy J. Henseler Hollister Construction Services Catherine M. Holmes Karma Foundation Alix Ross and Ted Kastner Mary Jane Devine Kenny Charles F. Kiley and Barbara A. Kiley Fund of the Ayco Charitable Foundation Alan and Peggy Kligerman Matthew Knauer Phil and Marlise Konort Kopf Family Charitable Fund of Vanguard Charitable

Brian and Kathy Kronick Laibson Family Charitable Fund of Vanguard Charitable Jan Leslie Larsson Law Rocks Alan and Melanie Levitan Litterman Family Foundation Longview Foundation Kevin and Trisha Luing Millie Luing Foundation Inc. The Mall at Short Hills Matt Blatt Egg Harbor Township Kia Thomas and Linda Mellina Merck Foundation Steven Miller Christina P. Minnis Briggs and Angela Morrison Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. Newman’s Own Foundation NJM Insurance Group Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. Archie and Lynne Palmer Petro Home Services Pfizer Inc. Dusty Philip Platkin Family Foundation PNC Foundation The John & Margaret Post Foundation Presbyterian Church of Chatham Township Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Racek-Dowicz Fund of The New York Community Trust Ralph Lauren Sekhar and Lisa Ramaswamy Edward Ritter Family Rocker Family Foundation, Inc. Ruane Family Foundation Robert and Alissa Rudin RWJBarnabas Health Seth Schreier Joe and Joan Sheridan Starboard Value Charitable Fund Strato, Inc. Coco Swartchild Tompkins-Broll Family Foundation Toys “R” Us, Inc.

Thomas Uhlman C & J Unanue Foundation Arthur and Barbara Vitarius Foundation Welsh Family Foundation Wilf Family Foundation Willis Towers Watson David and Sue Wishnow WithumSmith+Brown, PC ZT Systems

$5,000 - 9,999

Accent Fence, Inc. Kenneth Aidekman Family Foundation, Inc.

“I just want to say thank you to the donors. This food really helps so that my family can eat and I don’t have to worry.” —Alice, pantry client Greg and Sandra Anderson Michael and Keiko Anderson Anonymous (11) Seth and Jennifer Antin Brian and Gina Archer John Ascione AtlantiCare Efi Avigdor and Ryan Brauns Bank of America Matching Gifts Program Kenneth and Regina Bann Vincent Basile Caroline Benton Big Lots, Inc. Blueyes Foundation Borgata Heart & Soul Foundation Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Annual Report 2018 | 16

Providing FOOD, HELP, and HOPE with generous support from... $5,000 - 9,999 contd.

Karen Brockmann The Helen R. Buck Foundation Kathleen B. Callahan Julie Caucino and Timothy Manahan Chapman Ford Sales Inc Steven Chicoine and Babette Ceccotti Charitable Fund of the T. Rowe Price Program for Charitable Giving Sally Chubb Gerard and Pamela Cocuzza Colbert Family Fund of the Coastal Community Foundation of South Carolina

“Because of your donation, I have a great opportunity that will help me provide for my family and leave a legacy for my grandkids.” —Gabriel, FSTA alumna Louise Russell and Robert Cosgriff Combined Federal Campaign The Conger Family Foundation Wayne and Jodi Cooperman Charles Stephen Cordes CLT Trust Creative Workforce Solutions Eileen Crummy Cushman & Wakefield Janet Davidson Sue Kim and William Day Donald and Victoria Demuth Devils Care Foundation Druskin Family Foundation Inc. Eastern Produce Council, Inc. Allan and Cyndy Edmund Annual Report 2018 | 17

Facebook Payments Michael and Virginia Foxx Deborah S. Freedman Bruce Gallant Charitable Fund at Fidelity Charitable Garden Homes Management Corporation Garden State Chapter of the American Fence Association Jack and Myra Gibson Bradford R. Going Goldman, Sachs & Co. Matching Gift Program Suzan Gordon Tim and Fannie Gray Michael and Nicole Graziano Jeffrey and Adine Haber Michael and Diana Hackett Sean and Cathy Hanlon Hannon Family Foundation Darlene Hart Rodgers Harvest Restaurant Group Horizon Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Jersey Hubbard Family Charitable Fund of Vanguard Charitable IBM Employee Services Center Independence Foundation Investors Bank Chris and Jennifer Johnson Lowell F. Johnson Foundation Steven and Sharon Jureller O. Andrei Kachala Thomas H. Kean Soyeon Kim and Peter Cardiello Timothy and Stacey Klag Charles and Lynn Kramer Family Foundation Lafayette Elementary School Robert and Wendy Lazarus Bettie LeFebvre The Leviton Foundation Inc. Matthew Lippert Steve Lucke James B. Luke Family Charitable Foundation Macy’s Foundation Macy’s Logistics & Operations

James Mahan Nancy and Burton Malkiel Debra Greenberger and Gregory Marx John P. & Elizabeth Y. McKinnell Fund at Fidelity Charitable McMullen Family Foundation John P. and Anne Welsh McNulty Foundation at Fidelity Charitable Merck & Co., Inc. Virginia Metzler Family Foundation Thomas Mongiove Rob and Aline Montavon MUFG Union Bank Foundation Jyothsna Natauri Next Level Performance NJ State Employees Charitable Campaign NK Architects Nonprofit Finance Fund Lawrence O’Friel Anthony and Patricia Orlando The O’Shea Family Foundation Paglieri Family Charitable Fund of Vanguard Charitable Homiyar Panday Michael Perrone Marion Park Foundation Chris and Patty Perry Tim Peterson Pfizer Matching Gifts Program Pierson Family Foundation Tom and Liz Pryma Richard and Robin Pzena Charitable Fund at Fidelity Charitable Region Nine Housing Corporation Keith and Marguerite Ridings Henry P. Riordan Fund of the New York Community Trust Lisa A. Rodenburg Manuel J. Rosario Donna Rottengen Ethan and Julia Russell Sank Family Fund of the Community Foundation of New Jersey Jay and Serina Signorello Jason Silvers South Jersey Industries

Spectrum Foundation Charitable Trust Bob and Judy Spires Cynthia Dice and Bruce Stavitsky Steve & Cookies By The Bay Edward and Nancy Stuart Robert J. Sweeney Tata America International Corporation Kathryn Z. Tatlow Helen Torelli Trueform Concrete LLC R. Charles and Toni Tschampion United Way of Greater Philadelphia & Southern New Jesey The Lucy & Eleanor S. Upton Charitable Foundation Village Super Markets, Inc. Ross and Kathy Wagner John E. Waldron WaterTree Ventures LLC Wellcare Health Plans, Inc. Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC G. Fred and Darla Wilkinson Michael and Judy Zelin Gift Fund at Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund

Gifts In-Kind (Food, 100,000+ lbs)

A. Zerega’s Sons, Inc. Acme Markets Ahold eCommerce Sales Company Amazon.com, Inc. Atalanta Corporation Aurora Organic Dairy Bimbo Bakeries USA BJ’s Wholesale Club, Inc. Blue Apron Inc. Boxed Wholesale Cebev LLC. Costco Wholesale Corporation Deoleo USA, Inc. Driscoll Foods Dr. Pepper Snapple Group Envision Sales & Marketing LLC Essendant Inc. FreshPro Food Distributors

Glass Gardens, Inc. Goya Foods, Inc. HelloFresh SE Inserra Supermarkets, Inc. Kings Food Markets, Inc. M. Bross, Inc. Michael Foods, Inc. Minute Maid, a Division of The Coca-Cola Company New Jersey Army National Guard New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness PANOS Brands, LLC Premio Foods, Inc. Progresso Rainforest Distribution Corp. Saker ShopRites, Inc. Sam’s Club Splendid Blend Stop & Shop LLC

“I appreciate the help because I’m struggling to feed my daughter right now. Support like this is inspiring.” —Sherry, pantry client Sysco Metro NY, LLC Target Corporation Trader Joe’s Tropicana Products, Inc. Union Beverage Packers, LLC United States Postal Service Village Super Market, Inc. The Vitamin Shoppe Wakefern Food Corp. Walmart Inc. The WhiteWave Foods Company ZICO Beverages LLC

Gifts In-Kind (Non-Food, $5,000+)

Allied Beverage Group, LLC Atlantic Trailer Leasing Corp. Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa Compass Group Edison Heating & Cooling Effectual, Inc. Grandstand Sports & Memorabilia, Inc. Harvest Restaurant Group JPMorgan Chase & Co. Kimberly-Clark Corporation Kings Food Markets, Inc. National Diaper Bank Network OUTFRONT Media, Inc. Peerless Beverage Company LLC Penske Truck Leasing Co., L.P. Premio Foods, Inc. Prudential Financial Salvation Army Adam Sank Tito’s Handmade Vodka Trillium US Inc. Wakefern Food Corp.

Check-Out Hunger® New Jersey Sponsor Premio Foods, Inc.

Check-Out Hunger® Participating Stores Foodtown Kings Food Markets QuickChek Price Rite ShopRite Wawa Wegmans

Donors who generously supported our programs at the $1,000 - 4,999 level are listed at cfbnj.org/donors Annual Report 2018 | 18

With thanks to our Corporate Impact Partners... In 2018, about 70 companies joined our Impact Partner ranks, with about one-third of all of the FoodBank’s volunteer visits for the year made by corporate groups.

Visionary Partners ($100,000+ or 500,000+ lbs of Food) Acme Markets, Inc.

Albertsons Companies Foundation Amazon.com, Inc. Appaloosa LP Bank of America BJs Chatham Asset Management Costco Joy in Childhood Foundation, Inc. Kings Food Markets, Inc. Novo Nordisk, Inc. Premio Foods, Inc. Prudential Financial/Prudential Foundation Stop & Shop Summit Medical Group Foundation United Airlines Wakefern Food Corp. Walmart/Walmart Foundation Wawa Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

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Leadership Partners ($50,000 - 99,999)

ADP Foundation Capital One Bank Enterprise Holdings Foundation Ethicon, Inc. Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Nokota Management LP PNC Financial Services/PNC Foundation PSE&G QuickChek Corporation

Champion Partners ($25,000 - 49,999) Broadridge Financial Solutions Goya Foods JPMorgan Chase Lord, Abbett & Co. LLC Mazars USA LLP MetLife Foundation Newman’s Own Foundation OceanFirst Foundation State Street Foundation Wells Fargo Foundation

Volunteer Partners ($10,000 - 24,999)

Abbott Fund AIG Alliant Insurance Services, Inc. Bayer Bloomberg C & S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. Cathay Bank Foundation Cauldwell Wingate Co. LLC Celgene Corporation Citrin Cooperman & Company LLP CME Group Community Foundation Colgate-Palmolive Company Credit Suisse Crispy Green Disney Worldwide DTCC ESM Ferolie Hollister Construction Services Merck Foundation Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. Petro Home Services Pfizer Inc. Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Ralph Lauren Strato Inc. RWJ Barnabas Health WellCare Health Plans WithumSmith+Brown ZT Systems

CONDENSED SUMMARY OF FINANCIALS Current Funds at Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2018 Assets Total Assets

$ 29,929,939

Liabilities & Net Assets Total Liabilities Unrestricted Net Assets Net Assets with Donor Restrictions Total Net Assets

Total Liabilities & Net Assets

$ 29,929,939

Revenue & Support Unrestricted With Donor Restrictions

Total Revenue & Support

$ 89,359,974

Expenses Program Services Management and General Development

Total Expenses

$ 89,641,691

3,613,289 23,470,349 2,846,301 26,316,650

87,691,495 1,668,479

82,743,844 3,641,629 3,256,218

16% Purchased

92%

18% Government

of funds goes directly to programs that feed hungry neighbors.

66% Donated

Allocation of Funds

Food Sourcing

Detailed copies of our Audited Financial Statement and Form 990 may be obtained at cfbnj.org/financials Annual Report 2018 | 20

OUR TEAM Board of Directors Josh Weinreich Chairman Alan C. Levitan Vice Chairman Joseph F. Dempsey Jr. Secretary Michael Rimland Treasurer Josh S. Weston Honorary Chairman

Alma DeMetropolis

Brian W. Kronick, Esq.

Robert H. Doherty

Wendy M. Lazarus

Andy Federbusch

Karen Meleta

Antony J. Ferolie

Sekhar Ramaswamy

Jill Gateman

Chuck Salzman

Ronald B. Giles

Judith A. Spires

Steven F. Jureller

Tom Uhlman

Egg Harbor Township Advisory Board Jann Mevoli, Chair Brendan Jerome, 1st Vice Chair Beverly DiMeglio, 2nd Vice Chair Kathleen Corbalis, Past Chair Scott Cronick Deborah Daly

Pete Davidson Alicia Ginn Chef David Goldstein Alexander Marino Marcia McCulley Stephanie Moro

Marc Mugler Elizabeth Sheridan Salvatore Spena Cookie Till

Senior Leadership Carlos M. Rodriguez President & CEO

David Goldstein Vice President of Operations

Jeffrey Mott Vice President of Finance

Jeannie Fournier Vice President of Programs

Karen Leies Vice President of Development

Terrence Williams Vice President of HR

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As of April 2019

the patient into the ambulance. As a result, the police officers may or may not fill out a use-of-force form. The problem is that police coding for an EDP is not consistent. Some police departments say that over 75 percent of the use-of-force instances contained in The Force Report are for EDP situations. Others never seem to use it, often on grounds that doing so might stigmatize those with mental health issues. I recognize that part of the difficulty is inconsistent reporting of EDPs. My guess is the police and attorney general will figure out a solution in the near future. However, it is important to note that the series creators (I think rightly) decided to Star EDP Ledger - 12/23/2018 keep most instances they could in the database, although they excluded them

greater odds than a white person of being the subject of use of force by the police. Words matter a great deal here. By “area” does that mean a single jurisdiction (like a town, city, Borough, etc.) or does “area” mean a large geographic region (a county or multiple towns)? It was unclear to me, so I asked. It is HELP READERS MAKE COMPARISONS the actual jurisdiction. But clarifying that in The current user interface allows readers the report would be helpful to others. While using a larger area would cause to search by an individual town and individual officer’s name. The entire database other problems, using the population of is available but not exactly easy to find, so a single town creates some of its own. For most people won’t go digging. I think there example, a town might have a uniform racial is great public value in expanding the search makeup but be in an incredibly diverse capabilities up one level. Understanding county. That difference changes the math of how Carteret (the town that kicked off this the odds ratio. My hunch is that when we dig Copy 73% fromdeeper original to these fit letter page the results will whole idea) uses force Reduced makes the to most sense into numbers when you can compare it to other towns in show that jurisdictions with lots of one race of the subject. It may be that police are even more likely to use force with African-American medical patients than they are African-American crime suspects. Unfortunately, we don’t know that from the current version of The Force Report.

DECEMBER 23, 2018 COLUMN

police departments take the top line findings of the report as the gospel truth and act immediately against what is so obviously racial injustice. The real answers are somewhere in the middle. Getting at those real answers will take additional context and time, something The Force Report creators can provide. When those real answers come, they might make police departments look better or it might make them look worse. But they will be better answers and that’s something that I think everyone from the police, to the citizens to the reporters should strive for and rely on.

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ECONOMY

The face of hunger in New Jersey isn’t what you think Carlos M. Rodriguez

Guest Columnist

The U.S. economy is stronger. GDP continues to increase, unemployment rates sit at a 49-year low, and inflation remains steady. However, despite these gains, nearly four in 10 New Jersey households cannot afford basic necessities like food, and the number of families struggling has only risen since 2010. Hunger affects every single one of our 21 counties, impacting over 900,000 residents, but you might never know it. It’s an issue that hides in the shadows — it touches our friends, neighbors and co-workers, and until we start recognizing the true face of hunger, we will never develop the right solutions to address the problem of food insecurity in the state. Why aren’t we noticing that our New Jersey neighbors are hungry? A new report provides part of the answer. The United Way of Northern New Jersey recently released its ALICE report, which offers a different perspective on poverty by looking at “Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed” households in our state. These families earn enough money to be considered above the federal poverty line but less than the basic cost of survival, which includes housing, child care, food, transportation and health care. The findings are shocking. According to the study, 38.5 percent — or 895,879 — of New Jersey’s 3.2 million house-

holds can be classiﬁed as ALICE. This is four times the state’s poverty rate, as dictated by the U.S. Census Bureau — an alarming and misleading disparity at a time of increased economic growth. From 2010 to 2016, the number of income constrained households grew a staggering 19 percent, but not because they aren’t working hard. Over this time period, the cost of living outpaced the rate of wage growth 28 percent to 12 percent. As president and CEO of the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, the largest food bank in the state, I see the injustice of hunger everywhere. Take one of our clients, Delisa, who works part-time as a home health aide and lives with her son, who works fulltime, and three grandchildren. Even with two paychecks, they can’t make ends meet. Delisa visits their local pantry every month for supplemental nutritious food, and she stretches what she receives as far as possible. Delisa and her family are our hardworking neighbors in need, and yet, you wouldn’t know it if you passed them on the street. Delisa and her family are not alone — nearly 330,000 ALICE households in New Jersey are families with kids. Without access to healthy food, these children could fail to reach their full potential as hunger can have severe and lasting eﬀects on their physical, mental and emotional development. Studies have demonstrated that hunger can put kids at higher risk of poor health, low educational

In the midst of this holiday season, look around you. Some of the people you encounter along the way may be struggling with hunger, though you wouldn’t know it at a glance.

attainment, economic dependency, lowskilled employment, violence and crime, substance abuse and depression. We must prioritize nourishing children from the very start of life, particularly in the womb and through the developmental years of life, to lay the right foundation for their futures and the well-being of society as a whole.

To do this, we must look beyond the national statistics that tout economic growth, growing wages, near-full employment and low poverty rates. Creating a food secure Garden State requires us to dig below the surface and to understand who is hungry, ask why, and consider how we can help. The New Jersey Assembly, led by Speaker Craig Coughlin, D-Middlesex, has taken important steps to address food insecurity in the state with a comprehensive legislative package that addresses food deserts, food waste, access and other items critical to ensuring residents are well-fed. We must build on this effort and bring all partners to the table — government, nonprofit, private sector — to tackle this issue which affects so many, especially those who are working. In the midst of this holiday season, look around you. Some of the people you encounter along the way may be struggling with hunger, though you wouldn’t know it at a glance. Today, we see overweight and undernourished children, seniors making tough choices between essentials like medicine and food and parents work around the clock but still can’t make ends meet. Only when we take a look around to see who is really hungry can we help nourish our neighbors in need. Carlos M. Rodriguez is president and CEO of the Community FoodBank of New Jersey.

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