Jackson Township Council President Mordechai Burnstein announced that he and newly elected Councilman Christopher Pollak will co-host a community food drive at Town Hall next Sunday to help residents struggling with food insecurity following the recent federal government shutdown.
The event, organized in partnership with Mayor Jen Kuhn and the Jackson Township Council, aims to assist the estimated 3,800 Jackson families who rely on SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits. Those benefits were temporarily disrupted earlier this month due to the shutdown, leaving many families scrambling to make ends meet.
“Jackson needs our entire town to come together to help each other right now,” Burnstein said in a statement. “There are people in serious need of assistance in our town. Even though the federal government has reinstated payments, people are still hurting and need to catch up and feed their families.”
The food drive follows a recent visit from Fulfill, New Jersey’s statewide food bank, which has been working closely with local officials to provide emergency aid to affected households. Township leaders say Sunday’s drive will help sustain that momentum and ensure no resident goes hungry as families recover from the financial gap caused by the benefits interruption.
Residents are encouraged to donate only canned goods and non-perishable items.
The food drive will take place on Sunday, November 16, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Jackson Town Hall, located at 95 Don Connor Boulevard.
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Doing what there doing drives up prices at the supermarket!