Help Fight Hunger in Our Community!

Food insecurity in NJ is a serious, year-round issue, but demand surges in winter due to holidays, higher utility costs (heating), and, this year, reduced SNAP benefits. It affects over a million residents in NJ, including many children and seniors. 

Starting on January 25, Morristown UU is sponsoring a month-long food drive to support the Interfaith Food Pantry Network (IFPN) serving Morris County.

• What: Non-perishable food items (canned goods, pasta, cereal, peanut butter), baby items, and essential toiletries. See IFPN’s Most Needed Items list (see image below) for what they accept and don’t accept.

• When: From Sunday 1/25 to Sunday 2/15

• Where: Drop-off bins located in the Great Hall and outside of Chu Hall

IFPN will gladly accept cash donations, also. We will have a dedicated offering for Interfaith Food Pantry on Sunday, 1/25. If you miss the offering on 1/25, you can give checks (payable to "MUUF" with Food Drive in the memo line) until 2/15. Also, you can contribute to IFPH by texting “Hunger” to 26-989 and add a note mentioning MUUF’s Food Drive.

IDEAS:

• Fill a reusable bag for the food drive next time you go grocery shopping. Or, better yet, one per week!

• Involve the kids. Give them the list of items and let them (or help them) fill up a bag to share.

• Request contributions of food from friends and family (or share the donation text information).

• Share notices posted on MUUF social media on your accounts. 

We're excited to be able to join our partners at the Interfaith Food Pantry in helping our neighbors get through the winter. Please join us!

For more information, contact socialjustice@muuf.org

Be sure to visit our Social Justice page frequently for updates on how Morristown UU is responding to the challenges being faced locally, nationally and globally.