The objective of this report was to better understand how the emergency food system works during a crisis. The research sought to identify networks and points of strength as well as areas to be strengthened to improve resiliency during an emergency.
Food Pantry
Middlesex County Food Dating Label Education Project
This report analyzes the ways in which individual pantries throughout Middlesex County interact with food product date labels, food waste, staff and client education, and the impact that COVID-19 has had on those topics.
Middlesex County Emergency Food Organizations and Non-Food Services During the Covid Pandemic
This report offers some insight about the non-food challenges that pantries confronted during the pandemic, how pantry staff navigated the demand for these services during the pandemic through July of 2021, and it provides some idea about the type of information that might be useful to pantries moving forward.
Emergency Food System Challenges: Food Pantry Practices During the COVID-19 Pandemic
This brief examines how a set of food pantries in Middlesex County, NJ experienced the pandemic from March to October/November 2020.
Recent Updates
Report Release: Trends in Investor Acquisition of Residential Properties in New Jersey
Will B. Payne and Eric Seymour released a new report, "Trends in Investor Acquisition of Residential Properties in New Jersey." Corporate ownership of single-family homes and other small residentialproperties has drawn growing concern from housing advocates...
Soo Yeon Lim and Mi Shih win Best Paper awards at ACSP
The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Global Planners Education Interest Group (GPEIG) awarded Soo Yeon Lim the Best Student Paper Award for her work on “Contesting Publicness in Urban Peripheries: Lived Experiences of Flower Farmers in Greenbelt and...
Carmelo Ignaccolo Publishes New Book!
Carmelo Ignaccolo, along with Giovanna Fossa and Brent D. Ryan, published their book, Small-Town Renaissance: Bridging Technology, Heritage and Planning in Shrinking Italy.
Eric Seymour publishes new blog post on “Mapping Corporate Landlords in New Jersey”
Eric Seymour recently published a new blog post on "Mapping Corporate Landlords in New Jersey." The article examines 1-4 unit properties in the state where corporate owners are purchasing property and the policy implications. This work is part of a larger effort to...
Amara Thompkins selected to be a 2025-2026 Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development Graduate Fellow
Amara Thompkins is a 2025-2026 Association for Neighborhood & Housing Development Community Development Graduate Fellow. Through the Fellowship, Amara has been paired with Pratt Area Community Council Inc. (IMPACCT Brooklyn), a nonprofit community development...