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.
The Center’s Winter 2021 Newsletter celebrates the achievements of our Voorhees Fellows, and discusses our latest research, as well as updates from our Faculty affiliates!
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.
The Center’s Spring/Summer 2021 Newsletter discusses our latest research, and celebrates the achievements of our Voorhees Fellow Alumni, and Faculty affiliates!
This brief examines how a set of food pantries in Middlesex County, NJ experienced the pandemic from March to October/November 2020.
This report examines how emergency food providers in Middlesex County, New Jersey, changed their practices during the pandemic. The report looks at how food pantries navigated challenges related to food demand, supply, and distribution, and highlights the experiences...
The Center's December 2020 Newsletter discusses our latest research, and celebrates the achievements of our Voorhees Fellow Alumni, and Faculty affiliates!
Pantries have tried a number of different strategies to increase institutional cultural competency and mediate language and cultural differences.
The 2019-2020 Ralph W. Voorhees Fellows examined the role of volunteers in pantry management.
Food banks and pantries are increasingly turning to technology such as GPS tracking, logistics software, and database management to manage food inventories, client records, and governmental reporting.
The Center's July 2020 Newsletter discusses our latest research, introduces our newest Voorhees Fellows, and celebrates the achievements of our Voorhees Fellow Alumni!
The Spring 2014 community development studio explored Newark’s manufacturing waste stream and potential opportunities for reusing durable manufacturing discards and shipping materials to generate new jobs.