This brief examines how a set of food pantries in Middlesex County, NJ experienced the pandemic from March to October/November 2020.
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Emergency Food System Challenges: Language and Cultural Differences
Pantries have tried a number of different strategies to increase institutional cultural competency and mediate language and cultural differences.
Emergency Food System Challenges: Attracting & Retaining Volunteers
The 2019-2020 Ralph W. Voorhees Fellows examined the role of volunteers in pantry management.
Emergency Food System Challenges: Technology and Food 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.
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The New Brunswick Emergency Food System
This year, five Ralph W. Voorhees Public Service Fellows worked with Keith Jones and Edmund DeVeaux, City of New Brunswick Division of Human and Community Resources; Joe Light and Jim Kershner, Emanuel Lutheran Church; Manuel J. Castañeda, New Brunswick Tomorrow, and...
Home Mortgage Lending in Camden, NJ 2018-2022 Report
This report examines patterns of home purchase and improvement mortgage originations, applications, and denials in Camden from 2018-2022, with some looks back to 2004 using Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) data. The report provides a brief introduction to Camden....
RU Engaged Faculty Community of Practice Web Page Launch
The RU Engaged Faculty Community of Practice launched its new web page! RU Engaged is a Chancellor-funded effort to support community engaged teaching and learning. The project, led by Cara Cuite and Kathe Newman, includes the creation of a faculty community of those...
Fall 2026 Calendar of Events
Biannual Report
The Voorhees Center Biannual Report (January - June 2026) takes a retrospective look at our incredible research associates, affiliated faculty, research and more.