Donations of both money and goods have fallen in recent months at Community Services, which is Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton’s poverty-reduction arm, threatening to impact people who need food, housing, and other basic services in Central Jersey.
It’s unclear what contributed to the drop in …
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton is partnering with the Mount Carmel Guild to merge food pantries in Trenton, with the joined operations officially set to start on April 1.
Catholic Charities’ Community Services food pantry at 132 N. Warren St. will relocate to the Mount Carmel …
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton will open a new headquarters in March for its Burlington County Community Services, which serves people who struggle with poverty, housing instability, food insecurity, immigration issues and other challenges.
The new facility at 460 Veterans Blvd. in Burlington will be bigger, …
November, with the coming Thanksgiving holiday, is traditionally a time to celebrate abundance and show gratitude for our blessings. But in New Jersey, one of the richest states in the nation, more than 919,000 people struggle with food insecurity, while another 8,500 are homeless.
That’s why …
From video games to new hockey gear, there were plenty of ways Jayson Luciano could spend the money his parents rewarded him with for making his school’s honor roll last year. But the Burlington boy decided to use his earnings to help stock our Delanco …
By 8 a.m. most mornings, a line winds along the sidewalk outside Catholic Charities, Diocese of Trenton’s food pantry at its Community Services office in Trenton.
But in recent days, staff there have had to close their doors early after running out of food to distribute, …
After federal lawmakers earlier this year passed tax cuts that critics warned would widen the chasm between rich and poor, they again are advancing new legislation that threatens to make life even harder for families who live in poverty.
Legislators in the House and Senate recently …
