ON FEBRUARY 4, THE MONTCLAIR TIMES PUBLISHED A COLUMN ABOUT VOLUNTEERING AT TONI’S KITCHEN BY “CHOICE CUTS” COLUMNIST KAREN SCHLOSS DIAZ. THIS IS THE TEXT OF THE COLUMN: Serving cheery meals at Toni’s Kitchen When the 12-year-old began thinking on places to volunteer this semester, it’s no surprise that Toni’s Kitchen was at the…
Thank you for thinking of our guests’ need for nutritious food. Your food donations help us. Our food donation guidelines are designed to preserve our guests’ health and address their nutritional needs. Food Donation Q & A Q: Can I bring leftover food? A: We love leftovers! But we are also very careful with…
EDITOR’S NOTE: Will Prieto is a sophomore at Montclair High School and a volunteer at Toni’s Kitchen. For a school project, he shared his reflections about what it is like to volunteer at Toni’s Kitchen and what impact his volunteering has had on him and the guests he serves. The main purpose of Toni’s…
At Toni’s Kitchen, we are all about improving the lives of our guests. The work we do impacts the lives of the needy in our community every day. Andre (not his real name), one of our regular guests, works two jobs and has a long bus ride from one job to the other. After eating…
The YMCA of Montclair and Toni’s Kitchen have teamed up to ensure that students who might not otherwise be able to afford it, have access to healthy foods at home. Starting this month, families in Montclair with demonstrated need, who attend the YMCA’s School Age Child Care Program, will receive a weekly backpack of healthy and nutritious foods supplied…
Nicolo’s Bakery on Baldwin Street in Montclair has donated fresh bread to Toni’s Kitchen every week for 10 years! Toni’s Kitchen uses these gorgeous breads to make fresh garlic bread, toast croutons, make sandwiches for low income families in the community, and package up rolls for guests to take home. The Italian rolls are a big favorite. “I…
WMSC, the radio station of Montclair State University, has produced a podcast about hunger in New Jersey that features our own Anne Mernin, Director of Outreach at Toni’s Kitchen. Joining Anne on the podcast was Laura Sodano, Hunger Action Coordinator at the Community FoodBank of NJ and Diana Riley, Director of Advocacy at the Community FoodBank…
Toni’s Kitchen volunteers Sybil Eng, Pat Moulton, and Jim Snodgrass completed the two-day Battle Against Hunger bike ride in Pennsylvania in September and raised thousands of dollars to fight hunger and benefit Toni’s Kitchen! Another member of Sybil’s team, Patience Moore, was unable to ride but still raised more than $1000 for Toni’s! This year’s…
Toni’s Kitchen is always in need of toiletries for our guests. In addition to the nutritious meals and health services Toni’s provides, we also make available to our guests various personal items that they sometimes need. So if you’d like to help, here are a couple of items we’re looking for:— Shampoo— Bar soap— Deodorant…
On Friday September 11, Toni’s Kitchen held its first Neighbors Feeding Neighbors Community-Wide Food Drive. The project was part of a National 9/11 Day of Service where neighborhood “Ambassadors” collected healthy non-perishables in support of Toni’s Kitchen Backpack Program. Every week, Toni’s Kitchen provides backpacks filled with nutrious staples for low-income families in our community.11…
