Tufts University has created some great tips on how you can fight food waste. Take a look and help fight hunger in your own home! By Danielle Nierenberg, N01, and Marisa Tsai, N18 How should we all combat food waste locally? Here are some things you can do to make the most of the groceries…
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Partners for Health Foundation Holiday Matching Grants Program Raises $900,000+ To Fight Hunger and Homelessness
Grants of more than $900,000 will Fight Hunger and Homelessness More than 840 community members opened their hearts and wallets during the 2017 holiday season, donating $450,000+ to the Matching Grants Program sponsored by Partners for Health Foundation. With the Foundation’s $1 to $1 match, grants totaling more than $900,000 have been distributed to 11…
Toni’s Kitchen Assistant Director Tara Chowaniec Appears in Channel 34 “Lifelong Montclair” Segment
Toni’s Kitchen Assistant Director Tara Chowaniec recently appeared on local Montclair TV station Channel 34 during a segment on how Toni’s Kitchen helps those in need in our community. The program was presented by the Lifelong Montclair organization as part of their “Lunch, Learn, Ask” program. Channel 34 was there and taped Tara’s presentation for…
Toni’s Kitchen Provides 138,000 Meals in 2017!
We’ve talked regularly about how the demand for the services of Toni’s Kitchen is always increasing. In 2017, we provided more than 138,000 meals to guests in our kitchen and to recipients out in the community through our outreach programs–the highest number of meals we have provided ever! We couldn’t have done it without the…
Toni’s Kitchen Marks MLK Day with “Day of Service”
Once again this year, Toni’s Kitchen participated in the MLK Day of Service on Martin Luther King, Jr., Day on Monday, January 15. Dozens of volunteers and donors gathered and dropped off all sorts of amazing donations to Toni’s. When we put out the call for donations, so many people in our community rise to…
A Toni’s Story–How We Help
How does Toni’s Kitchen help people in our community? Here’s just one example: Recently, a gentleman who we’ll call Hamid contacted us. He had recently had back surgery but was unable to return to his physically demanding job as a chef, and unable to collect any disability. His family (wife and two teenage children) quickly…
Jim Axelrod of CBS News Keynote Speech at Toni’s Kitchen 35th Anniversary Gala
EDITOR’S NOTE: On October 21, Toni’s Kitchen celebrated 35 years of tending our community with a fundraising gala at the Women’s Club of Upper Montclair. CBS News Senior National Correspondent, Jim Axelrod, a resident of Montclair, delivered the keynote address. The text of his address is below. Toni’s Kitchen thanks Jim Axelrod for his outstanding…
Check Out Our Winter Newsletter!
Check out our Winter Newsletter! Winter 2017 newsletter final 110117
Latest Video from Toni’s Kitchen About Our Services
Check out the latest video created by volunteer Bashir Baskinger about the services Toni’s Kitchen provides in our community. The video was created for our 35th anniversary fundraiser in October, “Tending our Community.” Thanks to Bashir for the great work on this video!
Local Solutions Prove Effective in Keeping Hunger Away
At Toni’s Kitchen, we are big believers in local solutions. And that is especially true when it comes to hunger. Children who need food in their cupboards are right here in our schools and on our playgrounds. Our own local crossing guards and bank tellers have slim paychecks that sometimes make healthy food out of…