As part of our continuing effort to provide food assistance to people in our area in need, Toni’s Kitchen has started a food program for local day laborers. The program provides laborers with healthy staples like rice, beans, and tuna each week. Also included, thanks to a grant from the Partners For Health Foundation, is…
One of the big reasons that Toni’s Kitchen is able to fulfill our mission is by working with key partners in the community. One of our most important partners is the Partners for Health Foundation. Partners for Health focuses on making the 15 Essex and Passaic County communities they serve healthier, better places to live.…
At Toni’s Kitchen, a large percentage of our guest population is made up of seniors. Seniors often have special needs and circumstances, and we provide many services for them: MEAL PROGRAM: We welcome everyone to a healthy meal served every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 11:30-1:00 pm. Take-away food is available at the end of…
The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) helps food banks and pantries transport and store fresh, nutritious food. Almost 20 percent of the food distributed by local hunger-relief organizations, like Toni’s Kitchen, is moved and stored because of TEFAP. We need your help urging Congress to keep this food assistance funding in place. Why? Because 1…
Toni’s Kitchen provides free, regular screening for blood pressure and glucose for our guests as part of our continuing efforts to improve guests’ health and foster independence. Here is the upcoming schedule for blood pressure and glucose screenings: April 13: Blood pressure and glucose April 20: Blood pressure May 11: Blood pressure and glucose May…
The Montclair community came out in force on the Martin Luther King, Jr., Day of Service on Monday, January 16, to bring donations and volunteer at Toni’s Kitchen. Schools in the area were particularly active in gathering and donating food to Toni’s. Some highlights from the day: Hillside school kids were at Toni’s helping fill backpacks for…
FROM THE JERSEY TOMATO PRESS: JANUARY 26, 2017 More than 400 community members opened their hearts and wallets during the 2016 holiday season, donating $231,670 to the Matching Grants Program sponsored by Partners for Health Foundation. With the Foundation’s $1 to $1 match, grants totaling $463,340 were made to seven local soup kitchens, food…
Once again this year, the Bradford Elementary School has given another fantastic donation to Toni’s Kitchen from their annual Walk-a-Thon. Bradford raised $2,404 from their annual event, and have donated the money to Toni’s. “We know what a great service Toni’s Kitchen provides to families in need in our community and we appreciate your…
Our recent “Neighbors Feeding Neighbors” fundraiser to raise awareness about food insecurity in our community and fund our Healthy Backpack program for one week was a big success! We were blown away by the support from the community! From over 300 likes and kind words for Officer Guthrie’s good work, to requests to volunteer, to…
The 14th annual Battle Against Hunger ride took place a few weeks ago and was a great success! Our small, but mighty, team of Sybil Eng, Claudia Weber, and Itewari Bryan took on heat, headwinds, and hills as we rode 100 kilometers through beautiful Pennsylvania farm country to raise $7,500 for Toni’s Kitchen. This money will…
