On Monday, Sept. 12, Muslims celebrated the festival of Eid al-Adha, which includes donating fresh meat to the poor. On Wednesday, Sept. 21, Assemblyman Thomas P. Giblin of Legislative District 34, a Montclair resident, along with Mel Turk, program coordinator of Peace Islands Institute, made presentations of meat at Toni’s Kitchen and St. Peter’s Haven…
“I am so lucky and have so much. How can I not give back?” —–Huong “Mary” Nguyen, Toni’s Kitchen Volunteer When you meet Mary Nguyen, you’d never guess by her cheery demeanor that she survived a harrowing journey from Vietnam to start a new life in the United States. Whether she’s cooking soup for…
Toni’s Kitchen is using the simple backpack to provide healthy food to families in the community through a variety of outreach partnerships. Each backpack contains healthy food and snacks like apple sauce, peanut butter, tuna, raisins, grains (breads and oatmeal) and fresh produce. We invite people to donate directly to the backpack program. We also…
Editor’s note: Sharon Tobias is a local therapist who developed our therapy program at Toni’s Kitchen. She is at Toni’s Kitchen every Thursday helping our guests with critical counseling needs. Sharon has a lot of experience and a deep commitment to the population we serve at Toni’s Kitchen. We asked her to tell us about…
From Baristanet: Over 1 million people in New Jersey, including 1 in six children, are food insecure. Here are a few ways you can help: Prominent Properties Sotheby’s International Realty (32 Valley Road, Montclair, NJ 07042) is once again partnering with Move For Hunger, a national non-profit organization, to host a food drive from August 1-September…
From NJ.com: Local Grown: From Oak View’s garden in Bloomfield to Toni’s Kitchen in Montclair Oak View School In Bloomfield has been harvesting vegetables from their garden since the end of June according to Oak View School parent Jan Greco. Greco said, “The school has made three enormous donations to Toni’s Kitchen in Montclair.” They…
George (not his real name) has been an on again off again guest at Toni’s Kitchen for a number of years. We first met him after he became homeless and was living in his car. He told us he was estranged from his family. In the dining room he kept mostly to himself, but would…
The Toni’s Kitchen garden has undergone a complete renewal for this year’s planting season, thanks to the incredibly hard work of Max South. Max is an Eagle Scout in Montclair, and took on the renovation and restoration of the TK Garden. Max also raised the funds needed to build the garden. First, Max and a…
At Toni’s Kitchen, we commit to staying open during the summer with our regular Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday meals. Not only do guests still come for a healthy meal and services, many also take respite in our dining room from the heat. Staffing can be a challenge as many volunteers vacation or have different schedules. If you have some time to…
On July 4th, an enthusiastic group of Toni’s Kitchen volunteers marched in the Montclair 4th of July Parade. The Toni’s Kitchen van was tricked out as a decorative float, and the Toni’s group walked the parade, handing out “I Love Toni’s” buttons to kids and hearing lots of cheers and applause from people watching along…
