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…
Many of the guests at Toni’s Kitchen are seniors, and they often have special needs that require special care. Our meals are nutritionally balanced to provide needed fresh fruits and vegetables, adequate amounts of protein, and sufficient quantities of whole grains and dairy. We also provide guests with food to take with them to help stretch…
A group of ten 7th grade Renaissance Middle School students and two of their younger siblings organized and performed a benefit concert on August 26th, called “The Imagine Concert” that raised a total of $701 for Toni’s Kitchen! Maggie Borgen and Lucy Solomon, along with their younger brothers and six other friends, of Montclair organized the…
Toni’s Kitchen received a wonderful donation in mid-August from the Liberty Academy school garden in Bloomfield. Liberty Academy is a program at Bloomfield High School that is located at Bloomfield College. Jorge Carvalho, a science teacher at the Academy and Michael Palmieri, an Adjunct Professor at Bloomfield College, donated a big portion of fresh vegetables…
A little bit of rain couldn’t dampen the spirits of our volunteers as Toni’s Kitchen marched in this year’s Montclair town July 4th parade. With the Toni’s Kitchen van (re-imagined as a parade float!) leading the way, our group of dedicated volunteers marched the 1.6-mile parade route. Thousands of residents lined the route, and you…
