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…
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…
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…
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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!
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…
