Community FoodBank of New Jersey Readies 95,000 Turkeys, Chickens and Hams as More Than 1.2 Million Residents Face Food Insecurity, Including About 330,000 Children
The Community FoodBank of New Jersey is preparing 95,000 hams, chicken roasters and turkeys for families statewide, as rising food prices and growing demand for assistance reshape Thanksgiving purchases at the non-profit.
The organisation is buying roughly half as many turkeys as it did in 2025 following a price increase of more than 60 percent, according to NBC Philadelphia, and it is increasing its purchases of chicken roasters to offset the smaller turkey order.
NBC Philadelphia reported that an estimated 330,000 children are among the more than 1.2 million New Jersey residents facing food insecurity.
Staff are stocking freezers with boxes of Thanksgiving turkeys for distribution at the non-profit facility in Egg Harbor Township in Atlantic County.
Jeannie Fournier, the food bank chief impact officer, and Paula Tintinago, who directs community connections for the food bank, described the stocking and community work.
Source: NBC10 Philadelphia
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Photo: 图：食物银行义工在感恩节前整理捐赠食品（资料图），新泽西州社区食物银行今冬备妥9.5万份节日餐食。Sarah Foster／美国海岸警卫队 摄，公共领域，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Food bank volunteers sort donated food ahead of Thanksgiving (file photo); the Community FoodBank of New Jersey has prepared 95,000 holiday meals this season. By Sarah Foster／美国海岸警卫队, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
