What’s So Great About The Garden State

The problem of hunger in New Jersey is usually magnified in the summertime, but this year the COVID-19 pandemic has tightened families' wallets even further.

Jewish Family & Children's Service of Greater Mercer County said much of its clientele is elderly or immuno-compromised, and has become comfortable with getting help via phone or Zoom.

Former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey said 150 women will participate in the program, which he calls "not just training to a job — it's training to a career."

In many cases, they're helping ensure basic needs are met.

While this was initially designed to be small in scale, it has already expanded to the point where nearly 300 meals a week are now being prepared.

Saying goodbye to a loved one has perhaps never been harder than during the coronavirus pandemic.

They have now partnered with another volunteer organization, the New Jersey EMS Task Force, attending to needs like proper personal protective equipment.

Soup kitchens and food pantries in the Garden State have had to rethink their serving strategies during the COVID-19 pandemic, and at the leading edge of reforming those protocols is the Salvation Army.

The COVID-19 pandemic is preventing ParkFest from happening again exactly as it did in 2019, but the 2020 version is still going to be held; it's simply moving online.

Without dine-in customers, or customers at all in many cases, Jersey restaurants are having a tough time meeting overhead costs, let alone paying for ingredients.