South Jersey Families Need Your Help – Please Act Today!
Since November 1, more than 130,000 South Jersey residents have lost SNAP benefits, leaving families hundreds of dollars short each month for essential groceries. At JFCS, our Betsy & Peter Fischer Food Pantry has seen a 35% surge in demand, now serving more than 155 families every week. Your support will keep shelves stocked and ensure that children, seniors, and working families don’t go hungry. In this moment of hardship, we have the power — and the responsibility — to care for one another. Together with the Jewish Federation of Southern New Jersey, the Jewish Community Foundation, and caring friends like you, we can fill empty plates and bring hope to families across South Jersey.
Visit Our Betsy & Peter Fischer Food Pantry Mobile Donation Site!
From Monday, November 17 through Tuesday, November 25, JFCS will host a satellite food donation site at the Weinberg Jewish Community Campus — next to the Sari Isdaner Early Childhood Center and JFCS Main Office (1301 Springdale Road, Cherry Hill). Our mobile Betsy & Peter Fischer Food Pantry donation site will be open daily from 10am to 3pm (except Shabbat), accepting donations of Kosher, nonperishable food and supermarket gift cards. Most-needed Kosher items include cereal, granola bars, canned fruits and vegetables, soups, pasta, rice, peanut butter, jelly, juice, shelf-stable milk, canned fish, snacks, baby food, and formula.
Special thanks to NFI Industries for generously donating the trailer that makes this donation site possible!
More Ways to Help!
DONATE FOOD
Drop off kosher, nonperishable food at one of our two Cherry Hill locations:
Rhona Fischer Family Assistance Building
Betsy & Peter Fischer Food Pantry
6 East Miami Avenue, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
Donation Hours: Monday and Tuesday, 9am–3pm and Wednesday, 9am to 4pm (24/7 collection container outside the Feldman Carriage House, at the back of the parking lot)
JFCS Main Office
1301 Springdale Road, Suite 150, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Donation Hours: Monday–Thursday, 9am–3pm
HOST YOUR OWN FOOD DRIVE
Gather your family, friends, colleagues, or congregation to host your own food drive! Download our Food Drive Toolkit HERE for everything you need to get started. Every can, box, and bag of food you collect helps nourish our neighbors in need!
SHOP OUR AMAZON WISH LIST
Make an impact from home by purchasing much-needed pantry staples directly through our food pantry Amazon Wish List HERE. To make your gift go even farther, consider becoming a food pantry Amazon Ambassador by setting up a recurring monthly order to provide ongoing support — items are shipped straight to our doors!
JOIN THE CHANUKAH HUNGER CHALLENGE
This Chanukah, dedicate the fifth night (Thursday, December 18) to giving back. Instead of exchanging gifts, consider donating food or funds to help families in need. Together, we can bring more light into our community this holiday season. Stay tuned for more details!
DONATE SUPERMARKET GIFT CARDS
Supermarket gift cards offer families the flexibility to buy fresh food and essentials that suit their needs – bringing comfort, dignity, and hope. Gift cards can be dropped off at the JFCS Main Office, the Betsy & Peter Fischer “Pop-Up” Food Pantry (November 17-25) or purchased online by clicking HERE.
"SHARE THE JOY" OF THE HOLIDAYS
This holiday season, you can bring joy, dignity, and hope to struggling families across South Jersey. Join JFCS to Share the Joy of the holidays by sponsoring a local family HERE. Your $25 gift per person helps provide gift cards, food and essentials—making the season brighter for our neighbors in need.