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Help Toni’s Kitchen Build Local Food Security During Hunger Action Month in September
September is Hunger Action Month, a time when neighbors come together to raise awareness about food insecurity and take meaningful steps to end hunger in their own communities. At Toni's Kitchen, this Hunger Action Month feels different. Even before the impact of over $1 trillion in federal SNAP and Medicaid…
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Providing Clothing to Those in Need in our Community a Big Part of Toni’s Kitchen Mission
At Toni's Kitchen, a large part of our mission is to provide residents in need in Montclair, Bloomfield and West Orange with access and connections to programs and resources that encourage healthy, independent lives. One of the ways we do that is to work to provide reliable access to appropriate, good-quality…
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National Council of Jewish Women “RISE” Self-Empowerment Workshops for Toni’s Kitchen Guests
Toni's Kitchen Americorps intern (left) and RISE co-facilitators prepare for a "RISE" workshop Beginning in late May, the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) / Essex Center for Women began offering their "RISE" self-empowerment workshops for guests at Toni's Kitchen. "RISE" stands for Reaching Into Self-Empowerment and is a series of interactive…