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February Town-Wide Food Drive Is a Hit!
On Saturday, February 10, Toni's Kitchen held its first Town-Wide Drive of 2024 and it was a big success! On the day of the drive, we did 84 individual pickups from homes. We also had an additional 9 people who collected donations from businesses, 11 drivers doing pickups, and 25…
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A Toni’s Kitchen Guest Story: “Kerry”
(NOTE: This is part of a series of stories focusing on how we work to improve the lives of our guests at Toni's Kitchen.) "Kerry" (not her real name) has been a regular guest of Toni's Kitchen since October 2022. Kerry lived by herself locally and experienced unstable housing, unemployment…
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Volunteer Profile: Courtney Glover
(NOTE: This is part of a series of profiles of our amazing volunteers at Toni's Kitchen.) During her 28 years as a school teacher, supervisor and principal in Paterson, Courtney Glover routinely encountered hungry students. "I saw a lot of food insecurity firsthand," she says. "When you're hungry, you have brain fog,…