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MLK Day of Service

Norwescap & AmeriCorps work together for the National Day of Service in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. on January 20, 2025.

Join us throughout the entire month of January 2025 as we collect much-needed staple food items to stock the shelves at our local food pantries.

Donations boxes are set up throughout Norwescap’s serving areas for your convenience, or you can make a financial gift to support the drive. A list of our most-needed items is included below.

Donation Boxes located at: (updated 1/10) 

WARREN COUNTY 

  • Norwescap Head Start – 480 Memorial Parkway Phillipsburg, NJ 
  • Norwescap Headquarters – 350 Marshall St. Phillipsburg, NJ

SOMERSET COUNTY 

  • Norwescap WIC -120 Finderne Ave #4 Bridgewater, NJ

SUSSEX COUNTY 

  • Christ Episcopal Church Basement – 62 Main St. Newton, NJ 
  • Norwescap Child & Family Resource Services – Sussex County: – 186 Halsey Rd. Newton, NJ 
  • Sussex County Community College – Academics and Athletics Building, 1 College Hill Rd. Newton, NJ 
  • Norwescap Pathways – 17 Church St. Newton, NJ
  • Norwescap Pathways – 37 Main St. Sussex, NJ

HUNTERDON COUNTY 

  • Norwescap Child & Family Resource Services – Hunterdon County: 84 Park Ave Suite E-104, Flemington NJ

MORRIS COUNTY 

  • Norwescap Retired Seniors Volunteer Program (RSVP) – 23 Clyde Potts Dr. Morristown, NJ

Norwescap Food Bank Most Needed Items: 

  • Soups (low sodium)
  • Ready-to-eat Canned Meals
  • Chili (bean, chicken, beef)
  • Stew (vegetable, chicken, beef)
  • Hot Cereals
  • Canned Tuna & Chicken
  • Canned Veggies (low sodium)
  • Macaroni & Cheese
  • Shelf-Stable Milk
  • Pasta & Pasta Sauces
  • Peanut Butter & Jelly
  • Canned Fruits (in juice/light syrup)
  • Fruit Juice (100% juice)
  • Cold Cereals (whole grain)
A sampling of the staple items most needed at Norwescap Food Bank

Your gift today helps the families in our area to put healthy food on their tables. Through the difficult times – together we can keep extending helping hands to our neighbors who need us right now to ensure they have better tomorrows.

Prefer to mail your donation? Please send a check (payable to Norwescap) to:

Norwescap
ATTN: AmeriCorps Food Drive
350 Marshall Street
Phillipsburg, NJ 08865

Please contact Jessica Irish at 908-454-7000 x3032, or at irishj@norwescap.org with any questions. Thank you for supporting Norwescap and AmeriCorps on this Martin Luther King Day of Service project.