Mercer Street Friends Hosts Fourth Annual Leadership Awards Celebration Honoring New Jersey Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin

Award Introduction from CEO of Feeding America, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot 

This event recognized New Jersey Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin (D-Middlesex) with the 2024 Humanitarian Award for his dedication to ending food insecurity in New Jersey.

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Where there is a need, Mercer Street Friends will find a way.

Mercer Street Friends is a nonprofit organization that provides food for those who are food insecure, support for families, and educational opportunities that lead to better tomorrows. We work in collaboration with social and human service organizations, the Trenton School District and medical health resources to ensure that families of all ages and stages can access the services they need to live a more fulfilling life.

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July 26, 2024

Summer Fun with the Trenton Thunder!

We are having so much fun this summer at our Summer Bridge programs! As an extension of our Community Schools Initiative, Summer Bridge provides over 200 Trenton School District students (Kindergarten through 8th grade) academic instruction, enrichment activities, and field trips. Last week, students at Luis Muñoz-Rivera Elementary School and […]

June 11, 2024

Mercer Street Friends Hosts Fourth Annual Leadership Awards Celebration

Honoring New Jersey Assembly Speaker Craig J. Coughlin
Award with an Introduction from CEO of Feeding America, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot

March 27, 2024

Mercer Street Friends Community Schools Hosts Event to Highlight Trenton School District’s Reading Intervention Program

On Wednesday, March 27, Mercer Street Friends hosted an event at Luis Muñoz-Rivera School to highlight the Trenton Public School District’s Reading Intervention Program, during which the New Jersey State Golf Association Youth Foundation made a generous $25,000 donation to support the program.

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