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Trenton Youth & NJ Lt. Governor Tahesha Way Pack Food Donations for MLK Day of Service

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Mercer Street Friends, a Trenton based nonprofit supporting local families through comprehensive food, family and education programs, hosted local students from Dr. Martin Luther King Middle School, Foundation Academy and other youth groups for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. New Jersey Lt. Governor Tahesha Way joined the volunteers to […]

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

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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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Mercer Street Friends Responds to Food Insecurity with three School-Based Pantries in Trenton District

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On Friday, March 1, Mercer Street Friends opened a Choice Food Pantry at Luis Muñoz-Rivera Elementary School, the third pantry in the Trenton Public School District. With 27% of Trenton residents experiencing food insecurity, school-based pantries are critical in addressing food gaps for children and their families.

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Mercer Street Friends Opened 2nd School-Based Food Pantry in Trenton District

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On Friday, December 15, Mercer Street Friends opened a Choice Food Pantry at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, the second of three planned in the Trenton School District. With the goal of expanding resources currently offered through the Mercer Street Friends Community Schools program, a school-based food pantry helps to address food gaps, nutrition concerns, and stress, for school children and their families.

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Mercer Street Friends to Open Family Resource Center at Gregory Elementary

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Trenton, NJ: Mercer Street Friends, a nonprofit whose mission supports local families through comprehensive food and education programs, is set to open the first Choice Food Pantry in a Trenton District School, as part of a comprehensive Family Resource Center. As an extension of Mercer Street Friends’ Community Schools program

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Mercer Street Friends Honors Local Leaders For Outstanding Service to the Community

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Ewing, NJ – June 14, 2023: Mercer Street Friends, a nonprofit whose mission supports local families through comprehensive food and education programs, hosted their third annual Leadership Awards event at the organization’s food bank in Ewing, New Jersey. On Tuesday, June 13, more than 200 guests gathered to celebrate local

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Mercer Street Friends’ Reading Intervention Program Has Significant Impact

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Trenton, NJ: Mercer Street Friends, a nonprofit whose mission supports local families through comprehensive food and education programs, hosted an award ceremony and luncheon to recognize achievement in reading for first through third grade students at Benjamin C. Gregory Elementary School in Trenton, New Jersey. On Wednesday, May 24, more

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Mercer Street Friends’ Reading Intervention Yields Positive Results for Rivera Students

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Trenton, NJ: On Wednesday, March 22, Mercer Street Friends, a nonprofit whose mission supports local families through comprehensive food and education programs, hosted an award ceremony and luncheon to recognize achievement in reading for first grade students at Luis Muñoz-Rivera Elementary School in Trenton, New Jersey. Forty students and their

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Mercer Street Friends Board of Trustees Announces Two New Leaders

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Mercer Street Friends Board of Trustees appoints two new leaders to the Board this month. The new members are Gerald Delk and Bill Heinemann.  Ken Blackwell, Chair of the Board, shared, “The Mercer Street Friends Board of Trustees welcomes two exceptional leaders. Gerald and Bill bring unique skills, experiences, and

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Mercer Street Friends Announces 2022 Leadership Awards Honorees

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TRENTON, NJ (May 31, 2022) – Mercer Street Friends, committed to nourishing minds and bodies and empowering families and communities in Trenton and throughout Mercer County, will recognize community leaders on June 14, 2022 at the 2nd annual Mercer Street Friends Leadership Awards Celebration. The awards will be presented at

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Starbucks Gives Mercer Street Friends $100K Grant for Send Hunger Packing Program

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Equitable Food Access Grant to Supply Nutritious Weekend Meals in BIPOC Communities for Food Insecure Students (January 28, 2022) Yesterday, Trenton Superintendent James Earle and Mayor Reed Gusciora along with Mercer Street Friends and the Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ) teamed up to pack hundreds of meals for students

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