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

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

On Friday, March 1, Mercer Street Friends opened a Choice Food Pantry at Luis Muñoz-Rivera Elementary School, the third pantry ...
The Power of Neighbors Supporting Neighbors

The Power of Neighbors Supporting Neighbors

We believe in the power of neighbors supporting neighbors. As the Food Bank of Mercer County, we are rapidly responding ...
The Healthy Families TIP Program

The Power of People Investing in People

We believe in the power of people investing in people.  Our Family and Parent Engagement Program is critical to Mercer ...
Mercer Street Friends Opened 2nd School-Based Food Pantry in Trenton District

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

On Friday, December 15, Mercer Street Friends opened a Choice Food Pantry at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, ...
The Power of People Helping People

The Power of People Helping People

We believe in the power of people helping people. Through our Community School and Preschool programs, Mercer Street Friends educators, ...
Human Connection is our Superpower

Human Connection is our Superpower

Human connection is our superpower. Our programs - focused on food, family, and education – are based on seeing first-hand, the power of people helping ...
A Huge & Heartfelt Thank You

A Huge & Heartfelt Thank You

To our supporters who donate time, talents, goods and services. To our community partners & pantry partners. To our Preschool ...
Guest op-ed: Addressing the Silent Epidemic — Food Insecurity in Mercer County

Guest op-ed: Addressing the Silent Epidemic — Food Insecurity in Mercer County

In the heart of New Jersey lies a shadowed reality that often goes unnoticed amidst our thriving communities—the silent epidemic ...
Help your neighbors facing hunger this season

Help your neighbors facing hunger this season

As the Food Bank of Mercer County, we know the stories of your neighbors experiencing hunger at unprecedented numbers. We ...
It's official: Family Resource Center at Gregory Elementary

It’s official: Family Resource Center at Gregory Elementary

On Friday, September 23, Mercer Street Friends cut the ribbon to open the first-ever Choice Food Pantry at Benjamin C ...
Mercer Street Friends to Open Family Resource Center at Gregory Elementary

Mercer Street Friends to Open Family Resource Center at Gregory Elementary

Trenton, NJ: Mercer Street Friends, a nonprofit whose mission supports local families through comprehensive food and education programs, is set ...
Friends Talk Newsletter September 2023

Friends Talk Newsletter September 2023

Here's your copy of Friends Talk 2023 - Mercer Street Friends' annual newsletter featuring updates on mission-based initiatives supporting the ...
Summer 2023: A Huge Appetite for Learning

Summer 2023: A Huge Appetite for Learning

With an endless appetite for learning, our summer 2023 preschool students,The Hungry Caterpillars, enjoyed a thoughtfully curated curriculum incorporating routine, ...
That's A Wrap: Summer Bridge 2023

That’s A Wrap: Summer Bridge 2023

After many hoorays and hugs at our end of Summer Bridge celebration, we said, "See you in September" to the ...
Summer Bridge Spotlight: Dr. MLK Jr. Middle School

Summer Bridge Spotlight: Dr. MLK Jr. Middle School

With nearly sixty 7th and 8th grade students enrolled in our Summer Bridge Program at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ...
Summer Bridge Spotlight: All Good at Gregory

Summer Bridge Spotlight: All Good at Gregory

We’re off to a great start at B.C. Gregory Elementary with 80+ students – kindergarten through third grade – who've ...
Summer Bridge = Summer Fun!

Summer Bridge = Summer Fun!

School’s Out, Summer’s In at Mercer Street Friends’ Summer Bridge programs at B.C. Gregory Elementary School and Dr. Martin Luther ...
Annual Leadership Awards Celebration 2023

Annual Leadership Awards Celebration 2023

Mercer Street Friends' Leadership Awards event is a unique opportunity to recognize individuals and organizations for their outstanding leadership through ...
Mercer Street Friends Honors Local Leaders For Outstanding Service to the Community

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

On June 13, Mercer Street Friends hosted their annual Leadership Awards event honoring local leaders for their outstanding commitment to ...
Mercer Street Friends' Reading Intervention Program Has Significant Impact

Mercer Street Friends’ Reading Intervention Program Has Significant Impact

Pictured (l to r) Kenneth Blackwell, Chair, Mercer Street Friends; Jeannette Harris, Principal, Gregory Elementary; Nigel Johnson Jr., Site Coordinator ...
Mercer Street Friends' Reading Intervention Yields Positive Results for Rivera Students

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

Photo caption: Forty first grade students at Luis Muñoz-Rivera Elementary School in Trenton, New Jersey, received achievement awards in reading ...
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FriendsTalk Newsletter September 2022

Our FriendsTalk News From Mercer Street Friends newsletter is out. Grab your copy of the newsletter by clicking on the ...
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Mercer Street Friends Board of Trustees Announces Two New Leaders

Gerald Delk Bill Heinemann  Mercer Street Friends Board of Trustees appoints two new leaders to the Board this month. The ...
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End of Summer Celebration

Party Time! On Friday August 12th, The Mercer Street Friends Summer Bridge Program came to a close. For their hard ...
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Our students working hardA look inside Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School Summer Bridge Program! 

It’s been an amazing summer for students from Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School as they focused on academics and ...
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Thank you, Trenton Thunder

Play Ball! On Wednesday, July 27th, Rivera Community Elementary and Gregory Elementary students took to the stands of the Trenton ...
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Having fun with art

Our students are artists! Last week, Rivera Community Elementary School students at the Mercer Street Friends Summer Bridge Program experienced ...
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A week full of exciting activity

The Summer Program is in full swing! Excitement was in the air as B.C. Gregory Elementary School students took a ...
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Adult Education Program Celebrates Graduates

Congratulations to our graduates! Mercer Street Friends Adult Education Program celebrated seven outstanding graduates! They didn’t let the challenges of ...
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Summer at Mercer Street Friends Begins

Mercer Street Friends is ready for Summer! We’ll welcome nearly 200 students – Preschool, elementary, and middle school aged – ...
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Funding to Fight Hunger Included in NJ State Budget

New Jersey Food Bank CEOs Make a Statement to Commend Members of the Legislature As food banks, pantries, and individuals ...
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Theft Strikes Mercer Street Friends Food Bank and New Jersey Food Bank Partners Respond

EWING, NJ (June 6, 2022) Mercer Street Friends Food Bank, which serves Mercer County, had three trucks vandalized and catalytic ...
Mercer Street Friends - Leadership Awards

Mercer Street Friends Announces 2022 Leadership Awards Honorees

TRENTON, NJ (May 31, 2022) – Mercer Street Friends, committed to nourishing minds and bodies and empowering families and communities ...
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TCNJ Bonner Scholars Developed PPE Bags for Gregory and Rivera Staff

Thanks to our partner TCNJ Bonner Scholars for providing Gregory School and Rivera Community Middle School with PPE bags as ...
Crazy Hat Day at Mercer Street Friends Preschool

Crazy Hat Day at Mercer Street Friends Preschool

It’s Crazy Hat Day and our kids showed up and showed out! ...
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Starbucks Gives Mercer Street Friends $100K Grant for Send Hunger Packing Program

Equitable Food Access Grant to Supply Nutritious Weekend Meals in BIPOC Communities for Food Insecure Students (January 28, 2022) Yesterday, ...
See You in September

See you in September

What a summer! Mercer Street Friends welcomed nearly 200 children at our Preschool, Gregory Elementary School, and Rivera Community Middle ...
Weeks Filled with Learning & excitement

Weeks Filled With Learning and Excitement!

Since the beginning of the program on July 6th, students have spent their mornings focused on reading, writing, and math ...
Classrooms Filled with Students

The classrooms are filled with children!

Mercer Street Friends Preschool opened its doors for the first time since March 2020, welcoming the smiles and laughter of ...
We Went to the Zoo

We went to the zoo!

We went to the zoo, zoo, zoo… It was all smiles as students from Gregory Elementary and Rivera Community Middle ...
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