NJ Office of the Food Security Advocate

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White House Challenge To End Hunger

As part of the White House Challenge to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities, the White House and the CDC Foundation have accepted New Jersey's commitment to developing a statewide strategic plan for food and nutrition security over the next two years. The commitment was submitted by New Jersey Office of the Food Security Advocate's Executive Director Mark Dinglasan, MBA, and Research and Evaluation Strategy Manager Jenny Schrum, PhD.

OFSA Fireside Chat, Ep. 2: Centering Communities in Data Efforts to Inform County Food Security Work

In this fireside chat about upstream, forward-thinking food security efforts in New Jersey, administrators from Hudson and Somerset counties discuss how they intentionally center the voices and expertise of communities and trusted community-based partner organizations to guide county-level food security efforts such as the coordination of mobile resource fairs.

New Jersey Department of Agriculture Announces $120 Summer EBT Benefit for 2024

New Jersey is one of the 35 states that is participating in the USDA’s new Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (Summer EBT) program to provide more food availability to children and families in need during the summer months, beginning this year. States will provide families with $120 per eligible child for the summer to buy food at grocery stores, farmers markets, or other authorized retailers.

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