Welcome to Growing Healthy Pantries
Our mission is to improve the well-being of communities by empowering food pantries across New Jersey to create healthier, more nourishing and dignified spaces. Together, we’re reshaping operations to promote food security, access to nutritious options, and increased choice. The toolkit offers resources tailored to pantries of all sizes, featuring adaptable strategies that meet the unique needs and capacities of each pantry and the communities they serve.
The goal is simple: to provide support, guidance, and encouragement to the pantry partners who make a difference every day – whose work is vital to the health and well-being of our neighbors and deserves to be recognized and celebrated.
Inspired by the incredible efforts of these partners to build healthier, more empowering pantry environments, the Growing Healthy Pantries Toolkit a collection of best practices, practical tips, helpful information, and curated resources. The Toolkit is built to help improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve while strengthening the impact of a pantry’s work.
Have questions or want to learn more? Contact our Program Manager:
Martha Nyangulu
Health Pantries Manager
📞: 856.257.0683
📧: mnyangulu@foodbanksj.org
or
Rose Gaano
Senior Manager, Network Development
📞: 609.605.0855
📧: rgaano@foodbanksj.org