Meeting Emergency Needs With Dignity M.E.N.D.
Fiscal Agent
Catholic Charities Emergency Food Network
Contact Name
Sharon Reilly-Tobin, MEND Coordinator
Amount
$10,000
Category
Essex County
Year
2016
Location
East Orange, NJ
M.E.N.D. is a network of seventeen food pantries serving Essex County. Their “Healthy Pantries Healthy Patrons” program purchases and transports healthy food options to its member pantries. The Schumann Fund is providing a one-time grant to enable M.E.N.D. to rent transportation and hire a part-time driver to deliver fresh food to its members for 16 weeks.