CUMAC in the News
Paterson anti-hunger group celebrates 30 years of giving food to needy
February 2015: It was more than three decades ago that a Paterson school teacher decided to do something to help students whose families did not have enough to eat. The teacher, Hugh Dunlop, asked his church congregation to donate food for the students. That effort evolved into a makeshift food pantry that operated out of a borrowed church closet and provided food to a few dozen families. Such were the beginnings of the CUMAC... Read more.
North Jersey nonprofits play their part in #GivingTuesday
December 2014: There was the $10,000 grant to a Paterson group that aids impoverished women and children. And an uptick in donations at other nonprofits. But the overall verdict remained pending Tuesday night on the success of North Jersey nonprofits in joining the global #GivingTuesday online drive for donations to help those in need. And that need remained ever-pressing. Read more.
Stories From Main Street: Groups Look To Help Paterson’s Hungry On Giving Tuesday
November 2014: In this age of rampant consumerism, some people are trying to reclaim the true spirit of the holidays. That is the thrust of Giving Tuesday, which started at the 92nd Street Y a few years back. Read more.
With food banks struggling to help needy, residents in Bergen and Passaic counties take action
October 2014: Will Gorda and Jamie Anderson donated several bags of pasta, soup, sauce and other groceries — more than they bought for themselves — as they exited Stop & Shop in Clifton on Sunday, joining hundreds of shoppers who participated in the North Jersey Media Group Foundation’s 23rd Annual Action Against Hunger Food Drive. Read more.
Action Against Hunger Food Drive Working To Put Food On The Table Of Those In Need
September 2014: To combat hunger in New Jersey, North Jersey Media Group Foundation will be holding its 23rd annual Action Against Hunger food drive on October 5, from noon to 4 p.m. For those wanting to donate, there will be more than 100 drop-off locations across northern New Jersey... Read more.
Census data show poverty up, incomes down as NJ economic recovery lags
September 2014: Despite a growing national economy, New Jersey’s weak job market led to lower incomes and a higher poverty rate in the state last year, the Census Bureau said Wednesday. Bergen and Passaic counties were hit especially hard. Read more.
The Hard Season at the Pantries
Photo by Tariq Zehawi, Photojournalist, The Record
July 2014: Greater need, fewer donations — it is the annual summer plight of food pantries in North Jersey and around the state. Read more.
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Community Gardens are Giving Pantries a Boost
July 2014: Pantries don't often have access to fresh fruits and vegetables. Community gardens are changing that and providing our hungry neighbors with healthy, nutritious options. Learn more here.
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Overburdened NJ Food Pantries Challenged to Feed More Hungry Clients
July 2014: Food pantries across the state, already seeing record numbers of clients, are bracing for another increase now that hundreds of thousands of New Jersey residents are facing cuts in their federal food assistance benefits. Read more.
Volunteers Assemble 40,000 Meals at Paterson Event
January 2014: Trucks loaded with bulging 50-pound bags of rice, pinto, and soy beans, began arriving at the Christopher Hope Community Center on Paterson’s Northside early on Monday morning.
Deliveries of dehydrated vegetables as well as packets of seasoning and protein followed. Then came the small army of volunteers – more than 200 men, women, teenagers, and children from five different counties converged on the auditorium and quickly organized into meal assembly lines... Read more.
Deliveries of dehydrated vegetables as well as packets of seasoning and protein followed. Then came the small army of volunteers – more than 200 men, women, teenagers, and children from five different counties converged on the auditorium and quickly organized into meal assembly lines... Read more.
Report: 25 Percent of New Jersey Residents Living in Poverty
September 2013: A new report claims one-quarter of New Jerseyans are living in poverty. The study released Sunday by the Legal Services of New Jersey Poverty Research Institute concludes that more than two million people in New Jersey are struggling to meet their basic needs. Their numbers have increased since the beginning of the economic recession by more than 300,000. The poorest county is Passaic, followed by Cumberland, Essex and Hudson, according to the report. Read more.
Columbia Bank Raises $40K for CUMAC food bank
September 2013: Columbia Bank is pleased to announce that its 25th Annual Charity Golf Classic at High Mountain Country Club in Franklin Lakes raised $40,000 for the benefit of the Center of United Methodist Aid in the Community (CUMAC) food bank. More than 100 golfers took part in this charitable fundraiser. Read more.
Leonia students and bands ready to rock against hunger
March 2013: Guitars, keyboards, drums, saxophones and ukuleles are not the type of weapons social justice advocates typically choose to go to battle with but in Leonia, typical is hardly the norm. The borough's youth will harness the power of their musical instruments on May 11 to fight for an end to local hunger... Read more.
Vermont Helps Its Neighbors, Businesses & Individuals donate money, food to Sandy recovery
January 2013: Star 92.9 FM, Lowell's Moving & Delivery, and the people of Vermont stepped up in a huge way after Hurricane Sandy. In many ways, their kindness inspired us all. Learn their story and find out how they teamed up with CUMAC in this wonderful article featured in Scholastic. Read more.
Holiday Hunger: Food Pantry Struggles to Restock Shelves Emptied by Sandy
November 2012: With the holidays fast approaching and Superstorm Sandy still impacting the community, food supply at CUMAC has reached alarming levels. Concern continues to grow. How will CUMAC and the community recover? Read more at The Alternative Press.
Sandy put hurt on North Jersey pantries
November 2012: Superstorm Sandy has exacerbated a crisis for food pantries that could leave thousands of North Jersey’s neediest families without a turkey or even the trimmings for their Thanksgiving meal. Read more.
Many North Jersey food pantries without power; Paterson's up and running
October 2012: Area food pantries have been hit hard by the storm, losing power in their warehouses and desperately looking for someplace to store perishable food before it spoils. Of the major pantries in North Jersey, only CUMAC in Paterson has been spared. Read more.
Passaic County Board of Realtors donates funds to CUMAC food bank
August 2012: Members of the Passaic County Board of Realtors recently presented at check in the amount of $5,200 to CUMAC, a local charity based in Paterson that works to alleviate hunger for those in need in Paterson, Passaic County and northern New Jersey. Read more.
Collection for Souper Bowl of Caring
January 2012: Andrew Ziegler, a member of the 2012 Confirmation class at the Chatham United Methodist Church, has collected more than 60 bags of food and over $100 in monetary donations for CUMAC ECHO, a FoodBank in Paterson, as part of the Souper Bowl of Caring. Read more.