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Crisis Ministry Receives Grant of $40,000 from the Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation

 (TRENTON) — The Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation awarded the Crisis Ministry of Mercer County a grant of $40,000 in support of Hunger Prevention, AmeriCorps staffing, and Nutrition Education through its organization’s community vegetable garden.

The grant will help the Crisis Ministry maximize the effectiveness of its Hunger Prevention services to more than 4,000 Mercer County households through our three Client Choice pantries, Home Food Delivery to elder households in Trenton and Princeton, community gardens, and nutrition education.

“We are experiencing greater need than ever for our services,” said Carolyn Biondi, the Crisis Ministry’s Executive Director. “We are grateful to the Bonner Foundation for partnering with our organization to offer the most effective services we can to address the basic needs of low-income families and individuals and work with them to build a more stable future.”

In 2013, the Crisis Ministry:

·         Provided healthy food to 4,040 families who visited its food pantries.

·         Worked with 707 families or individuals to remain or become stably housed.

·         Provided job training and job search guidance for 65 men and women through Harvesting Hope.

·         Improved the earning power of 47 women and men through License to Succeed, the organization’s driver’s license assistance program.

The Crisis Ministry of Mercer County, Inc., a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, assists some 5,000 Mercer County households annually through integrated services addressing food insecurity and nutrition education; housing stability and homelessness prevention; and work training and employment readiness. In addition to its three heart-healthy food pantries, the organization also operates a community garden in Trenton, offers nutrition classes through Rutgers Extension Service, partners with Princeton Community Housing and Trenton senior housing, and offers free health screenings through Capital Health System. Visit thecrisisministry.org or call 609-396-9355.