Organizations Filed Purposes:
MEND WORKS TO ALLEVIATE HUNGER IN ESSEX COUNTY BY SUPPORTING OUR NETWORK OF INTERFAITH FOOD PANTRIES. MEND PROVIDES FRESH AND HEALTHY FOOD, FUNDS, VOLUNTEERS, AND A COLLABORATIVE FORUM FOR MEMBER PANTRIES TO SHARE IDEAS AND RESOURCES SO THEY CAN MAKE A GREATER IMPACT ON THE COMMUNITIES THEY SERVE. MEND ADVOCATES FOR POLICIES TO ALLEVIATE FOOD INSECURITY AND TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PEOPLE IN NEED.
ANTI-HUNGER NETWORK IN ESSEX COUNTY, NJ.
EMERGENCY FOOD SUPPORT PROGRAM: MEND PROVIDES A REGULAR SUPPLY OF FOODS, FUNDS, AND OTHER RESOURCES TO THE 20 FOOD PANTRIES IN ITS HUNGER RELIEF NETWORK. ALL PANTRIES ARE LOCATED IN ESSEX COUNTY, NJ, WITH 9 IN NEWARK AND THE REST IN SURROUNDING TOWNS AND SMALLER CITIES. THROUGH THE FOOD PANTRIES, 160,000 RESIDENTS OF ESSEX COUNTY WERE SERVED IN 2019. OF THE 160,000, 36% WERE CHILDREN, 10% WERE SENIORS, AND THE BALANCE WERE AGED 18-64. MEND COLLECTS AND REDISTRIBUTES THOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF PRIMARILY NON-PERISHABLE FOOD AND RAISES FUNDS FOR BULK FOOD PURCHASES. MEND HOLDS MONTHLY FORUMS FOR PANTRY MANAGERS TO HOST GUEST SPEAKERS, AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES AND INFORMATION ON TRENDS IN DEMAND. IT ALSO RECEIVES UPDATES ON LEGISLATION AND ADVOCACY TO SUPPORT ANTI-HUNGER INITIATIVES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Rick Wessler | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Margaret Santana | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Shawna A Early | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Sr Linda Klaiss | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Ben Eyler | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Rev Doris Peterson | TRUSTEE | 2 | $0 |
| Katherine S Cahill | TREASURER | 12 | $0 |
| Claire Sinclair | SECRETARY | 5 | $0 |
| Karen Hartshorn Hilton | VICE CHAIR | 5 | $0 |
| A Jabbar Abdi | CHAIR | 10 | $0 |
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