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Until further notice … The Flemington Area Food Pantry has instituted a drive-thru service - with optional ONLINE ordering - during our normal business hours. A volunteer will greet you at your car to take your order. You will receive the same amount of food and you will select your meat, produce, personal items, eggs and yogurt. Clients will NOT need to enter the pantry. We will be open Monday-Thursday 9-11:30, every other Wednesday night from 4:00-8:00 and every other Saturday morning from 9:00-11:30. We are opened for donations at our side door until 3:30pm Monday-Friday. Thanks for your patience!

Hasta nuevo aviso… La despensa de alimentos del área de Flemington ha implementado un servicio al auto - con pedidos en línea opcionales - durante nuestras horas de trabajo. Es decir, un voluntario le atenderá en su auto para tomar tu orden. Usted recibirá la misma cantidad de comida y seleccionará el tipo de carne, frutas, vegetales, objetos personales, huevos y yogur. Usted NO tiene que entrar al edificio. Nosotros estamos atendiendo al cliente de lunes a jueves, desde las 9:00 a.m. hasta las 11:30 a.m. de la mañana. Cada dos miércoles atendemos por la noche desde las 5:30 p.m. hasta las 8 de la noche. Además atendemos cada dos sábados por la mañana desde las 9:30 hasta las 11:30 a.m. Muchas gracias por su paciencia!

About Us

The Flemington Area Food Pantry provides food and personal care items to people in Hunterdon County who are food insecure.

We are located across the parking lot from the front entrance of the Flemington WalMart.

Food insecurity is a national problem. In Hunterdon County, of 126,000 residents, an estimated 5,000 have income below the poverty level. Many of these residents, including children and infants, don't get enough to eat without some form of assistance. 

The Flemington Area Food Pantry depends on the generosity of the Hunterdon County community for its very existence. Without donations of food and funds, the Pantry would not exist. More than 80% of Pantry income is derived from contributions of monetary donations and groceries. 

The Pantry provides supplemental groceries to approximately 1,600 income qualified Hunterdon County families.
Pantry clients are often underemployed hard-working adults, veterans, families with children, and seniors who simply cannot make ends meet and who go without food for several meals, or sometimes several days at a time. These people are your friends and neighbors. Some have lost jobs, and some are homeless. They are of all nationalities and ethnic backgrounds, but have one thing in common: they don’t have the resources to buy the food they need to subsist. 

How To Help

Donate Money

The Flemington Area Food Pantry is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which means donations are tax deductible within the limits permitted by law. Our Executive Director and two part-time assistants are the only paid employees, and our expenses are limited to their salaries, operating costs (phone, electricity, etc.), and the cost of the purchased food and personal care products we distribute to those in need.

If you are interesting in your company matching gift program, great! Email any questions regarding matching gifts or electronic donations to treasurer@flemingtonfoodpantry.org. You can donate to the pantry by clicking on the Donate button or mailing a check made payable to the Flemington Area Food Pantry to:

Flemington Area Food Pantry
PO Box 783
Flemington, NJ 08822

 

Donate Food

Food and personal care products can be donated at one of our convenient drop off boxes in the Flemington ShopRite and the Flemington Stop & Shop. You may also donate non-perishable food items at the Pantry (side door) Monday - Friday, 9am - 3:30pm. If that doesn’t work, please call to arrange for an alternative drop off time. A list of our current needs can be found in the Help Us section of this website. Please be sure donated food packaging has not been opened and has not passed its “use by” or “sell by” date.


If you are a farmer with surplus food crops, or a grocer who would like to donate food or personal care items, great! Please call 908-788-5568 to find out how you can help.


Volunteer

Volunteers are always needed to pick up food and personal care items at local supermarkets, collection boxes, and other locations. Volunteers also work at the Pantry sorting and shelving items, distributing groceries to our clients, and helping with clerical and office tasks. Please visit the Help Us page for details.


Participate in Special Events

The Flemington Area Food Pantry runs special fundraising events throughout the year. These may include the Empty Bowl lunch and raffles. Other community organizations also stage special events in support of the Pantry. Contact the pantry for more information.


Run a Food Drive

Any group, religious congregation, company, or social organization is encouraged to organize a food drive in support of the Pantry. You can also set up a collection box at your place of business or organization’s facility. Our monthly suggested donation list is Help Us section of this website. Please call 908-788-5568 for details. 

Click on the thumbnail to the right for a list of items most needed for a successful food drive.