Melissa DiPento

Jul 5, 2024 | jerseybee.org | Kimberly Izar |Melissa DiPento |Simon Galperin

¿Estás buscando ayuda alimentaria? Estamos trabajando en una guía para ayudar a los residentes del condado de Essex a encontrar alimentos complementarios todos los días de la semana. Puedes informar al guía contándonos tu experiencia con el acceso a alimentos aquí. Cualquier día de la semana, al menos un puñado de despensas de alimentos o grupos de distribución gratuita de alimentos están en marcha en el condado de Essex.

Jun 4, 2024 | jerseybee.org | Kimberly Izar |Melissa DiPento |Simon Galperin

Are you looking for food aid? We’re working on a guide to help Essex County residents find supplemental food every day of the week. You can inform the guide by telling us about your experience with food access here. On any day of the week, at least a handful of food pantries or free food distribution efforts are underway in Essex County.

May 22, 2024 | jerseybee.org | Natalie Tsur |Melissa DiPento |Simon Galperin

In early 2024, the Bloomfield Democratic Committee in Bloomfield, N.J., made headlines following an unprecedented process for filling the mayoral vacancy left by its chairperson, Michael Venezia, as he stepped down from the Bloomfield town council and into the role of State Assemblyman. Under Venezia’s chairmanship, the committee met with little notice in January to propose Democratic party candidates to succeed himself as Bloomfield mayor.

Mar 22, 2024 | jerseybee.org | Kimberly Izar |Melissa DiPento |Simon Galperin

It’s been four years since the World Health Organization declared the global COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic and food pantry lines haven’t gotten shorter. In fact, they’re growing. The looming pressure to keep food on the table has never felt more urgent than in Essex County, where almost one in two households can’t afford the basic cost of living. For these households, this could mean having to choose between paying rent, childcare, or accessing healthcare every month.