The Crisis Ministry of Princeton and Trenton

Celebrating 30 years of
Partnering with our COMMUNITY
to achieve
STABILITY
for our
NEIGHBORS
in need.

TRENTON:
123 East Hanover St.
Trenton, NJ 08608
ph: 609-396-9355
fax: 609-396-5692

STORE HOURS:
Monday – Friday
9am – 12 noon
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE HOURS:
M – TH, 9am – noon
W, 9am – noon & 2 – 4pm
OFFICE HOURS:
M – F, 9am – 5pm

Princeton:

Nassau Presbyterian
61 Nassau St.
Princeton, NJ 08542
609-921-2135
PANTRY / OFFICE HOURS:
Monday – Thursday
1:30 - 4pm
Wednesday
1:30 - 4pm & 5 - 6:30pm

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• Listen to a sermon by our executive director Jarrett Kerbel.

• Organize a food drive. Download a shopping list here. MARK SMITH can get you started.

• Organize a Personal Products Drive. Download a flier here. MARK SMITH will get you started.

• Want to volunteer? Contact Elizabeth Ferguson.

Fall '09 newsletter
Spring '09 newsletter

VALENTINES for FOOD & VIRTUAL VALENTINES
SHARING THE LOVE WITH NEIGHBORS IN NEED

February 6 to 14, VALENTINES FOR FOOD will bring together congregations and schools, Princeton Rotary, and McCaffrey's in Princeton and West Windsor to help neighbors in need. McCaffrey's and the Princeton Rotary will each match every $3.99 Valentine for Food shoppers purchase at checkout, up to $5,000, for a total of $10,000 for the Crisis Ministry's food budget. Volunteers like Dave and Shawki, shown above in McCaffrey's Princeton, are needed. Click for a timeslot!

AND—from now to February 11, purchase VIRTUAL VALENTINES to support CM's food program. We'll act as Cupid and send a valentine to your designated loved ones, either virtually (email) or by post!

The generosity of Swoozie's makes us swoon! The gift and stationery store, at Windsor Green shopping center on Route 1, will donate 15% of receipts February 13 and 14. Just bring in the attached flier!

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NEW VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES—
We are looking for FOOD STORE and FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE volunteers. Click here for information. Your Crisis Ministry volunteer coordinator is Elizabeth Ferguson. Email her or call her at 609-921-2135.

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FREE TAX PREP AT CM
As an official site of the Greater Trenton Earned Income Tax Credit Program, in partnership with the Mercer Alliance to End Homelessness, the Crisis Ministry will prepare free tax returns for households earning up to $50,000. Walk-in appointments at our 123 E. Hanover Street location begin Thursday, February 4, and end Saturday, April 10:

Thursdays: 1 – 4 pm
Fridays: 1 – 4 pm
Saturdays: 9 am – 4 pm

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More welcoming than ever

Partnering with Trenton's historic First Presbyterian Church, we gave an interior facelift to 1,400 square feet in the church-owned adjoining storefront property. "Our clients are thrilled with this warm and comfortable space," says executive director Jarrett Kerbel. "When we opened the door to the new waiting room for the first time, within seconds it was filled with 35 people who the week before had waited on the cold sidewalk. Our new intake area is quiet and private, and we have a handicapped accessible classroom for our nutrition classes."

The interior project’s architect was George Pearson. Contractor John August and Company completed the job in a month.

"Food Banks Feeding Many More" Read this article in the August 19 issue of the Trenton Times. It features our free Farmers Markets, held under the tent outside our Trenton location every Wednesday morning through the harvest season.

The Crisis Ministry of Princeton and Trenton on Facebook

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