Save Restaurants. Feed Communities.

Our flagship program, FeedNJ, is designed to combat food insecurity while helping to keep struggling restaurants afloat by purchasing nutritious meals that are served to communities in need.

Since the start of the pandemic, this campaign has purchased over 800,000 meals from numerous locally-owned restaurants. They are then delivered to soup kitchens, food service groups and other pop-up distribution programs.

Recognizing that many of our common distribution sites are in or near state-defined food deserts, we conceived of programs that specifically target these regions. Meals for Monmouth in September 2022 - we’ve continued to purchase restaurant-prepared meals in these zones and focused on including more vegetables and produce in these meals.

The leading provider of meals for Meals for Monmouth continues to be local restaurants, but we have also enlisted the support of Brookdale Community College’s Culinary Arts program to feed their Monmouth County neighbors. For students to gain career experience while serving their community in the fight against hunger is one of our most exciting new initiatives, one that with continued grant, foundational, and grassroots support, we will continue for many years to come.

The Sandwich Circle is a volunteer-powered program by SoupKitchen411 dedicated to combating food insecurity in New Jersey through community engagement and collaboration.

The initiative’s mission is to unite, create, and deliver fresh sandwiches to those in need — producing over 1,000 sandwiches each month in New Providence, NJ, in partnership with volunteers who continue the compassionate work begun by Michael Savage at Our Lady of Peace.

The program has expanded into Monmouth County, where monthly pop-up events at MacroBites in Asbury Park add another 500 sandwiches each month for food-insecure residents in the region.

In addition to direct community service, the Sandwich Circle now includes corporate-sponsored team-building events, inviting businesses and organizations to engage their teams in hands-on volunteer efforts that make a tangible impact on local hunger.

In summary, the Sandwich Circle program exemplifies SoupKitchen411’s mission to build community, foster compassion, and provide consistent nourishment to neighbors across New Jersey—one sandwich at a time.