The statewide Community FoodBank of New Jersey is not a bank we can afford to let fail those that need its assistance. I’m going to get out of the way and let the numbers speak for themselves:

One out of every five New Jersey families does not earn enough to afford the basic necessities – housing, food and child care – although 85 percent of these households have at least one family member who is working.

In New Jersey alone, an estimated 250,000 new clients will be seeking sustenance this year from the state’s food banks

At the Community FoodBank of New Jersey (CFBNJ) requests for food have gone up 30 percent, but donations are down by 25 percent.

Warehouse shelves that are typically stocked with food are bare and supplies have gotten so low that, for the first time in its 25 year history, the food bank is developing a rationing mechanism.

Today over 100 New Jersey bloggers pledged to write about the need of the Community FoodBank of New Jersey. For more information, or to make a donation, follow this link here. For a list of other blogs participating go here. (All statistics from CFBNJ.)

Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison… ?

How will the Lord reply to you?