CUMAC is the largest anti-hunger organization in Passaic County. Since the start of the pandemic, the food pantry in Paterson has been in crisis-relief mode for 22 consecutive weeks. They have not ...

PATERSON, N.J. and TRENTON, N.J., Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Two nonprofits addressing New Jersey's economic mobility and underserved neighborhoods will expand their impact footprint with help from ...

FRANKLIN LAKES — Imagine 100 5-pound bags of apples and you have some idea of how much produce was grown at two community gardens this summer for distribution through the CUMAC food pantry in Paterson ...

A mobile food pantry is expected to hit the streets of Passaic County this summer. County officials this week revealed plans to boost food security efforts in all 16 municipalities through the ...

Mark Dinglasan, who leads a food bank in Passaic County, has been picked to run a newly created state office that will tackle food insecurity. Mark Dinglasan was named director of New Jersey's Office ...

Jeni Mastrangelo, left, and Diane Ysouf help bring food from CUMAC’s (Center of United Methodist Aid to the community) mobile food distribution vans to SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) ...

On the outside, the CUMAC building looks like a nondescript warehouse on a side street in downtown Paterson. But walk inside, and you’ll find not only a large storage room filled with canned goods but ...

Sen. Andy Kim met nonprofit leaders Saturday in Paterson for a roundtable discussion regarding President Donald Trump’s rescinded federal grant freeze and other executive orders that could stop them ...