Seasonal & Holidays
Newark Holiday Food Drive: Help Feed 200 Families
The nonprofit St. James Social Service Corporation is seeking donations and turkeys from the Newark community.
NEWARK, NJ — The nonprofit St. James Social Service Corporation is seeking donations and turkeys from the Newark community as part of its effort to distribute 200 “special holiday food bags” to local residents in need this holiday season.
According to a news release from St. James, the food bags will be distributed on Thursday, Dec. 20. Locals who want to help the effort can make a financial contribution or donate turkeys.
Donations can be made online at http://www.stjamesssc.org/dona... or in person at 604 Martin Luther King Boulevard in Newark. For more information, contact Vesta Godwin Clark, executive director, by phone at (973) 624-4007, ext. 210, or via email at vgodwinclark@stjamesame.org
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File Photo: 2016 donation event, courtesy of St. James Social Service Corporation
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