Our Impact
Every number is a neighbor. Here is what a volunteer-run pantry did for the Greater Long Branch Community last year.
Our Impact in 2025
WHY IT MATTERS
A significant portion of the Long Branch population is experiencing rising poverty. The escalating cost of living has displaced lower-income families and hit middle-income families, leaving many reliant on support services for critical needs such as food.
In 2026 we are on target to meet or exceed our service to the community.
- Low-income households
- Seniors and individuals with limited mobility
- Children and school-aged youth
HOW WE GREW IN 2025 More capacity. More awareness. More support.
Federal cuts to SNAP funding, new eligibility requirements, and the exclusion of undocumented residents left fewer St. Brigid's clients able to receive those benefits. We focused on making sure food is there for the people affected:
Frozen food grant
St. Brigid's received a 4Q2025 Frozen Food Reimbursement Grant from Fulfill, the Monmouth and Ocean Food Bank.
SNAP replacement grant
RWJ Barnabas Health selected St. Brigid's as one of eleven food pantries in New Jersey to receive a SNAP Eligibility Replacement Grant.
Supplemental food
The grant funds buy what clients ask for and Fulfill typically does not provide — coffee, cheese, yogurt, cooking oil, and nuts.
108,326 pounds picked up
With the cargo van Fulfill awarded in 2023, we collect food weekly from Aldi, ShopRite, and Target and distribute it alongside the regular deliveries.
What We Provide Every Week
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Food Pantry
Choose your own groceries, like shopping at a store — fresh produce, bread, dairy, meat, and pantry staples.
Monday & Wednesday, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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Community Kitchen
A freshly cooked, chef-prepared lunch served on every pantry day. Sit down, eat, and take your time.
Monday & Wednesday, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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Grab-and-Go Lunch
A packed lunch to take with you, for anyone who can't stay or is heading to work.
Monday & Wednesday, 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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Thanksgiving Dinner
A complete Thanksgiving dinner for 200 of our clients, through our partnership with the Long Branch Professional Firefighters.
WHERE WE ARE GROWING IN 2026
St. Brigid's is developing and implementing strategies and plans in 2026 to further increase our food distribution capacity, raise awareness of the pantry and its mission, and generate more support.
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Community garden
Carol Wright at the Jacob Jones 7th Ave. Community Garden and Monmouth Medical Center / RWJ Barnabas Health built a 25' × 50' raised garden for St. Brigid's, maintained by volunteers.
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Grow-A-Row
July through September, fresh produce from two Hunterdon County farms reaches St. Brigid's through Fulfill's program.
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Local collaboration
St. Brigid's is partnering with local businesses and community organizations to raise awareness of the pantry and its mission.
Stronger Together
- Aldi
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Fulfill - Interfaith Neighbors
- Johnson's Restaurant Supply
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Long Branch Professional Firefighters - MJ's Restaurants
- Monmouth Medical Center
- Monmouth Family Health Center
- Rutgers University Nutrition Program
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RWJ Barnabas Health - St. John's Episcopal Church, Little Silver
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St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Long Branch - Target
- Carol Wright — The Jacob Jones 7th Avenue Community Garden
And many more community partners who make our work possible.
