Who We Are
The Manasquan Food Pantry is a non-denominational ministry of the Manasquan Ministerium, 12 churches in the communities of Manasquan, Brielle, Sea Girt, Spring Lake and Spring Lake Heights, and is supported by other local organizations.    The Food Pantry is overseen and directed by the Board of Deacons at the First Presbyterian Church of Manasquan. Our volunteers come from a variety of occupations and lifestyles and from various congregations within the Ministerium. Volunteers prepare food packages for families and individuals, and greet each client with a smile, offering friendly reassurance, or perhaps discussing times when they too needed assistance, or simply trading baking and cooking tips.

Our generous donors are the lifeblood of the food pantry, enabling us to provide this form of support to the food-insecure. Our volunteers are church members, local businesses, Scout Troops, local high school students, families, chambers of commerce, and many other generous, caring community members and organizations.

Why We’re Needed
Our current enrollment is approximately 400 food-insecure individuals and families. Although some do not participate every month, our volunteers can always be found preparing food packages for many families in a single day. The Churches comprising the Manasquan Ministerium are located in Manasquan, Spring Lake, Spring Lake Heights, Brielle, and Sea Girt; however the pantry receives clients from many other Jersey Shore towns. As of the 2008 census, in just the five towns already noted, there were 144 families living in poverty and 946 individuals living in poverty. The majority of our clients reside in Monmouth County.

Mission
The Manasquan Food Pantry exists to provide Jersey Shore families and individuals in need of support. We demonstrate a commitment by promoting goodwill and friendship within our community, and creating a support system for those in need by offering a supply of basic foods on a monthly basis for each client and/or family participating in the program. Assistance is always provided as needed, be it temporary or ongoing.

Vision
The Manasquan Food Pantry operates as a component of a comprehensive path for dependent or needy families and individuals as they become more financially stable or move toward complete independence.

The Pantry is located at the First Presbyterian Church, 16 Virginia Avenue, Manasquan, and is open Monday and Tuesday from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, closed Wednesday and  open Thursday and Friday from 1 pm to 4 pm. Those needing assistance may call the Pantry at (732) 223-0898 or email Bob Hazel.   

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