Our Check-Out Hunger campaign is an annual fundraiser that takes place every autumn at most major supermarkets and some convenience stores in New Jersey. It benefits the Community FoodBank of New Jersey and our affiliates by providing an easy way for supermarket shoppers to help fight hunger in their own communities.
Every year it is a major source of funding for the Community FoodBank and supports our ongoing fight against hunger and poverty in communities across the state.
When is it?
Check-Out Hunger runs every year, from late September through the end of January. Our Check-Out Hunger retail partners run the campaign at varying times over the four month period. Shoppers can donate whenever they see the Check-Out Hunger displays.
How do I donate?
Shoppers can find a display of Check-Out Hunger donation slips right at the checkout aisle.
Every $1, $2, $3 and $5 donation slip has its own UPC, just like any other item in the store. Whenever a shopper makes a donation, the cashier scans the Check-Out Hunger donation slip. The donation is added to the bill and appears on the receipt. Please give generously whenever you see the Check-Out Hunger displays.
Where is it?
Our retail partners’ dedication to the Check-Out Hunger campaign is a crucial factor in its continuing success. Their corporate support allows the thousands of store employees and the hundreds of store volunteers to set up and run the campaign, so that hundreds of thousands of generous food shoppers can make donations to help their neighbors in need.
You can Check-Out Hunger at these participating retailers in our area:
Participating Food Banks
All members of the New Jersey Federation of Food Banks participate. We are the Community FoodBank of New Jersey, Community FoodBank Southern Branch, FoodBank of Monmouth & Ocean Counties, Mercer Street Friends Food Bank, NORWESCAP Food Bank and the Food Bank of South Jersey. 100% of every Check-Out Hunger donation in our service area comes to the Community FoodBank to help in the fight against hunger.
Volunteer
You can also support Check-Out Hunger by volunteering. We need store volunteers to help set up and monitor the campaign at local supermarkets and special events volunteers to coordinate events at the participating stores. In northern New Jersey we need Check-Out Hunger volunteers in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset and Union Counties; in southern New Jersey we need store volunteers in Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Eastern Burlington Counties.
If you would like to volunteer, please e-mail us at lloria@njfoodbank.org or call Volunteer Services at (908)355-3663, ext. 290.
Our Corporate Sponsor
NRG Energy, Inc., a New Jersey based electricity provider, is the corporate sponsor for Check-Out Hunger in New Jersey. NRG is deeply committed to the food banks’ fight against hunger and poverty. Its Check-Out Hunger slogan reminds shoppers that “We all have the POWER to improve our world.”
Regional Campaign
In our area, Check-Out Hunger is a regional campaign that benefits food banks from Maine through Virginia. The Community FoodBank administers the regional campaign on behalf of over thirty Feeding America Food Banks and affiliates.
If you would like more information about Check-Out Hunger, please contact Mary O’Connell, Check-Out Hunger Coordinator, at moconnell@njfoodbank.org or (908)355-3663 ext. 244
