TOMS RIVER, NJ — Store leadership at Stop & Shop’s Brick Boulevard location has selected Ocean County College’s Helping Hands Food Pantry to receive a $1 donation from every purchase of the $2.50 Stop & Shop Community Bag for the entire month of August.
The Community Bag Program facilitates community support with the goal to make a difference in the vicinities where shoppers live and work. More than $2.1 million has been donated to over 5,000 local nonprofits since the program launched in May 2019.
This is the second year Helping Hands has been the recipient of generous support from Stop & Shop. As part of their School Food Pantry program, Stop & Shop has donated $5,000 in gift cards to help stock Helping Hands with food and personal care items.
“We are so grateful for the support that Stop & Shop has shown Helping Hands,” said Michelle Youngs, assistant director of Student Life at Ocean County College. “Being chosen to be part of the Community Bag Program will not only provide us with more funds to stock the pantry, but it will bring more awareness to our program. This will enable us to help even more students!”
Established in 2018, Helping Hands Food Pantry assists Ocean County College and Kean Ocean students with non-academic support to help them succeed. In addition to snacks, drinks, and meals, Helping Hands also provides resources for financial assistance, referrals for housing support, and much more to students in need. Learn more about Helping Hands by visiting go.ocean.edu/helpinghands.
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