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Welcome to 2 Executive Drive! |
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The rear of the building - and site of our future garden, where we plan to harvest vegetables with the help of volunteers. |
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Client waiting area. Finally a comfortable place to wait to shop. |
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There's even a place for the kids. |
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All our office furniture was donated by Novartis. The carpet tiles were donated by ADP. |
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We built the facility as green as economically feasible, with solar powered radiant heat, lots of natural light, and low-flow plumbing. |
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In addition to furniture, we received many other in-kind donations such as AV equipment from MetLife, Telecom equipment from Nu-Tel, and much more. |
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A place for our 250 "staff" volunteers to hang their hats, the volunteer center features lockers and cabinetry we purchases from Habitat Restore. |
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Our commercially rated teaching kitchen was funded by the Ruth and Jack Glantz Family Foundation.The cabinets were purchased from Habitat Restore. |
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Katy Galton, our Nutrition Educator teaches clients how to prepare healthy meals with the food we distribute. |
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The "Self Sufficiency Center" is a classroom that will enable us to offer enhanced education and referral services to our clients. |
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This Spring we will also host class trips. An all volunteeer council comprising professional educators are currently working on a cirriculum. |
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Our new "Client Choice" Pantry. Allowing clients to "shop" from the shelves eliminates waste and empowers people to select foods they want. |
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We recycled the shelving and moved much our old location with the help of Habitat for Humanity, Whippany Rotary, Fedex and many others |
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The warehouse - enough space to store and process the 7 tons of food we distribute EVERY WEEK. Thanks to Lapp Group of Florham Park for the forklift. |
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Another view taken during the holidays. |
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If you are interested in touring the new facility, give us a call at
973-538-8049. |
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