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Arts, Culture and Media
- Government
- Executive Branch
- Legislative Branch
- Non-Profit
- Service Providing
- Artworks- Artworks, Trenton’s downtown visual arts center promotes artistic diversity by fostering creativity, learning, and appreciation of the arts. Our exhibitions, workshops and events make art an accessible experience for all, building community among and between art students of all ages, professional and amateur artists, inner city and suburban residents, die-hard art fans and first time art appreciators.
- Trenton Music Makers- Founded in 1998 as Trenton Community Music School, their mission has always been to provide music instruction, and to support the powerful impact that music has on urban children’s lives.
- Advocacy/Membership/Network
- Passage Theatre Company- Passage Theatre Company is committed to creating and producing socially relevant new plays and arts programming that deeply resonate with and reflect our community. Through professional productions, educational programs, and community engagement, we present diverse perspectives and new voices that inspire audiences and invigorate the art of live theatre.
- Foundation
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Children, Youth and Family
- Government
- Capital City Youth Violence Coalition- Formerly known as the Trenton Prevention Policy Board, the Capital City Youth Violence Coalition (CCYVC) is an open, inclusive group of local stakeholders who address the issue of juvenile crime and promote positive youth development in the city of Trenton. This grassroots effort is advanced through the development of policy, program, and practice recommendations that are published in an annual report.
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- GGrant 94ft Academic Sports Academy, Inc.
- PEI Kids- PEI Kids serves the Greater Mercer County community with the mission of promoting and maintaining a safe environment for all children.
- The Father Center of New Jersey- The Father Center of New Jersey is an innovative community organization that believes that children grow best when father figures are involved in their lives. We provide opportunities for growth and success in a safe and comfortable space.
- UrbanPromise- Our mission is to equip Trenton’s children and young adults with the skills necessary for: academic achievement, life management, spiritual growth, and Christian leadership.
- Non-Profit - Advocacy/Membership/Network
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Children's Futures- Created by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in 2001, Children’s Futures works across Mercer County and Central Jersey to ensure that children and families get off to a healthy start in life. They aim to increase opportunities for health and wellness and to ward off health and social problems that can lead to a lifetime of illness and dependency . Members engage community partners to help break down family isolation; build trust with community residents; form alliances with health care providers; advocate for positive parenting through information, resources and programs; and, assist Trenton's most vulnerable citizens in securing essential services.
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Citizenship and Government
- Government
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Economy and Jobs
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Education
- Government
- Non-Profit - Service Providing
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- Foundation
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Environment and Natural Resources
- Government
- Non-Profit - Service Providing
- Neighborhood Improvement Association (NIA)- NIA was formed in 2003 to empower community residents through the stimulation of economic growth, because the urban communities here in the City of Trenton were and remain today, as communities of despair, overwhelmed with a chronic unemployment rate.
- Non-Profit - Advocacy/Membership/Network
- Foundation
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Health and Wellness
- Government
- Non-Profit - Service Providing
- Arc Mercer- The Arc Mercer is committed to securing for all people with developmental disabilities the opportunity to choose and realize their goals.
- Rescue Mission of Trenton- A non-profit organization set up exclusively for charitable and educational purposes to help change the lives of those less fortunate in our community
- Trenton Health Team- Serving for over a decade, the Trenton Health Team is an innovative partnership among St. Francis Medical Center, Capital Health, Henry J. Austin Health Center, and the City of Trenton Department of Health and Human Services. This nonprofit organization is dedicated to the health and well-being of the greater Trenton community. Their main focus is based on advancing health equity throughout Trenton.
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Housing and Community Development
- Government
- Non-Profit - Service Providing
- ISLES-Fostering Self-Reliance: Founded in 1981 by a few students and faculty of Princeton University, Isles is an award-winning nonprofit community development and environmental organization. With a mission to foster more self-reliant families in healthy, sustainable communities.
- Trenton Civic Trust- This community based organization is an opportunity for citizens to gather in a "No Blame" environment to conduct research and provide practical solutions for the betterment of their communities. These members abide by a Civic Pledge, which requires that they leave their communities better than they found them.
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Arm In Arm- Formerly known as the Crisis Ministry of Mercer County, founded in 1980, Arm in Arm is a non-profit organization where members of the community come together to make sure everyone has the most basic needs of food and shelter and, as possible, the livelihood to maintain them. For 40 years, families in Mercer County have turned to Arm In Arm for essential resources like financial support.
- Non-Profit - Advocacy/Membership/Network
- East Trenton Collaborative- Operated by New Jersey Community Capital, The East Trenton Collaborative, is a community organizing and development initiative in the East Trenton district of Trenton’s North Ward. Through conversations and action on community priorities, The East Trenton Collaborative engages partners, supports businesses, connects neighbors, and builds the power of residents to make East Trenton a better place to live, work, and play in.
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International Issues
- Government
- Non-Profit - Service Providing
- Catholic Charities of Trenton- We are a nonprofit agency that offers mental health, poverty-reduction, and social and crisis services to individuals and families, particularly those impacted by trauma and adversity. Our professional and experienced staff employ evidence-based interventions to help people obtain their goals.
- El Centro de Recursos Para Familias- El Centro has been a trusted resource in the Spanish-speaking community for those seeking help with basic needs, job training, ESL, parenting classes and immigration services. No appointments are required and most services are offered free of charge.
- Non-Profit - Advocacy/Membership/Network
- Foundation
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Justice, Crime and Public Safety
- Government
- Non-Profit - Service Providing
- Anchor House- Anchor House provides a safe haven where abused, runaway, homeless, aging out and at risk youth and their families are empowered to succeed and thrive.
- Diocese of Trenton-Jail and Prison Ministry -Jail and prison ministries serve as a resource for parishes and faithful by providing information and ministry opportunities for clergy and laity in correctional institutions within the borders of the diocese. They seek to promote restorative justice through its programs and services.
- Prison Teaching Initiative at Princeton University - The Prison Teaching Initiative seeks to bridge Princeton University’s academic and service-driven missions by providing the highest quality post-secondary education to incarcerated students in New Jersey; and fostering a robust campus dialogue on mass incarceration and its relationship to systemic inequalities in access to education.
- The Petey Greene Program -The Petey Greene Program supplements education in jails, prisons, and detention centers, by preparing volunteers to provide free, quality tutoring and related programming to support the academic achievement of incarcerated people.
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Poverty
- Government
- Non-Profit - Service Providing
- A Better Way (Food Pantry): A Better Way offers a food pantry for residents in the area surrounding the city of Trenton. It is open Mondays and Fridays from 12-1:30 PM at Turning Point Church (15 South Broad Street, Trenton NJ 08608).
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HomeFront: As a social services organization, HomeFront’s mission is to end homelessness in Central New Jersey by harnessing the caring, resources and expertise of the community. They lessen the immediate pain of homelessness and help families become self-sufficient. They work to give clients the skills and opportunities to ensure adequate incomes, and they work to increase the availability of adequate, affordable housing. They help homeless families advocate for themselves individually and collectively.
- Meals on Wheels- Meals on Wheels programs serve home-bound seniors who are over 60 in their communities. Meals on Wheels of Mercer County also serves a growing population of those under 60, who find themselves unable to cook or shop due to the onset of a debilitating disease, or another life changing situation that makes them home-bound.
- Mercer Street Friends - The Mercer Street Friends Food Bank gathers 2.7 million pounds of food and groceries annually to a network of 80 local food pantries, schools, shelters, soup kitchens, meal sites, senior and disabled programs, and low-income housing sites. The food distribution and hunger prevention programs reach over 30,000 people who struggle from food insecurities.
- Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK)- TASK is a private, non-sectarian, charitable organization that depends almost entirely on the help of dedicated volunteers and generous financial support from individuals, churches, local businesses and community organizations. They feed those who are hungry in the Trenton area and offers programs to encourage self-sufficiency and improve the quality of life of its patrons.
- Non-Profit - Advocacy/Membership/Network
- The Streetlight- A newspaper publication that aims to raise awareness and break stereotypes for individuals and families experiencing homelessness in Mercer County, New Jersey.
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Resource Map
Click here to view a map of organizations, agencies, food pantries, shelters, and libraries in Trenton, New Jersey and surrounding communities.
Regional Resource Directory
Bordentown (Burlington County)
Bordentown Library
18 East Union Street
(609) 298-0622
Offers internet access and other services.
St. Mary’s Parish Community Food Pantry
45 Crosswicks Street
(609) 298-0261
Cranbury (Middlesex County)
Cranbury Public Library
23 North Main Street C
(609) 655-0555
Offers internet access and other services.
Skeet’s Food Pantry at the First Presbyterian Church of Cranbury
22 South Main Street
(609) 395-0897
East Windsor Township
Hickory Corner Branch of the Mercer County Library
138 Hickory Corner Road
(609) 448-1330
Offers internet access and other services.
Twin Rivers Branch of the Mercer County Library
276 Abbington Drive
(609) 443-1880
Offers internet access and other services.
Ewing Township
Abundant Life Christian Fellowship Food Pantry
1440 Pennington Road
(609) 883-9780
Celestial Church of Christ Food Pantry
46 Weber Avenue
(609) 771-9227
Concerned Citizens of Ewing Food Pantry
320 Hollowbrook Drive
(609) 882-0856
Open weekdays from 9:30pm to 1:30pm
Ewing Branch of the Mercer County Library
61 Scotch Road
(609) 882-3130
Offers internet access and other services.
Faith Deliverance Cathedral
15 Keswick Avenue
(609) 637-9604
Hollowbrook Branch of the Mercer County Library
320 Hollowbrook Drive
(609) 883-5914
Meals on Wheels of Mercer County
320 Hollowbrook Drive
(609) 695-3483
Mercer Street Friends Food Bank
824 Silvia Street
(609) 396-1506
Oaks Integrated Care
31 Lexington Avenue
(609) 583-1901
Provides mental health and medical services.
Planned Parenthood
The College of New Jersey’s Eickhoff Hall
2000 Pennington Road
(609) 771-2110
Hamilton Township
Bromley Neighborhood Civic Center Food Pantry
1801 East State Street
(609) 587-8100
Open Tuesdays from 9:00am to 1:00pm and Thursdays from 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Ginny’s Pantry at Christ Presbyterian Church
726 Klockner Road
(609) 587-0751
Open second Thursday of each month from 5:30pm to 7:30pm
Hamilton Free Public Library
1 Justice Samuel A. Alito Way
(609) 581-4060
Offers internet access, programming, and other services.
Holy Apostles Episcopal Church
1040 Yardville Allentown Road (Yardville)
(609) 208-0228
Dinner served on Tuesdays from 5:00pm to 6:30pm.
John O. Wilson Neighborhood Service Center Food Pantry
169 Wilfred Avenue
(609) 393-6480
Open Mondays from 10:00am to 12:00pm and Wednesdays from 1:00pm to 3:00pm
Medallion Care Behavioral Health
1 Electronics Drive, Suite 105
(609) 586-0766
Lunch served on weekdays from 12:00pm to 1:00pm.
Planned Parenthood
2279 Route 33
(609) 689-4964
Resurrection Lutheran Church Food Pantry and Clothing Closet
4315 Nottingham Way
(609) 586-3355
Pantry open first and third Wednesday of every month. Call for hours.
Hightstown
Community Action Service Center/RISE
116 North Main Street
(609) 443-4464
Provides a variety of services and case management for area residents.
First Presbyterian Church of Hightstown/Trenton Area Soup Kitchen
320 North Main Street
(609) 448-0055
Community supper on Mondays from 4:00pm to 5:30pm.
First United Methodist Church of Hightstown/Trenton Area Soup Kitchen
187 Stockton Street
(609) 448-0055
Community supper on Thursdays from 4:30pm to 6:00pm
Hightstown Memorial Branch of the Mercer County Library
114 Franklin Street
(609) 448-1474
Offers internet access and other services.
RISE Food Pantry
225 Franklin Street
(609) 443-4464
Open Monday-Wednesday from 9:00am to 12:00pm and first and third Wednesday of every month from 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Hopewell
Hopewell Public Library
13 East Broad Street
(609) 466-1625
Offers internet access and other services.
Hopewell Township
Capital Health Medical Center at Hopewell
One Capital Way
(800) 637-2374
Provides wide variety of medical services.
Hopewell Branch of the Mercer County Library
245 Pennington-Titusville Road
(609) 737-2610
Offers internet access and other services.
Lawrence Township
HomeFront Administrative Offices
1880 Princeton Avenue (Lawrenceville)
(609) 989-9417
Emergency shelter, transitional housing, and permanent housing by appointment.
Pantry open Tuesdays from 12:00pm to 8:00pm and Mondays/Thursdays from 9:00am to 5:00pm.
Lawrence Community Center Food Pantry/Homefront
295 Eggerts Crossing Road
(609) 883-3379
Lawrence Headquarters Branch of the Mercer County Library
2751 Brunswick Pike
(609) 882-9246
Offers internet access and other services.
Oaks Integrated Care
2550 Brunswick Pike
(609) 396-8877
Provides variety of medical and mental health services.
Trenton Food Pantry
2160 Brunswick Avenue
(609) 802-0840
Open second and fourth Sunday of the month from 2:00pm to 4:30pm.
Womanspace, Inc.
1530 Brunswick Avenue (Lawrenceville)
(800) 572-SAFE (7233)
Emergency services to assist victims of domestic violence and sexual assault immediately following the initial crisis. Spanish-speaking staff members are available.
Montgomery Township (Somerset County)
Carrier Clinic
252 County Road 601 (Belle Mead)
(800) 933-3579
Provides mental health services and treatment.
Morrisville (Bucks County, Pennsylvania)
Holy Trinity Catholic Church Food Pantry
201 North Pennsylvania Avenue
(215) 295-3045
Morrisville Borough Library
300 North Pennsylvania Avenue
(215) 295-4850
Offers internet access and other services.
The Food Center at Morrisville Presbyterian Church
771 North Pennsylvania Avenue
(215) 295-4191
Open Wednesdays from 9:00am to 12:00pm and first Tuesday of the month from 7:00pm to 8:00pm
Pennington
Pennington Public Library
30 North Main Street
(609) 737-0404
Offers internet access and other services.
Princeton
First Baptist Church of Princeton
John Street and Paul Robeson Place
(609) 924-0877
Dinner on Tuesdays from 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Princeton House Behavioral Health
741 Mount Lucas Road
(800) 242-2550
Provides intensive outpatient services and partial hospitalization. Accepts Medicaid and Medicare.
Princeton Public Library
65 Witherspoon Avenue
(609) 924-9529
Offers internet access and other services.
Princeton United Methodist Church Community Dinners
7 Vadeventer Avenue
(609) 924-2613
Dinner served on Wednesday from 5:00pm and 6:00pm.
Arm in Arm at Princeton
61 Nassau Street
(609) 396-9355
Offers a variety of services.
Robbinsville
Robbinsville Branch of the Mercer County Library
42 Robbinsville-Allentown Road
(609) 259-2150
Offers internet access and other services.
Robbinsville Food Pantry
1 Washington Boulevard
(609) 259-1567
Open to Robbinsville residents only from 9:00am to 11:00am on Tuesdays and Thursdays and also from 2:00pm to 4:00pm on Thursdays
Trenton
Amani House
518-520 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
(609) 393-3168 x. 13
Traditional housing for adult males between the ages of 18 and 65. Call for appointment.
Anchor House
482 Center Street
(609) 396-8329
24-hour program for runaway, homeless, or at-risk Mercer County youth between the ages of 10 and 17.
Arm in Arm
123 East Hanover Street (Mon. to Thurs. from 9:30am to 12pm)
714 South Clinton Avenue (Mon. to Thurs. 9:30am to 12pm)
(609) 396-9355
Offers a variety of services.
Bethel Seventh Day Adventist Church
200 Hillcrest Avenue
(609) 393-2224
Open third Sunday of the month from 8:00am to 12:00pm
Cadwalader Asbury United Methodist Church Food Pantry
910 Stuyvesant Avenue
(609) 392-1037
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
750 Brunswick Avenue
(609) 394-6000
Provides wide variety of health services.
Catholic Charities Behavioral Health Services
10 Southard Street
(609) 396-4557
Provides integrated behavioral health and physical health services.
Catholic Charities Community Food Pantry
132 North Warren Street
(609) 394-8847 x. 2504
Open from 9:00am to 12:30pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays
Community Innovations, Inc.
509 Perry Street
(609) 826-9480
Operates the Trenton Family Preservation House for families and single women and the Chester House for single men
Devine Mercy Parish of the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen and St. Stanislaus Church
60 Randall Avenue
(609) 393-4826
Dinner on Thursdays from 4:30pm to 6:00pm
Escher SRO Project
50 Escher Street
(609) 392-4599
Single occupancy rooms and transitional housing.
First Haitian Church of God Food Pantry
1501 Greenwood Avenue
(609) 695-3708
Open at 12:00pm on the second Saturday of every month
Henry J. Austin Health Center
321 North Warren Street
433 Bellevue Avenue
317 Chambers Street
112 Ewing Street
(609) 278-5900
Provides many medical and dental services.
Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church Food Pantry
150 North Clinton Avenue
(609) 394-9816
Open 1st Saturday of the month on four-Saturday months and 3rd Saturday of the month on five-Saturday months
Lutheran Church of the Redeemer Food Pantry
189 South Broad Street
(609) 396-2411
Open at 8:00am on the last Thursday of every month
Mount Carmel Guild Food Pantry and Services
73 North Clinton Avenue
(609) 392-3402
Open weekdays from 9:30am to 11:30am and 1:30pm to 3:30pm.
New Covenant United Methodist Church Food Pantry
1965 South Broad Street
(609) 393-4725
New Hope Church of God
400 Hamilton Avenue
(609) 393-3293
New Horizon Treatment Services
132 Perry Street
(609) 394-8988
Provides medical, clinical, special, and treatment services by appointment.
New Jersey State Library
185 West State Street
(609) 278-2640
Offers internet access and programs.
Oaks Integrated Care
1001 Spruce Street #205
1320 New Willow Street
314 East State Street
(609) 396-6788
Provides variety of mental health and medical services.
Planned Parenthood
437 East State Street
(609) 599-4881
Offers health care and birth control services.
Primera Iglesia Pentecostal (Alpha and Omega, Inc.) Food Pantry
347 Second Street
(609) 571-9135
Open the first and third Wednesday of the month from 5:30pm to 7:30pm.
Princeton Deliverance Center
301 Southard Street
(609) 392-9161
Open most Wednesdays from 12:30pm to 1:30pm and Friday from 9:00am to 12:00pm.
Rescue Mission of Trenton
98 Carroll Street
(609) 695-1436
Soup kitchen, thrift store, emergency shelter, housing, day center, and adult education. Food provided Sundays from 11:00am to 12:00pm.
Sacred Heart Church Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry
343 South Broad Street
(609) 391-2801
Soup Kitchen open fourth Sunday of the month from 12:30pm to 2:00pm and Food Pantry open third Tuesday of the month from 2:00pm to 6:00pm.
Samaritan Baptist Church
531 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
(609) 393-0016
Open Saturdays from 9:00am to 11:30am.
South Trenton Soup Kitchen at First Baptist Church
128-140 Centre Street
(609) 396-8447
Open for dinner Monday-Wednesday at 4:30pm
St. Mary’s Cathedral’s Loaves and Fishes Food and Soup Kitchen
151 North Warren Street
(609) 396-8447
Open for lunch from 11:00am to 2:00pm on the last two Saturdays of every month.
The Salvation Army Drop-In Center
575 East State Street
(609) 599-9373
Food available from 8:00am to 3:00pm, but must call for appointment if interested.
Triad House (LifeTies)
1301 West State Street
(609) 394-6747
Provides 24/7 shelter for homeless LGBTQ youth between the ages of 14 and 18.
Trenton Area Soup Kitchen
72 Escher Street
(609) 695-5456
Offers many services, including job search assistance, adult education, food pantry, and soup kitchen open weekdays for lunch from 11:00am to 12:50pm and for dinner from 4:00pm to 5:30pm Monday-Thursday.
Trenton Free Public Library
120 Academy Street
(609) 392-7188
Offers internet access, classes, programs, and other services.
Trinity Episcopal Church Food Pantry
801 West State Street
(609) 392-3805
Open every other Saturday from 9:00am to 11:00am
Turning Point United Methodist Church Food Pantry
15 South Broad Street
(609) 393-9574
Open third Sunday of the month from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.
United Progress, Inc.
62 West State Street
(609) 392-2161
Open weekdays except Thursdays from 9:00am to 12:00pm.
West Windsor Township
Jewish Family and Children’s Services Food Pantry
707 Alexander Road, Suite 102
(609) 987-8100
West Windsor Branch of the Mercer County Library
333 North Post Road (Princeton Junction)
(609) 799-0462
Offers internet access and other services.
All days and times are subject to change without notice. Please contact each site before visiting to confirm.
Formerly known as the Trenton Prevention Policy Board, the Capital City Youth Violence Coalition (CCYVC) is an open, inclusive group of local stakeholders who address the issue of juvenile crime and promote positive youth development in the city of Trenton. This grassroots effort is advanced through the development of policy, program and practice recommendations that are published in an annual report.
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