South Jersey Food Banks In "Uncharted Territory" As SNAP Benefits Freeze Looms

CBS Philadelphia

October 29, 2025

More than 130,000 people rely on SNAP to help put food on the table in the southern part of New Jersey, according to the Food Bank of South Jersey.

With the pause in benefits just days away, food pantries across our area are mobilizing and preparing to try to help families in need.

"We are certainly in uncharted territory," Mario Partee, the executive director of the Community Care Food and Clothing Pantry in Winslow Township, said. "This has never happened before."

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