By Triada Stampas, President and CEO, Fulfill From almost the first day I met Kathy Goldman, I’ve said she is who I want to be when I grow up.  A trailblazer, a visionary, and one of the founding mothers of the anti-hunger movement in New York City, Kathy recently passed away at age of 92, after a lifetime advocating for people’s right to have the food they need to thrive. I had the privilege to work with and learn from Kathy during my 10 years at Food Bank For New York City, which she founded in 1983. Her food advocacy work had started 15 years prior, in the late 1960s, with a group of ..read more

Bill Mayo of Save A Lot Named to Fulfill Board of Trustees  Neptune, NJ – Fulfill, a leader in alleviating hunger and building food security in Monmouth and Ocean counties, announced Bill Mayo of Save A Lot as the newest member of its Board of Trustees. Mayo previously served on the organization’s board from 2013-2019. Mayo, an Ocean Township resident, is currently Chief Development Officer and Executive Leadership Team Member at Save A Lot. Mayo’s experience in the food industry includes a tenure of nearly 29 years at Wakefern Food Corp., the largest retailer-owned cooperative in the U.S ..read more

The nonprofit marshalls community support to meet growing need with a growing response Neptune, NJ – What began in 1984 as a compassionate response to a local need has evolved into a transformative approach to building food security at the central Jersey Shore. This year, Fulfill, formerly known as the FoodBank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, celebrates its start and its four decades of fighting hunger and improving lives. Forty years ago, a local pantry leader teamed up with a few like-minded visionaries who were compelled to do something about the need they were seeing. They pooled their res ..read more

Rev Rosemarie Broderick Gene Waddy                        Neptune, NJ – Fulfill, a leader in alleviating hunger and building food security in Monmouth and Ocean Counties, is pleased to announce Gene Waddy and the Reverend Rosemarie Broderick as new members of the Board of Trustees.  “We are excited to welcome Gene and Deacon Rose to our Board,” said Lauren Holman, Board Chair of Fulfill. “Fulfill will benefit greatly from their unique skill sets and wealth of business and community-based experience.” Waddy, a Neptune native ..read more

Fulfill’s Resource Connections Team (RCT) is out daily in the local community, assisting residents in Monmouth and Ocean Counties in signing up for SNAP benefits (also known as food stamps), affordable healthcare, housing and utility assistance programs, and other much-needed services. Starting in March, SNAP emergency allotments that began during the COVID-19 pandemic were discontinued, resulting in an average benefit reduction of almost $190 each month. It is estimated that more than 85,000  residents in Monmouth and Ocean Counties who rely on this program will be impacted! Our Resour ..read more

The panicked phone calls started at the end of February. As the official notices of a significant reduction in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) allotments reached our neighbors, this new reality was sinking in. The decision to take food resources away from approximately 785,000 low-income New Jersey residents (and millions of others across the country) happened hundreds of miles away many months ago, when Congress decided – and the President approved – a provision in the federal budget bill that rescinded a pandemic-related increase in monthly SNAP benefits.  With a strok ..read more

       Neptune, NJ – Fulfill, a leader in alleviating hunger and building food security in Monmouth and Ocean Counties, has announced Tyniesha Douglas and Nichoele M.J. Peguese to its Board of Trustees. “We are thrilled to welcome Tyniesha and Nichoele to our Board,” said Triada Stampas, president and CEO, Fulfill. “The wealth of experience they bring to Fulfill complements our diverse and growing board of dedicated professionals and will further our mission of ensuring all people have access to enough nutritious food to maintain an active and healthy life.” Douglas, a dyna ..read more

Neptune, NJ – Fulfill, a leader in alleviating hunger and building food security in Monmouth and Ocean Counties, has named Janelle Garcia as its new Vice President of Community Impact.  In her new role, Garcia will take the lead on continuing to build a strong pantry network and a collective impact approach via strategic direction of the teams that directly serve Fulfill’s neighbors and network: culinary, garden education, network engagement and resource connections.  Joining Fulfill from the University of Florida where she served as the Associate Director of student health promotio ..read more

This is the perfect time of year to stop, recognize and give thanks to the people and organizations who make our communities better places to live and raise our families. In my first year leading Fulfill, I have been overwhelmed by the efforts of our employees, donors, volunteers and partners. Today, though, I want to say more — a lot more — about our partners. Partners and partnerships make us all better. They bring attributes and experiences that complement ours. Together, we grow stronger and smarter as we make our part of the world a better place. Ending hunger is an all-in mission, and at ..read more

Lauren Holman Aaron Levine Joseph Stroffolino Janelle Griffith Charles Woolston Fulfill, the Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean Counties, Announces New Board Officers and a New Member of its Board of Trustees Neptune, NJ – Fulfill, a leader in alleviating hunger and building food security in Monmouth and Ocean Counties, announced a new slate of executive officers for its Board of Trustees and welcomed a new board member. “We are happy to welcome our new officers and a new trustee to our board,” said Triada Stampas, president and CEO. “We are fortunate to have a dedicated and pas ..read more