The principal mission of the Community FoodBank is to “provide food for people in need while striving to end hunger in our state. We do this by working with a large network of more than one thousand community partners…to bring food to our food-insecure neighbors.”
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Social Action
Giving Tree 2019 Seeks Donations of Food, Funds to Feed the Hungry
This year’s Giving Tree drive is collecting food and funds to support the Center for Food Action in Bergen County, which distributes more than $5 million worth of food annually to the poor and low-income. We are collecting cans, jars, and boxes of non-perishable, high-protein foods, supermarket gift cards, and cash donations.
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State Senator praises Society for ‘persistence in upholding its virtuous principles’
In response to a letter to State Sen. Loretta Weinberg thanking her for her persistence and dedication to issues that resonate with our Ethical Culture values, the Senator sent a return letter praising our Society for “persistence in upholding its virtuous principles.”Read More
Materials for our “Being White and its Hidden Assumptions” Workshops
The Being White and its Hidden Assumptions workshops have been taking place since the beginning of 2016. Here is a sampling of videos, articles and a song that have been […]
Alan Kaufman, Freedom Rider
In 1961, Alan Kaufman traveled to Mississippi along with several hundred other students – white and black – who took buses and trains into the South to challenge Jim Crow. They were arrested and sent to jail, in Alan’s case 23 days in Mississippi’s Parchman State Penitentiary, a maximum security facility.
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Sunday School: Hunger Awareness, Empathy, Understanding Prejudice, and Much More
Our Sunday School provides ethical education for children of all ages. For the 2019-20 school year, our class themes are “Exploring the Self: Who Am I” (primary); “Around the World” (elementary); “Learning about Conflict Resolution” (juniors); and “Prejudice and Stereotypes” (seniors). Read More