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Offices & Departments: Division of Senior Services

Food Nutritional Sites and Home Delivered Meals:

Camden County Food Stamp Program

856-225-5143
600 Market Street
Camden, NJ 08102

https://foodstamps.dhs.state.nj.us/forms/frmHome.aspx

Services:
Satellite offices throughout Camden County. Interviews are by appointment only. Application are available on line



Camden County Nutrition Program

856-338-1700
(Administration by Salvation Army)
Hours: Monday through Friday 12:00 Noon
(Exception: Merchantville site 12:45pm)

Services:
Hot lunch program served at 12 locations to persons 60 years or
older. At all of these sites, recreational activities and social services are provided. Suggested donation $1.50. Funding provided through Camden County Division of Senior & Disabled Services.


Nutrition Sites:

Site #1
Salvation Army
856-338-1700

915 Haddon Avenue
Camden, NJ 08103

Site #3
Respond Multipurpose Center
856-541-8742

(Community Elders Council)
9th & Linden Streets
Camden, NJ 08102


Site #5
The Merchantville Community Center
856-663-6474

Somerset Street & Greenleigh Court
Merchantville, NJ 08109

Site #7
Pine Hill Senior Citizens Center
856-783-7425

131 e. 12th Avenue
Pine Hill, NJ 08021

Site #9
Collingswood Presbyterian Church
856-854-4525

Fern & Maple Avenues
Collingswood, NJ 08108

Site #10
Jewish Community Center
856-424-4444

1301 Springdale Road
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003

Site #11
Gloucester Heights Fire Hall
856-456-0685

230 Nicholson Road
Gloucester Heights, NJ 08030

Site #12
Camden County Senior Citizen Day Care Center
1-800-797-3477

Lakeland Complex, Jefferson House
Blackwood, NJ 08012

Site #13
Wayne R. Bryant Community Center
856-547-2539

323 E. Charleston Avenue
Lawnside, NJ 08012


(Limited transportation is provided to and from sites)


Home Delivered Meals


Weekend Site Salvation Army
856-338-1700
915 Haddon Avenue
Camden, NJ 08103
To make reservations, please call Friday between the hours of 9:00 am. and 11:00 am. Saturday lunch served at 12:00 Noon. Sunday lunch served


Kosher Meals on Wheels (Senior Chai)
856-751-9500
1301 Springdale Road
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003

Services:
Provides kosher meals to Jewish Seniors, 65+ or older after being evaluated by a Senior Chai Geriatric Social Worker.
Fee: $4.50 per meal


Senior Citizen Home Delivered Meals of Camden County

856-963-8226
Hours: 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon Monday through Friday

Services:
One hot meal delivered five (5) days per week, also some weekend routes. Available to Camden County residents who are homebound. Suggested donation $2.00

Stratford Office
856-346-1177
P.O. Box 140
Stratford, NJ 08084
Funding provided through the Camden County
Division of Senior Services.


Emergency Auxiliary Services to the Elderly (E.A.S.E.)
856-456-1121
SCUCS, 146 Black Horse Pike
Mt. Ephraim, NJ 08059-2035
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday

Services:
E.A.S.E. includes an emergency food shelf and a shut-in shopping program. The food shelf offers a three-to-five-day supply of nonperishable food items to seniors experiencing financial difficulties. The shut-in shopping program offers bi-monthly grocery shopping for homebound seniors. This service is provided by Community trained volunteers who go to various supermarkets for the clients. Funded through: Camden County Division of Senior Services, Corporate Sponsors, Local Donations and FEMA Funds.


Catholic Charities Emergency Service/Family Centers
856-964-2133
1484 Mt. Ephraim Avenue, Camden, NJ 08104
St Joseph's Pro-Cathedral
856-964-2776
2907 Federal Street, Camden, NJ 08105
St. Anthony of Padua
856-963-5884
2818 River Road, Camden, NJ 08105

Services:
Provides an emergency food pantry to needy clients on a periodic basis. Eligible clients are provided with a three to five day supply of food.

E-Z Pantry
856-767-0555
P.O. Box 1342
Medford, NJ 08055
Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday

Services:
E Z Pantry will deliver groceries to the home of senior citizens, disabled persons or parents of ill children in Camden, Burlington and Gloucester Counties.
Fee: $5.50 is the cost of a catalog. $3.00 processing fee that applies to all orders. Free delivery for orders of $70 or more. When deliveries are scheduled on a special "ZIP Day," the minimum order is reduced to $30.00. Call for your "ZIP Day".




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