nourish.NJ (formerly The Community Soup Kitchen and Outreach Center) provides nutritious meals in a warm, safe and caring environment, free of charge, no questions asked, to anyone who comes seeking nourishment. As part of our hospitality we also encourage and assist our guests in accessing community resources, services and educational programs. In 2012 we served over 54,000 meals (that’s an average of 100 to 350 men, women and children each day!). We also provided more than 60 tons of food for our guests to take home. But that’s just the beginning! Providing a noon-time meal allows us the unique opportunity to connect with our guests to offer: Mental health counseling, Substance abuse outreach, Outreach to veterans, Employment counseling and an Annual Job Fair, Housing and daily living assistance such as accessing food stamps, Nursing consultations and health screenings, Emergency assistance for food, clothing and basic necessities and English as a Second Language classes.