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42-Year-Old Jersey Shore Food Pantry Reopens In Temporary Location After Leaving Old Home 42-Year-Old Jersey Shore Food Pantry Reopens In Temporary Location After Leaving Old Home
42-Year-Old Jersey Shore Food Pantry Reopens In Temporary Location After Leaving Old Home A food pantry that has served Bradley Beach for more than four decades has found a temporary home about a month after closing its only location. Bradley Food Pantry has reopened at 1115 Main Street, the charity announced on Facebook on Wednesday, June 19. Food is distributed under a tent on the backside of the property. The pantry, which has served the coastal borough and surrounding area since 1982, left its space at St. James Episcopal Church on Fourth Avenue on Friday, May 17. "I am deeply grateful for the number of volunteers who have turned out to help with the transformatio…
'Heartbroken' Jersey Shore Food Pantry Closing After 42 Years, Searching For New Location 'Heartbroken' Jersey Shore Food Pantry Closing After 42 Years, Searching For New Location
'Heartbroken' Jersey Shore Food Pantry Closing After 42 Years, Searching For New Location A Bradley Beach food pantry has less than a month to find a new home before it officially closes. Bradley Food Pantry will close its location at St. James Episcopal Church on Fourth Avenue on Friday, May 17, the charity said in a news release. The pantry has served the coastal borough and surrounding area since 1982. The charity's board has searched for a new facility because of higher demand since the COVID-19 pandemic began and "differing viewpoints between the pantry and the church." "After 40 years in this location, we are heartbroken to have to close our doors, even tem…