Mission
AS A MULTI-FACETED HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY, MERCER STREET FRIENDS (MSF) DEDICATED TO "NOURISHING MINDS AND BODIES; EMPOWERING FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES," WORKS TO REDUCE HUNGER AND FOOD INSECURITY, CLOSE EDUCATION GAPS, IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF AT-RISK POPULATIONS, AND BREAK THE CYCLE OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN TRENTON AND MERCER COUNTY. MSF HAS IDENTIFIED THREE AREAS THAT ARE CORE CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY POVERTY: FOOD, FAMILY, AND EDUCATION. AS THE FOOD BANK OF MERCER COUNTY AND ONE OF THE MOST WELL-KNOWN NEW JERSEY LEADERS IN THE COMMUNITY SCHOOLS MOVEMENT, MERCER STREET FRIENDS OFFERS FAMILIES SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE AWAY FROM A LIFE OF POVERTY, INTO A LIFE OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY THROUGH COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMMING AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IN THE GREATER TRENTON AREA AND THROUGHOUT MERCER COUNTY.