Gia Nelms celebrated her ninth birthday last week in quarantine. But, instead of asking for birthday gifts, she requested donations for her local food bank.
The Community FoodBank of New Jersey is creating emergency meal kits with nonperishable proteins, vegetables, pasta, tomato sauce, cereal and snack items — enough food to sustain a family for several days. And, right now, they're in need of donations.
It's winter in South Jersey, and many right here in our community don't have a proper coat or the accessories to keep warm. But you can help just by taking a look in your own closet!
An early morning fire gutted a house in Mullica Township Monday. A home that belonged to a local firefighter. Now a GoFundMe has been set up to help him and his family get back on their feet.
This Saturday, SoJO 104.9 and our Townsquare Media South Jersey sister stations are joining forces to collect donations to make sure local kids have the supplies they need to go back to school. Here, Heather DeLuca gives you a couple idea on how to stock a backpack using our Mission: Backpack checklist.