When TASK launched their food truck in March, one goal was to work with other mobile partners across the area to co-locate, providing access to food as well as other programs and services residents need to thrive.
Last month, a new partnership with the Mercer WIC on Wheels (WOW) Mobile Clinic, operated by The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey (CHSofNJ) was launched. WIC, which is shorthand for the New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children, is a program designed to help pregnant women, mothers and caregivers learn about good nutrition to help keep themselves and their families healthy. The CHSofNJ WOW first hit the road in February 2023 and this is their first partnership with another mobile program.
By working together, community members who come to access TASK’s signature free meals also have the opportunity to take advantage of WOW’s confidential healthcare screenings, nutrition counseling and WIC navigation services.
The connection between the two providers is clear: by providing TASK’s nutritious, nourishing meals alongside WOW’s consistent, accessible healthcare services, these two organizations can make a greater impact on Trenton families.
As TASK Community Meal Site Coordinator Rosa Prada-Rodriguez observed at their first outing together, “TASK and the CHSofNJ mobile WIC are trusted community resources. By working together, we can reach even more people.”
CHSofNJ Mercer WIC Director Joan Martin agrees, “We are excited to collaborate with TASK and hope to help many more residents where they live.”
TASK and WOW can be found together on the second and fourth Mondays of every month in the parking lot at 431 Greenwood Avenue, near the Trenton Transit Center.
