The Community FoodBank of New Jersey is preparing to distribute 95,000 turkeys, chicken roasters and hams this Thanksgiving, but soaring turkey prices and growing food insecurity are changing how the nonprofit helps families put holiday meals on the table.
Turkey prices have increased more than 60%, prompting the organization to purchase about half as many turkeys as it did last year.
“Rising food costs are impacting not only neighbors, but organizations such as ourselves,” said Jeannie Fournier, the food bank’s chief impact officer…