Partnering with our community to achieve stability for neighbors in need, Arm In Arm makes a significant impact in community areas where hunger, homelessness, and job instability continue to be challenges. Our mission is to support disadvantaged communities and help them thrive. We ensure food and shelter for people of all ages while promoting their economic stability, and our daily work is informed by the belief that securing these basic needs is necessary to more lasting self-sufficiency. With healthy food on the table, a stable roof overhead, and the promise of meaningful employment, our neighbors in need are better positioned to achieve the stability we all deserve. We are committed to finding common ground while celebrating the differences that make us each unique contributors to society, and our philosophy is based on respect and dignity for all, with no exception.
For four decades Mercer County families have turned to Arm In Arm for essential resources like food and financial support. Formerly known as The Crisis Ministry, we were founded in 1980 by leaders of Nassau Presbyterian Church and Trinity Church in Princeton to help community members who were struggling financially. Today twenty staff members and hundreds of volunteers welcome more than 4,000 families to our food pantries, work with 600 at-risk families to prevent or end homelessness, and offer on-the-job training and job search mentoring.