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ONE MISSION. ONE MILLION. TOGETHER, NEW JERSEY DID SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY.

ONE MISSION. ONE MILLION. TOGETHER, ​NEW JERSEY DID SOMETHING EXTRAORDINARY. Thanks to incredible community support, our 100 Yard Food Drive Challenge on October 26, 2025, was a huge success. Students, families, teams, and partners united to help ​fill the entire Rumson Fair Haven Football Field with donated food. Not only did New Jersey fill the entire field, we exceeded our initial goal of raising over ONE MILLION pounds of food for people who are food insecure.  In just one afternoon, tens of thousands of bags were collected and distributed, bringing hope to families across New Jersey and inspiring lasting lessons in compassion and community action. We’re updating our site with photos and videos from the 100 Yard Food Drive Challenge so you can relive the day and share.  What’s Next? Learn More About Our Programs Our Neighborhood Captain Program ​engages students in the fight against hunger.  Please consider getting involved for our next drive: https://dermerdreams.org/neighborhood-captain-program/ ​ THANK YOU NEW JERSEY!   FIGHTING HUNGER… ONE BAG AT A TIME

Toni’s Kitchen Report!

The students provided Toni’s Kitchen over 9,000 pounds of food which will feed the clients of Toni’s Kitchen!  

High School & Middle School Students! It’s time to earn your hours!

Article in the Fair Haven Living, September 2024 It all began in the town of Fair Haven in 2019 when we started to build our army of students to engage in the fight against hunger. Fair Haven is our birthplace and headquarters. Without the support from Mayor Halpern, the fire department, small businesses, students and residents of Fair Haven, we would not have been able to collect 700,025 pounds of food for people who are food insecure. All of you have contributed to our expansion across 50 towns within six counties in New Jersey. We currently have drop site locations in Fair Haven, Montclair, Egg Harbor, Howell, Raritan and we are just getting started. Our next food drive is Saturday November 2, 2024, and we need your help! Close to one million people go to bed hungry every night in New Jersey. Food insecurity has grown by 22% in the last year. It may seem that 700,000 pounds of food is a lot of food collected, but it’s a drop in the bucket of what is truly needed to solve the problem. Have your students sign up as Neighborhood Captains to earn their community service hours and please continue to fill your yellow bags. Dermer Dreams is not going to stop. With the drive, energy and ingenuity of teenagers, we will continue to Fight Hunger…One Bag at a time Click to view the article in Fair Haven Living!  

Senator Vin Gopal Announces Grant for Dermer Dreams

Thank you to New Jersey Senator, Vin Gopal for your support and advocating for Dermer Dreams to be a part of the 2024 state budget grants. Because of you, the Neighborhood Captain program will expand across New Jersey and feed so many more people who are food insecure. Senator Gopal’s website

Fair Haven Living Spotlight Article

Fair Haven Living Spotlight Article Great article in Fair Haven Living entitled “The Dermer Family: Fighting Hunger One Bag at a Time” – learn about the Dermer Family and their mission! Read the article here!

Dermer Dreams Congratulates the Class of 2021

Dermer Dreams Congratulates the Class of 2021

Dermer Dreams Congratulates the Class of 2021 We thank all of you who have participated in our Neighborhood Captain Program. With your hard work and dedication, we have raised over 191,500 pounds of food! You have proven to us that you have the drive to accomplish incredible things. We wish you continued success in the future. Read the complete article here

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

THANK YOU to our friends, family, sponsors and supporters! Sending a virtual hug to all who made our Spring 2022 Dermer Dreams Food Drive an amazing success 💙💛 78,350 lbs of food donated to those in need! Thousands of meals are being served to people because of your hard work and effort. ❤️ Thank you to all of our Neighborhood Captains! Thank you to all of our Volunteers! Thank you to Mayor Halpern & the town of Fair Haven! Thank you to the Fair Haven Fire Department! Thank you to all of the people in New Jersey who donated! It is truly amazing to see everyone working together as we continue to Fight Hunger…One Bag at a time! Stay tuned as we will be announcing the date of our Fall Neighborhood Captain program shortly. We hope to see everyone again, as we continue to Fight Hunger…One Bag at a Time! Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!! #fightinghungeronebagatatime#DermerDreams