Help For Today | Hope For Tomorrow

Lunch Break freely serves those in need in Monmouth County and beyond.

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We serve everyone with dignity and compassion!

We serve everyone with
dignity and compassion!

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We are grateful for the ways you support us!

We are grateful for the
ways you support us!

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Learn the many ways you can lend a hand!

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you can lend a hand!

Growing Impact

In 2024, Lunch Break met an unprecedented rise in community needs with compassion and action.

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Meals served in the Community Kitchen (38% increase over 2023)

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Visits to the Your Choice Pantry (65% increase over 2023)

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Visits to Clara’s Closet (105% increase over 2023)

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Volunteer hours from 2,350 amazing people (94% increase over 2023)

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Families assisted with Shelter, Prevention, Diversion and Referral Services by Lunch Break’s Family Promise

What’s Happening

Upcoming Events

Exciting things are always happening at Lunch Break. Join us at an upcoming event!

Annual Community Picnic
and Softball Classic

A yearly summer celebration that brings the Lunch Break Community together to enjoy the day at Red Bank’s Count Basie Fields

August 16 | 9 AM – 2:30 PM

Volunteer Opportunities

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Our volunteers — corporate, business sponsors, families and individuals — are the backbone of our organization.

We achieve our mission because of the dedication of those who so generously help. To learn more about volunteering and community service opportunities.

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WEEK OF JULY 7TH: Check out what we’re cooking this week! LUNCH BREAK COMMUNITY KITCHEN WEEKLY MENU 🍽️ 📅 MON., JULY 7 ENTREE - 🍝 Chicken Pomodoro Pasta, Peas and Carrots SALAD - 🥗 Chicken Caesar Salad SPECIAL - 🌟 Pasta Bolognese 📅 TUES., JULY 8 ENTREE - 🌮 Chicken Enchiladas, Yellow Rice, Pinto Beans SALAD - 🥗 Tuna Salad SPECIAL - 🌟 Beef Enchiladas 📅 WED., JULY 9 ENTREE - 🍛 Lemon Garlic Chicken, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Green Beans SALAD - 🥗 Apple Kale Salad SPECIAL - 🌟 Baked Fish 📅 THURS., JULY 10 ENTREE - 🥘 Oven Fried Chicken, Waffles, Collard Greens SALAD - 🥗 Chicken Caesar Salad SPECIAL - 🌟 Fried Pork Chops 📅 FRI., JULY 11 SALAD - 🥗 Make your own salad! 📅 SAT., JULY 12 HOT BREAKFAST - 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM BAGGED LUNCH - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM HOT MEALS AND DINING ROOM SERVICES 121 Drs. James Parker Blvd. Red Bank, NJ MONDAY TO FRIDAY 8:30 AM TO 1 PM BREAKFAST: 8:30 AM TO 10:30 AM LUNCH: 11 AM TO 1 PM TO-GO MEALS: 12:30 PM to 1 PM FRIDAY COMMUNITY DINNER: 6 PM TO 8 PM SATURDAY HOT BREAKFAST: 9 AM - 11 AM SATURDAY BAGGED LUNCH: 10 AM - 12 PM Please Note: Doors open a half hour before breakfast service. #lunchbreaknj #foodpantry #foodservice
🌿 Mindful Moments at Lunch Break 🌿 A heartfelt thank you to Heather Harm of Taste and Technique and Christine Livingston of Livingston Wellness Therapy for spending meaningful time with our guests to explore the power of mindful eating and for sharing delicious lite bites along the way! 🍽️ 💙 @tasteandtechnique @livingstonptlsnj Heather and Christine created a warm, welcoming space where our community could reflect on what it means to eat with intention. From tuning into hunger cues to finding joy and gratitude in every bite, their turned mealtime into a moment of self-care. 🤗 Guests left not just nourished, but empowered with practical ways to bring mindfulness into their daily routines. 🙏🏽 Thank you, Heather and Christine, for helping us feed body, mind and spirit. 🙌 #LunchBreakNJ #MindfulEating #CommunityCare #Wellness #FoodIsLove
🇺🇸 Happy 4th of July from Lunch Break! 🇺🇸 At Your Choice Pantry, we see ❤️ red, ⚪️ white and 💙 blue all around us every single day. From the kindness of our volunteers to the dignity of choice for our neighbors in need, patriotism lives here in action and heart. According to a recent NJBiz article, the cost of a classic backyard BBQ has risen again this year totaling around $130, a 2.2% increase from 2024. For many families, this makes holiday meals even harder to afford. "America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand." – Harry S. Truman 🇺🇸 Wishing everyone a safe, healthy and happy Independence Day! 🎆 🎇 View our Your Choice Pantry Amazon Wish List ➡️ Link in Bio 💙❤️🤍 #FourthOfJuly #LunchBreakNJ #YourChoicePantry #CommunityStrong
We’re excited to feature the evocative work of Sabine Kühner, whose donation of “With care (Behutsam)” (Mixed media drawing on watercolor paper, 11.81 in x 15.75 in, signed) helps support our mission through the power of art. 💙 @sabine.kuehner.art 📆 Thursday, July 17 ⏰ 6 – 8 PM 📍 Kelly-Mckenna Gallery @kellymckennagallery 1308 3rd Avenue, Spring Lake, NJ 07733 ➡️ View Pieces – Link in our Bio ⏰ Bidding begins on July 10 at 10 AM & closes on July 17 at 8 PM 🎨 Meet Sabine – a German painter whose work transcends boundaries between abstraction, figuration, and landscape. Largely self-taught until 2001, Sabine later earned her Master’s at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kolbermoor, studying with renowned artists Markus Lüpertz and Jerry Zeniuk. Her intuitive process begins with spontaneous fields of color, gradually layered with acrylic, oil, graphite, and gouache to create compositions that are as emotionally resonant as they are visually rich. Based in Bavaria, Sabine has exhibited throughout Germany and the U.S., including past exhibitions at the Kelly‑McKenna Gallery. She is a member of Kunstverein Rosenheim and Kulturvision e.V. We are so grateful to include Sabine’s artistry and vision in this year’s event. 💛 To explore more of her work, visit: https://www.sabine-kuehner.de #LunchBreakNJ #CanvasOfHope #ArtHeals #SabineKühner #ContemporaryArt #ArtistSpotlight #CreativityInCommunity #MixedMediaArt @njmonthly @news12nj @njdotcom @springlakechamber @springlakemagazine @springlakemagazine @njspotlightnews @nj1015 @bestofmonmouthcounty @njparenting @njartsnews @visitspringlake @strollspringlake