Food Bank of South Jersey
Kaya Durkee is an experienced professional in community impact and support services, currently serving in multiple roles at the Food Bank of South Jersey since May 2020, including SNAP Navigator, Community Impact Coordinator for Summer Meals, Mobile Café Coordinator, and Summer Meals VISTA. Prior experience includes an internship with Refugee and Immigration Services at Catholic Charities Diocese of Camden Inc. and a role as an AmeriCorps Vista Summer Associate at the Food Bank of South Jersey. Kaya also worked as an Assistant Unit Leader at Camp Sacajawea with the Girl Scouts of Central & Southern NJ, Inc. Academic credentials include a Master's degree in Public Administration and a dual Bachelor's degree in Urban Studies and Public Administration with a minor in Childhood Studies from Rutgers University - Camden.
Food Bank of South Jersey
The Food Bank of South Jersey provides food to people in need, delivers health and wellness programs, and designs sustainable solutions to help people improve their lives. We operate on one simple premise: food should not be wasted when hungry people are in our midst. From this truth, FBSJ has built an effective food distribution program that annually links over 12 million pounds of food with more than 250 charitable food providers, such as food pantries, soup kitchens and emergency shelters. The Food Bank of South Jersey is the largest source of government and non-government food assistance in South Jersey and is the largest agency in South Jersey. Our mission is to eliminate hunger and malnutrition by ensuring that wholesome surplus food reaches people in need. Our centralized food donation and distribution system is a vital community link ensuring that low-income and disadvantaged residents can access free groceries and wholesome meals from a charitable food provider in their neighborhood.