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Trinity Church will host the 6th annual Jersey Shore Ride for Food Justice, a cycling event that will take place on Saturday, September 7, 2024. The event will raise funds for the Trinity Center for Community, which serves the local population and includes active food, housing, LGBTQ+, and racial justice initiatives. The ride has grown significantly over
the past several years. The center invites riders, donors, and sponsors to participate.

Last year, the Jersey Shore Ride for Food Justice raised approximately $75,000 to support feed hungry people in Asbury Park. Over the last four years, the ride has raised more than $250,000. The ride includes routes of 15, 30, and 62 miles beginning and ending at Trinity Church, 503 Asbury Avenue, Asbury Park.

Each route heads north along the beautiful Jersey Shore coastline, the start times will be staggered. A picnic will be held at the finish line on the church grounds.
The 2023 ride was the most successful so far and included:
● 185 riders
● 19 riding teams
● 40 volunteers
● 15 business sponsors
● Nearly 600 individual donors

Trinity Church and the Trinity Center for Community strive to reduce hunger in Asbury Park and organize to prevent hunger and injustice in the future. “There are food insecurity and hunger problems in our area. When we come together as a community and support events like this, we can take more steps toward ensuring that everyone has access to the food they need for themselves and their families,” says Dave Osis, ride organizer.

In addition to fighting hunger in the community, Trinity’s Radical Wellbeing Program provides resources to help community members thrive in their housing, including life skills and financial empowerment coaching, mental health support, and recovery support. Trinity is also a Code Blue Warming Center during the winter months. The center’s Saturday Soup kitchen has been operating for more than three decades and serves approximately 200 meals every Saturday.

So far this year, Trinity has:
● Distributed 192,112 pounds of groceries
● Helped 52 people find new housing or keep their existing housing
● Employed 54 community members through the Food Justice work program, helping
them build their job skills and employment histories
Those interested in becoming involved can find more information at the ride’s website:
bit.ly/justiceride. There are a number of ways to get involved:
● Ride solo
● Start a team
● Join a team
● Become a sponsor