TASK launches new partnership with the Mercer WIC on Wheels (WOW) Mobile Clinic operated by The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey

When TASK launched the TASK food truck in March, their goal was to work with other mobile partners across the area to co-locate, providing access to food as well as the programs and services the community needs to thrive. WOW

Last month, TASK launched a new partnership with the Mercer WIC on Wheels (WOW) Mobile Clinic, operated by The Children’s Home Society of New Jersey (CHSofNJ). WIC, which is shorthand for the New Jersey Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children, is a program designed to help pregnant women, mothers, and caregivers learn about good nutrition to help keep themselves and their families healthy.

By partnering together, community members who come to access TASK’s signature free meals also have the opportunity to take advantage of WOW’s confidential healthcare screenings, nutrition counseling, and WIC navigation services.

The connection between the two providers is clear: by providing TASK’s nutritious, nourishing meals alongside WOW’s consistent, accessible healthcare services, these two organizations can make a greater impact on Trenton families.

As TASK Community Meal Site Coordinator Rosa Prada-Rodriguez observed at their first outing together, ” TASK, CHSofNJ, and WOW are all trusted community resources. By working together, TASK can reach even more people.”

Assures CHSofNJ Mercer WIC Director Joan Martin, “We are excited to collaborate with TASK and hope to help many more residents where they live.”

TASK and WOW can be found together on the second and fourth Mondays of every month in the parking lot at 431 Greenwood Avenue, near the Trenton Transit Center.