Fish Inc. - Dunellen Area (About Us)
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Fish, Inc. - Dunellen Area, founded in 1969, is a service organization of volunteers who respond with compassion to the needs of the poor, the elderly, the homeless, and those who "fall between the cracks" of public assistance. Fish, Inc. is registered with the Internal Revenue Service as a nonprofit organization. Formed to express a spirit of brotherhood in our communities by rendering assistance and service to individuals in need. Fish is particularly focused on responding to appeals for help and assistance throughout the greater Dunellen area. Service areas include the Middlesex County communities of Dunellen, Middlesex, Piscataway, South Plainfield, Edison, Highland Park, and the Somerset County town of Green Brook.
Fish is an all volunteer organization. No salaries are paid to any workers. Opportunities for service include receiving, sorting, storing and distributing food and clothing. Oversight of operations is provided by a Steering Committee composed of the elected officers and chairpersons of the year round ongoing programs.
Major programs of Fish include: Food Bank, Clothing, Blankets and Bedding, Holiday meals, and Christmas Toys. All services are nondiscriminatory and are provided at no charge. Clients are appropriately screened for participation. Each program has a chairperson who is responsible for fulfilling the service needs of the client. The chairperson has a list of available volunteers to call upon and most of the programs function with prearranged schedules of volunteers. Persons desiring to volunteer in providing service to clients can do so by calling the Hotline at 732-356-0081. In recent years, food packages were provided to approximately 450 families per month. Holiday meals were provided to families at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. Food packages consist of two bags of basic commodities tailored to individual family needs and may include baby food, or meet special dietary needs. Holiday packages include two bags of food for preparation of the traditional meal with a turkey, chicken or ham. Clothing services were provided to 5000 children and 1500 adults. Blankets and bedding were also supplied to needy families.
The Fish organization relies entirely on donations of goods, services, and money to carry out its programs. Donations of food and clothing are always needed. Low-salt, sugar free and gluten free items are especially helpful. Monetary donations are also welcomed.
Checks should be made payable to
Fish, Inc. - Dunellen Area, and sent to:
Treasurer, Fish, Inc. - Dunellen Area
PO Box 8565
Piscataway NJ 08855-8006
You may also send the treasurer an e-mail at treasurer@fishdunellenarea.org if you have any questions.
Questions or inquiries may be directed to:
Fish Hotline: 732-356-0081
Fish, Inc. - Dunellen Area qualifies as a nonprofit corporation and is exempt from Federal Income Tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. All contributions are tax deductible. We follow IRS requirements for receipts.
(02/08/08)
Send an e-mail to Fish at admin@fishdunellenarea.org, if you have questions, or would like to receive further information about Fish and its mission.