A grocery donation in Toms River Tuesday only further highlights the needs of a growing population struggling to survive. The delivery, $500 worth of items from the Peapod, an online grocery provider affiliated with Stop & Shop, to the Ocean County Chapter of Your Grandmother's Cupboard in the Roslyn Plaza off Route 37.
What started as a one-man mission to help Ocean County's homelessness victims rebuild their lives has grown into a nonprofit organization reaching throughout New Jersey and beyond - and the 85-year-old founder has gotten new energy for his mission with a $5,000 award.