Last winter, the people of New Brunswick, NJ came together to address a sobering truth: the city’s residents don’t have enough healthy food to eat.

It was the city’s first public forum where community leaders, local organizations and residents met to discuss what could be done to fix the problem. The event was a collaborative effort by Johnson & Johnson, Elijah’s Promise, and the New Brunswick Development Corporation (DEVCO), along with others. Bonnie Petrauskas, Director, Corporate Contributions, Johnson & Johnson was in attendance. “The local community came together in a big way for this event, creating necessary dialogue around this issue.” Petrauskas said.

A key problem, many New Brunswick residents pointed out, is that there are no supermarkets close by. “Most people in my community, they do not own cars.” New Brunswick resident, Agripino Santiago said. “So it’s very difficult to go to a good supermarket with none here, in New Brunswick.”...