b'The pantry provides clients with fresh fruit, vegetables, milk, eggs, meat or fish, cereal, pasta, and canned food items.well stocked, and give clients a wordclientscanobtainapplicationsfor of encouragement or a friendly hug. programs that serve school and sum-The IFPO began nearly 30 yearsmer meals to their children. ago by individual members of fourRWJBarnabas,SummitHealth congregations in Essex County: Con- Cares and the Essex County Office gregation Beth El and Temple Shareyof Public Health work with the IFPO Tefilo-IsraelinSouthOrangeandto conduct health screenings, provide TempleBnaiJeshurunandChristnutritional counseling and refer cli-Church in Short Hills. From an ini- ents out for diabetes treatment and tial clientele of 20 to 30 recipients,other health conditions. In the fall, the IFPO now annually assists 1,500RWJ Barnabas and the Essex County households. Clients come about twoHealth Department Mobile Van pro-or more times a month, amountingvide flu shots. to an average of 2,268 pantry visitsRepresentatives from other orga-each month. And the numbers keepnizations help clients enroll in state-rising. funded health insurance, assist with taxpreparationandprovideother services. Most agency workers com-municateinthreelanguages:Eng-lish, Spanish and Haitian Creole.Every sign, form and announce- Your Familys Safetyment at the IFPO is in these threeis Important to Us. languages as part of the IFPOs mis-sion to treat clients with dignity andLeave the Job in Our Hands.Every sign, form and announcement isrespect by ensuring that clients re-shown in English, Spanish and Haitianceive information in a language they Creole. understand.Scheduled MaintenanceTheIFPOisafull-servicesup- Toprovideenrichmentforcli- Tune-Upsport system for clients. In addition toentschildren,AnneQuinn,whoCheck Brakesdistributingfoodandpersonalcarefounded the Essex Book Pantry inCheck Suspension & Alignmentproducts, the IFPO brings trained ex- 2018, comes every week throughoutCheck Tiresperts from the Community Connec- summer with boxes of books to helpNJ State Inspections!tions Team of the Community Food- children select books at their read-Bank of New Jersey twice a month toing level and interests. Kids even getWe stay on top of the latest helpclientsapplyforSupplementalsmall prizes for writing book reports.technology in servicing andNutrition Assistancerepairing your vehicle.Program(SNAP)- Frank DeFinisandWomen,In-fants,andChil- DeFinis Service Stationdren(WIC).IFPO volunteersprovide informationaboutSERVING THE MAPLEWOOD AREA SINCE 1987clinicsthatadmin- Foreign and Domestic CarsComplete Serviceisterrequiredback-to-schoolvaccina-tions and also offer2058 Millburn AvenueAnne Quinn brings boxes of books during the summer access to school dis- and helps children select books at their reading level andMaplewood | (973) 762-9788trictwebsiteswhereinterests.feature story /33'