11th Annual Latino Festival

The 11th Annual Latino Festival of Hightstown and East Windsor will be held Saturday, September 28, 2024, from 12-6 PM at the Hightstown High School. Everyone is welcome! Vendors, Exhibitors, Food Trucks, and Sponsors – Register Today for the 11th Annual Latino Festival!

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The Rise Home Office is where compassion meets community. We are dedicated to providing life-changing support and essential services to everyone in need. We’ve got you covered whether you’re seeking food, clothes, school supplies, household goods, or assistance with paperwork and official documents. Our services are free, so if you or someone you know needs a helping hand, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Together, we rise.

Rise maintains a year-round pantry of non-perishable and perishable food, which includes USDA commodities provided through collaboration with Mercer Street Friends. Throughout the year, clients have access to full-time Rise Case Managers at the Pantry to obtain services for their entire family.

From connecting with the community, managing well-being and mindfulness, and acquiring new skills and knowledge, uRise Powered by PenFed serves to engage, lift, and inspire our communities in the Hightstown and East Windsor areas of New Jersey. Our shared goal: to build personal resilience, foster optimism, and discover silver linings in trying times.

From connecting with the community, managing well-being and mindfulness, and acquiring new skills and knowledge, uRise Powered by PenFed serves to engage, lift, and inspire our communities in the Hightstown and East Windsor areas of New Jersey. Our shared goal: to build personal resilience, foster optimism, and discover silver linings in trying times.

Your shopping matters. Every dollar spent at Rise Thrift Store goes back into our community, whether you shop in store or online. The thrift store makes affordable goods accessible and helps pre-loved items find a new loving home – all thanks to donations of goods through drop-offs or drives, our incredible staff, and hundreds of volunteers each year.

did you know?

Rise is the Largest Social Service Agency
& Food Pantry in Eastern Mercer County

129483

Bags of Food
Distributed in 2023

299

Babies Received Diapers and Wipes in 2023

9098

Volunteer Hours Worked with Rise in 2023

826

Children Received a Holiday Gift through Rise in 2023

635

Families Helped Each Month at the Pantry

did you know?

Rise is the Largest
Social Service Agency
& Food Pantry in
Eastern Mercer County

129483

Bags of Food
Distributed in 2023

299

Babies Received Diapers and Wipes in 2023

826

Children Received a Holiday Gift through Rise in 2023

635

Families Helped Each Month at the Rise Pantry