Stafford Township was the first to respond to the call put out by Alexa Palmeri of Fulfill (formerly the Food Bank of Monmouth and Ocean County) to designate September as Hunger Action Month by way of proclamation. She had reached out to every elected official in the state, she said – 154 of them.

The two-fold objective of Hunger Action Month is to educate people about food banks and their important role in addressing hunger and to devote more resources and attention to hunger issues, according…