Need on the Rise at Crisis Room
The Aldersgate Crisis Room is serving between 130 and 150 families every week.
Business is up at the Aldersgate Crisis Room—significantly, say its volunteers. “We’ve been getting so many I haven’t even had time to count,” said volunteer Paul Roder, “Not only is it up locally, but we gave willingly and generously to South Jersey through the Methodist Church to help with Hurricane Sandy. They’re destitute.” The Crisis Room at the Aldersgate United Methodist Church of East Brunswick is open from 1 to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays and is open to any Middlesex County resident in need. Those who come by can get groceries, shop at the second hand clothing room, and, if they show up at the right time and on the right day, meat or baked goods. However, over the past few months, volunteers say they’ve seen an …
