EXCERPT: "In North Jersey’s Passaic County, the Clifton Community Market looks more like a high-end grocery store than a food pantry—offering shoppers more than 100 items to choose from, including fresh fruits and vegetables. 'The only difference is there’s no cash register,' says Karen DeMarco, 58, an AARP member who is president and cofounder of The Food Brigade, a nonprofit that runs the Clifton pantry and two others in Bergen and Hudson counties. 'Everything that we are doing is all about respect and dignity to our guests,' says DeMarco, who also works as a real estate agent. She calls the sites 'community markets,' not pantries."
