The Hunters Helping the Hungry (HHH) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation working with regional food banks which enables hunters to donate venison while addressing the overpopulation of deer in New Jersey. Hunters participate in the program by donating deer through an approved butcher.  In 2019, Open Space Committee Chair Mike Aversa and Vice-Chair Les Guise created the Hunting Program for Clinton Township.  Both have advocated for HHH.  Statewide HHH donated over 25,000 pounds of venison in the 2022/2023 whitetail season.

For more information on the program: 
http://www.huntershelpingthehungry.org/about/

Mike Aversa, who has been hunting since he was 10, helped start a charity that donates excess deer meat to food banks and soup kitchens. Credit: Bryan Anselm for The New York Times - Click HERE for article.

Vice-Chair of the Clinton Township Open Space Committee, Les Giese, featured Hunters in New Jersey Help Feed the Hungry This Holiday. Click HERE for Video/Article.