Episode 7

Find Your Way to Give Back

Ciao a tutti e Benvenuti!

This week, I’m thrilled to be joined by someone I greatly admire, Nancy Rudgers, the Corporate Engagement Manager at nourish.NJ. Nancy has been with nourish.NJ since 2009 and wears many hats—she's been involved in everything from business development to food distribution! Her motto, “Be the Change!”, shines through in her work every day.

In this episode, Nancy shares her inspiring journey with nourish.NJ and gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the incredible work the organization does to combat hunger, homelessness, and poverty. We talk about the impact of their services, their commitment to equity, and the innovative solutions they bring to the community. From providing meals and housing to employment support, nourish.NJ truly embodies their mission of lasting change.

Nancy also opens up about her own path from corporate banking to nonprofit work, and how her passion for helping others continues to drive her today.

About nourish.NJ

nourish.NJ works tirelessly to create lasting solutions to the challenges of hunger and homelessness, offering food, housing, work readiness, medical, social, and educational services free of charge—365 days a year, no questions asked. Their commitment to equity, dignity, and social justice is at the heart of everything they do.

Tune in to hear more about Nancy’s amazing story and the incredible work nourish.NJ is doing to uplift our community!

Interested in learning more about nourish.NJ? Visit their website to see all the amazing work they are doing for the community. If you would like to give back to nourish.NJ you can learn more about that here.

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Hosted by Cristina Bossini

Produced by Cristina Bossini and Christine Borowsky

Edited by Christine Borowsky

Music by Matt Large

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Cristina Bossini

Hello! I am Cristina, the owner of Healthy Italia and a native Italian who moved to the United States in 2014.

My original plan was to stay in the U.S for six months working in an internship while improving my English language skills. After being offered a full-time accounting job, I decided to stay but I followed the advice of my father to pursue “something else” outside of a 9-5 job. Healthy Italia is my “something else”!

The original idea was to open a retail store that would sell imported goods from small Italian producers. Today Healthy Italia has evolved into a retail store with an attached cooking school, where we instruct students in live cooking classes, teaching them how to prepare traditional Italian dishes from scratch.

My mantra is that everyone can create a delicious dish from a few simple ingredients.

Thank you for joining me on this journey!