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Stories for Face of Hunger

May 21, 2025

Child hunger and learning: Perspectives from Delaware educators

Whether in schools close to the Delaware beaches or urban settings like Wilmington, many students in Delaware don’t have reliable access to good food, and educators say that can affect…

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August 31, 2021

Food Bank’s mobile pantry helps struggling grandmother feed her family

Retirement doesn’t always equate with rest, relaxation, and little responsibility. Lois, a Long Neck- area resident, retired from a career as a patient care tech at Beebe Medical Center. Now…

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January 15, 2021

Calvary Church: A Beacon of Hope

Calvary Church in Dover has been serving the hungry in Kent County for 43 years. Under the leadership of Benevolence Director, Margaret Young, Calvary Church is a lifeline for so…

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October 5, 2020

Hope through SNAP Outreach

By Debbie Manina, SNAP Outreach Coordinator  Self doubt, unstable, unsecured, shaky, unsteady, weak, frail, fragile. What do all these words have in common?  They are words that describe insecurity. As…

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February 26, 2019

Senior Nutrition Program provides a hand up for Delaware seniors

When you think of retired life do you envision travel? Fun with grand kids? Carefree-living? Unfortunately, for far too many Delaware seniors, retired life does not equate to traveling, fun…

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October 26, 2018

Community food pantry helps single mom, sons get through each month

As a single mother of two sons, Brittany knows the challenges of food insecurity. The Milford resident is disabled due to mental health issues, and relies on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…

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August 7, 2017

Despite struggles, Grand mom to six perseveres

The saying, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade,” could not ring more true for Clissita, a 53-year-old resident of Newark and grand mom to six boys. All of the…

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December 21, 2016

Backpack Program helps local mom and kids

Erin never imagined needing to access help in order to make ends meet. The single mom of five recently filed for divorce. Since March she’s been on her own with…

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July 11, 2016

Growing a community through food, Happiness

By Jennifer Antonik, News Editor, The Milford Chronicle and The Harrington Journal This article originally appeared in the July 6 editions of The Milford Chronicle and The Harrington Journal. I went grocery…

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April 6, 2016

Spotlight on Senior Hunger

By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Alvera Perrone, 75, retired to the Milton area from another state, and quickly realized that after working for 35 years as a bookkeeper, she had…

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