April 8, 2022
Stand by Me helps struggling grandmother get on track to buy home
When Shirae met the Food Bank of Delaware’s Stand By Me coach Marilyn Ramirez at a Wilmington Housing Authority event, she was struggling with debt and poor credit, looking for a way to relieve stress and to improve her situation. Stand By Me is a joint project of the state of Delaware and the United…
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March 10, 2022
Financial coaching helps woman dig out of debt
Monique’s voice quivers and her emotional response is obvious – even during a phone conversation – as she expresses gratitude to the guidance and support she received through the Stand By Me program at the Food Bank of Delaware, and in particular from Marilyn, her counselor. When the Newark resident initially met Marilyn at a…
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January 28, 2022
Stand By Me: “I wish I had known about it sooner,” client states
Audrey and her husband, active retirees from New Jersey, enjoy their life in Middletown, but she said she’s struggled to connect to resources. “At first, I didn’t know how to get food,” she said, but she found help at the Neighborhood House. Then she learned about the Food Bank of Delaware’s Healthy Pantry Center, and…
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January 20, 2022
Home ownership: Coaching helps retiree on the road to life-long goal
Phyllis, a Dover resident, is so grateful that she connected to the Stand By Me program at the Food Bank of Delaware. This retiree is now in the process of fulfilling her life-long dream – home ownership. Stand By Me offers personal, private, one-on-one financial coaching through a partnership between the Food Bank of Delaware,…
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January 6, 2022
Stand By Me counseling helps Wilmington woman clear debt, buy home
Sometimes a chance conversation can result in positive lifestyle changes. Just ask Malena, a Wilmington resident, whose connection to a Stand By Me counselor helped her achieve her goals. While taking her daughter to a Food Bank of Delaware food drive-through distribution over a year ago, Marlena spoke with Marilyn, one of our Stand By…
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