Delaware First Health has hygiene kits to share with community partners.

The kits contain shampoo, body wash, soap, razors and more (see photo attached). We know how important it is to properly serve those around us and thus we believe collaborating with you will help us to further meet the needs of the communities we serve. Since your organization does a lot of work in areas where many of our members reside, we are looking to team up with you in getting hygiene kits out to those in need! If you are interested, let us know how many kits you’d like, in batches of 50. We’ll do our best to accommodate your request.

As Delaware’s newest Medicaid Managed Care Organization (MCO), Delaware First Health is partnered with the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) to administer the state’s Medicaid Managed Care Program plus value added benefits. Building on our nearly 40 years of national Medicaid experience, we are committed to ensuring our members across the state have continued access to high-quality, comprehensive, and affordable healthcare services. If there are other ways we can partner, please let us know.

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We are looking forward to working with you to best meet the health needs of the communities we serve.

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Jen Parsons
Community Relations Coordinator
Pronouns: She, Her, Hers
Delaware First Health

These training are free and will all be held virtually. Please share with those who you feel may benefit from/be interested in attending the training.

Respite Grant Funding is Now Available for Delaware Residents!

Take a Break Through Easterseals Respite Grants

While caregiving is rewarding, it requires an immense amount of time and energy and often leads to caregiver burnout. Respite helps to keep family caregivers physically and emotionally healthy by reducing the likelihood of depression, anxiety, and isolation.

Through Easterseals respite grants, caregivers can receive a voucher to be used to pay for the care of their loved one while they take a break. The best thing? The respite can be completely spontaneous and caregivers can hire a friend, neighbor, family member or even use the funding for a day program! Whether it is going to dinner, seeing a movie, reading a book, going to a family reunion or just wanting an hour or two of peace and quiet, our respite grants can help caregivers take a moment to recharge and be the best caregivers they can be.

See if you are eligible and/or apply »,

If you have any questions, please contact our office at 302-221-2087 or
resources@esdel.org and our staff would be happy to help.

Anya Taylor
Community Outreach Assistant
Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore
61 Corporate Circle
New Castle, DE 19720
O: 302-221-2087

A MESSAGE FROM THE FOOD BANK OF DELAWARE

We started our large monthly drive-thru food pantries at the start of the pandemic to help meet the urgent food needs of thousands of people in our community. We will continue hosting these monthly distributions through December 2022 and will move to large quarterly distributions in 2023. Have no fear, though! The Food Bank of Delaware is out in the community every day helping to serve our community. There are many ways to continue getting the help you need without having to use fuel to travel to the distribution or coming at a time that may not be convenient for you.

Just a few ways we can help you close to home on a regular basis:

• Have food delivered directly to your home through our Home Delivery Program
• Visit one of our small community mobile pantries
• Visit one of our Food Bank partner pantries or our on-site Healthy Pantry Center in Newark or Milford

DETAILS ABOUT OUR SEPTEMBER DISTRIBUTIONS

Sussex County

When: Monday, Sepember 12 starting at 10:00 a.m.
Where: Crossroad Community Church, 20684 State Forest Road, Georgetown
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Kent County

When: Wednesday, September 14 starting at 10:00 a.m.
Where: Dover Motor Speedway,1131 North Dupont Highway, Dover (enter through Leipsic Road entrance and follow signs)
Register in advance »

New Castle County

When: Friday, September 16 starting at 10:00 a.m.
Where: Delaware Tech, 400 Stanton Christiana Road, Newark
Register in advance » 

Please bring proof that you live in Delaware!

On-site registration will also be available. Service will be first-come, first-served. Assistance is limited to one per household. The Food Bank of Delaware is prepared to serve up to 1,000 households at each pantry. Public restrooms will not be available. Please make sure your trunk or backseat is clear for easy loading.

If you are not able to attend the distribution, please visit  www.fbd.org/get-help