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Your support enables us to keep all our programs operating, meet increasing demand, pay our awesome staff, maintain our equipment, plant our gardens and take care of all the day-to-day expenses of running a nonprofit.
Committed to providing medically tailored groceries to Delaware families
To learn more about LCS' efforts and the impact of "Food is Medicine", click the links below
LCS is collecting essential items now for our clients
Providing Essentials for Those In Need
LCS helps individuals and families address food, housing, and other essential needs with dignity and respect. LCS has been serving low-income families in Wilmington and New Castle County, Delaware since 1959. Below are services that we provide for our community.
Help with past due rent/utility payments and security deposits, as well as case management to achieve stability.
From Emergency to Empowerment, learn what's new in our community!
Rob Gurnee, Executive Director of LCS, has decided to retire effective 1/2/26. Rob has led with distinction, positioning the organization on a positive trajectory
Changes in priorities and policies in Washington are beginning to have an impact on LCS. Despite these external challenges, LCS continues to meet the need.
LCS has a long history of innovating and adapting to the dynamic needs of our clients. That continued in 2024, with exciting program & organizational growth!
Make a Donation
Your support enables us to keep all our programs operating, meet increasing demand, pay our awesome staff, maintain our equipment, plant our gardens and take care of all the day-to-day expenses of running a nonprofit.
Volunteers Needed
We are able to serve the number of people that we do because of our awesome volunteers! There are meaningful opportunities to help in each one of our program areas, as well as our garden, in the office and at events.
Food Drives
The demand for food is at an all-time high due to the economic disruption from the COVID-19 crisis. You can help supplement our food supply by donating items that we need or organizing a food drive to collect those items.
Become a Sponsor
We offer opportunities for small businesses and large corporations, with a broad range of packages and amenities for all our events.
Basic needs such as stable housing, food, clothing and to access medical care are important determinants of health and well-being. Poverty rates, in combination with lack of sufficient affordable housing, has made securing even the most essential needs difficult for many people in our area. This has a profoundly negative impact and individuals and families, as well as the larger community. The COVID-19 crisis has exacerbated this situation, and shined a further spotlight on the need and inequities that exist.
There are many ways LCS measures success – the number of people we serve, the economic benefit of our services, the prevention of escalating consequences, and the impact on people’s lives. Some things can be measured specifically, and others depend on an individual’s circumstances. Success looks different for each one of our clients. We use a blend of statistics and personal stories to help us measure our impact. Through working with clients every day, we know that the impact of preventing homelessness, providing nutritious food, and creating access to health services is substantial.
Number of people provided with housing stability assistance
Number of people served in our food pantries in 2024
Number of medically tailored meals delivered through the Delaware Food Farmacy
Total people enrolled in DE Quitline, Smoking Cessation programs
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LCS helps individuals and families address food, housing, and other essential needs with dignity and respect.
Address:
2809 Baynard Blvd.,
Wilmington, DE 19802-2967
Phone:
302 654-8886
Email:
info (at) lcsde (dot) org
Hours: Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. | United Way #0719
