Camden County Delivers More Than 142K Meals To Seniors In Need

CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ — More than 142,000 meals have been delivered to seniors since the Camden County Division of Senior and Disabled Services expanded its meal delivery program in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus, officials announced.

In total, nearly 3,300 individual seniors have received nutritious meals as they navigate the unprecedented crisis represented by coronavirus. From May 26 to June 3, the Division delivered more than 25,700 meals countywide.

“Unfortunately, we continue to hear from new residents each week who are facing food insecurity and need our help to get through this crisis, but the Health Department continues to meet the demand and prevent this pandemic from causing a hunger crisis in Camden County,” Freeholder Jonathan Young said. “Every week that this initiative is underway I will continue to highlight the incredible men and women at the Department of Health, Parks, Buildings and Ops, and other county employees who have stepped up and made these deliveries every day. Our residents can rest assured that this team is ready to support them, and they should contact us immediately if they are in need of nutrition assistance.”

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Meals have been delivered to seniors in 36 municipalities. On May 22, 4,950 meals were delivered to those facing food insecurity, the most of any day since the beginning of the current public health crisis. May 4 is the second highest single-day total, when 4,358 meals were delivered. On March 30, more than 4,000 meals were delivered.

The Division of Senior and Disabled Services is delivering meals to new program participants. Anyone who knows a senior in need of meal assistance should call 856-374-MEAL or 856-858-3220 to make arrangements.

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