First Round Of Donated Food For Needy Delco Families Delivered

Delaware County Council, the County Department of Human Services, the Office of Behavioral Health and the County Department of Intercommunity Health have once again joined forces with Magellan Behavioral Health of PA to collect food for the Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, county officials said in a press release.

Delaware County Council, District Attorney Jack Whelan, Delaware County Sheriff Mary McFall Hopper, employees from the county’s Department of Human Services, Office of Behavioral Health, and the Department of Intercommunity Health all helped deliver tons of food to St Paul’s Methodist Church at 301 E. 9th St. in Chester as part of the county's 14th Thanksgiving Annual Food Drive.

Delaware County Councilman David White said the 2015 food drive totaled about 33,000 lbs of food and said the 2016 drive is hoping to donated 43,000 lbs.

Food donations can be dropped off now through Nov. 18 at various county locations:

• Government Center lobby;
• outside the Sheriff’s office in the Courthouse;
• Fronefield Building, which houses court services;
• Fair Acres in the main lobby (building 8);
• the Detention and 911 centers;
• the County Office of Services for the Aging (COSA) and Children and Youth Services (CYS) offices;
• the Human Services offices in Upper Darby;
• DCIU locations – Morton, Marple, Folcroft, Aston, Pennington School, and TCA;
• Numerous DelCo Libraries.

Items in highest demand are canned meats such as tuna, chicken, chicken and dumplings, corned beef hash; boxed or canned side dishes such as rice or potatoes; unsweetened cereal; canned vegetables such as tomatoes, beans, or corn; spices; fruit; and soups, especially main dish soups with meat.

The second and final food pickup and delivery will be on Nov. 18 at the First United Methodist in Media, county officials said.

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