Our Smoking Cessation program continued to offer quit assistance to individuals hoping to kick the habit. Our Smoking Cessation Specialist Franco Thomas encouraged, “There are so many barriers to quitting, money being a big one. What most people don’t realize is that it’s free - with no catches.” 

LCS currently is processing product vouchers and supporting face to face coaches. In 2022, we will engage in more smoking cessation outreach to the community organizations and to healthcare providers.

In March, we launched the Delaware Food Farmacy with partner ChristianaCare. LCS delivers healthy food as medicine to patients every week.

In September, we celebrated our first graduate of the program. When asked what suggestions she had for others in the Food Farmacy program, she quickly replied, “Don’t be afraid to try new things.” Then, even more passionately, she added, “It’s okay to tell them what you do and don’t like. Don’t worry about letting them know what does or doesn’t work for you. They won’t be upset. They want to know.”

We are expanding the Delaware Food Farmacy in 2022, increasing our capacity to up to 100 patients and their families in the program at a time.

In order to provide the services above, LCS relies on its supporters and volunteers. Thank you!

Our dedicated volunteers helped keep us going even during stressful times - thank you!

Our annual Room at the Table event took advantage of the virtual format to share behind the scenes videos and interviews with current and potential supporters.

In September, we held the 30th annual Hunger Walk/Run in person at Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd. Thank you to everyone who made this event a success, with a record $71,000 raised for our food programs. We enjoyed seeing so many of you!

We moved the Golf Outing to October and enjoyed a beautiful fall day at Bidermann Golf Club with our supporters.  We were grateful to set a new record for our number of corporate sponsors this year.

To learn more about our sponsors, please visit our supporters  page!.

In 2021, we developed additional  ways to communicate with our stakeholders and clients. 

Early in the spring, we launched a new website (lcsde.org). In addition to updating our organization information, it also provides financial assistance forms and program details directly to clients.  Check us out!

We welcomed Jenn Ruebush, one of the first members of New Castle County's National Health Corps Delaware, who contributed to our new blog page.

We purchased and customized a new delivery van - honk if you see us (or maybe just wave)!

We also began delivering food and personal/household items to several senior communities each month.

Thanks to the generosity of individual and churches, the success of our special events, increased institutional support from collaborations and grants, and prudent expense management, LCS has turned the corner on its financial condition over the past two years. We have operated at a surplus, which enables us to have an operating cash reserve without having to draw funds from the Martin Luther Foundation, establish a building maintenance fund, and most importantly, puts us in a position to invest in our program delivery.