New Meal Delivery Program for Seniors Launching in Sussex County

SUSSEX COUNTY, Del. – The Sussex County Kitchen Incubator will be launching a new program this fall to put food on the tables of seniors in need.

This October, the Kitchen Incubator, which serves as a commercial kitchen for small operators to create and sell their goods, is launching the Feeding Every Delawarean (FED) program. In this program, they will be partnering with local food entrepreneurs with Sussex County Seniors Services (CHEER) to produce and distribute meals throughout the community. Meals will be supplied at cost to CHEER, who will then deliver the meals to senior citizens.

The program is made possible through a $12,500 grant from the Delaware Grocery Initiative, which aims to boost programs that strive to eliminate food deserts.

“I knew that we had this great commercial kitchen and a team of passionate culinary experts with our Incubator, and I saw an opportunity to help solve a community problem,” said Sussex County Economic Development Director Andrew D. Harton, who developed the program and submitted the grant application. “Our incubator members know how to make great food, but we needed a strong partner that could be an outlet, and we found that in CHEER. This is like pairing two great, complementary dishes together for one satisfying meal.”

For more information on the Kitchen Incubator and the FED program, click here.