Free Meals For Dover Students
Back to School is here and there is a new program being implemented. The program will help students who may be food insecure. As the new school year gets underway,…
Feeding Our Friends Project – feeds Dover students with help from McDonalds
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Back to School is here and there is a new program being implemented. The program will help students who may be food insecure. As the new school year gets underway, the focus turns to the students and their well-being. A local woman is helping to provide free meals for Dover students.
Thanks to a very special program, these Dover area students will receive free meals on Saturdays.
Deborah Salomon is the CEO of Feminine, an organization that focuses on helping women discover their calling. Salomon saw a need in her community and decided to take action.
Poverty levels are on the rise, especially after the Covid-19 pandemic. Research shows that in 2019, 24.4% of Dover residents had an income that fell below the poverty level. This was 53.8% greater than the poverty level across the entire state.
In addition among residents who live alone, 15.9% of high school graduates and 42.8% of non high school graduates live in poverty. The numbers are astounding.
You can read more of this data at https://www.city-data.com/poverty/poverty-Dover-Delaware.html
The project is called "Feeding Our Friends Project" and will be starting very soon. Salomon will be renting trucks to bring the food to the Dover High School parking lot. From there, the students can meet to pick up their meal.
Recently, Salomon has partnered with McDonalds to provide the meals. Knowing that the families of these students are also in need, Salomon hopes to extend the project in the near future.
She is also currently working on partnerships with other restaurants to provide more health conscious meals as well. If you work in or own a restaurant that may be interested in being involved, you can directly contact Deborah Salomon by phone at 423-3922.
If you know of any business or organization who may be interested in helping, they can contact Deborah by email at Salomon36@gmail.com.
Every little bit of help goes a long way.
School Districts In Delaware, Ranked
School Districts In Delaware, Ranked
If you're looking to relocate, like many people are nowadays, one of the first things you look at is what schools are close to your potential new home.
Using statistics from the U.S. Department of Education, the folks over at Niche.com put together a list of the School Districts in Delaware, ranked for 2022.
These statistics include academics, teachers, culture, diversity, parent and student surveys, and health and safety. Academics explores the state assessments, SAT/ACT scoring. Teachers are rated based on salary, absteneeism, state test results and survey responses from parents and students.
You can check out Niche.com full report with methodology here.
#16. Seaford School District - Seaford, DE
Overall Niche Grade: C-
Total Schools: 7
Students: 3,465
#15. Christina School District - Wilmington, DE
Overall Niche Grade: C
Total Schools: 28
Students: 13,370
#14. Woodbridge School District - Bridgeville, DE
Overall Niche Grade: C+
Total Schools: 4
Students: 2,594
#13 Laurel School District - Laurel, DE
Overall Niche Grade: C+
Total Schools: 4
Students: 2,645
#12 Colonial School District - New Castle, DE
Overall Niche Grade: C+
Total Schools: 15
Students: 9,921
#11. Lake Forest School District - Felton, DE
Overall Niche Grade: B-
Total Schools: 7
Students: 3,721
#10. Milford School District - Milford, DE
Overall Niche Grade: B
Total Schools: 6
Students: 4,244
#9. Capital School District - Dover, DE
Overall Niche Grade: B
Total Schools: 12
Students: 6,491
#8. Smyrna School District - Smyrna, DE
Overall Niche Grade: B+
Total Schools: 8
Students: 5,882
#7. Delmar School District - Delmar, DE
Overall Niche Grade: B+
Total Schools: 3
Students: 1,395
#6. Caesar Rodney School District - Wyoming, DE
Overall Niche Grade: B+
Total Schools: 13
Students: 8,183
#5. Indian River School District - Selbyville, DE
Overall Niche Grade: B+
Total Schools: 16
Students: 10,492
#4. Brandywine School District - Wilmington, DE
Overall Niche Grade: B+
Total Schools: 17
Students: 10,458
#3. Red Clay Consolidated School District - Wilmington, DE
Overall Niche Grade: A-
Total Schools: 28
Students: 15,520
#2. Cape Henlopen School District - Lewes, DE
Overall Niche Grade: A
Total Schools: 9
Students: 5,860
#1. Appoquinimink School District - Odessa, DE
Overall Niche Grade: A
Total Schools: 17
Students: 11,737
