Veritext for the Emmanuel Dining Room

Organization Mission:

The mission of The Ministry of Caring is, simply, to serve the needs of the poor with dignity, respect and love. We welcome the hungry for nutritious daily meals in our two dining rooms. We also provide emergency shelter for the homeless, job placement and assistance, high-quality childcare, and affordable housing for lower-income seniors. The Ruth Balick Distribution Center is a collection, storage and distribution point for donated food, clothing, furniture and household items that are given at no cost to anyone in need. In July 2025, we celebrated the groundbreaking of our latest facility, Villa Maria, which will provide 74 additional units to those in need of safe, secure housing. Plans are in the process to create our fifth senior affordable housing program, Village of Francis & Clare, a 51-unit high rise. Our philosophy is that the poor should never be treated poorly.

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I’m Ellie Corbett Hannum.

I’m fundraising for Ministry of Caring.

If ever there was a year to dig deep, this is the year! If you have been so fortunate to not have been financially impacted during the pandemic, count your blessings. I can tell you firsthand that the people that get their meals at Emmanuel Dining Room have been greatly impacted. It truly breaks my heart to see how much more they are suffering. Now they have to pick up their meals and eat them on benches under I-95 and anywhere else they can find a seat. They are out in the elements because we cannot have them in the dining room due to restrictions.

I deeply appreciate your past support and am calling on you again to help raise funds for this very worthy cause. This is the second year that we are raising funds through Do More 24 Delaware, previously we did it through Delaware Charity Challenge. I ask you to click on the REMIND ME TO DONATE bar so that as we get closer to March 4, 2021, you will receive an email reminder to contribute.

I pray for all of you and your families. "Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver."

Fundraising URL: https://www.domore24delaware.org/fundraisers/veritext-for-the-edr