For Donna Spencer, the memory of struggling to feed her children is never far away. Decades ago, when her partner lost his job, she relied on food stamps and school lunch programs to make ends meet.
“I was very grateful, appreciative and all that because we didn’t have that kind of stuff back in the day like they do now,” Spencer said, noting how inflation has made things tighter for families today. “Coming back to current day, I think times are very, very hard for people.”
Now retired after 35 years working at Delaware Technical Community College, Spencer cares for her great-grandson Jeremiah. She makes him breakfast every morning, but she knows not every child starts their day with a meal.
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