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Newark Free Lunch Program issues call for help
Wayne Post
Before the pandemic, the Newark Free Lunch Program provided over 7,800 meals annually at Emmanuel United Methodist Church. The basement dining room was forced to close last March, so volunteers prepared grab-and-go lunches that were handed out at the door.
The number of lunches given out went up due to unemployment. In the past year, volunteers handed out 22,205 lunches. This included 162 Thanksgiving dinners and 158 Christmas dinners. Mostly adults received meals in the past, but there was an increase in the number of families with children needing lunch during the pandemic.
“This volume has devastated our budget and we need some financial help,” managers Manny and Alice Crespo said. “In the last 28 years, we have never turned anyone away and we do not want to turn anyone away now.”
President Biden is seeking to rally support for his $1.9 trillion aid package.Credit.Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
President Biden met with business leaders at the White House on Tuesday as part of his push to rally support for the $1.9 trillion pandemic package being debated in Congress and his plan to raise the minimum wage.
Mr. Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met with the chief executives of Walmart, Gap, Lowe’s and JPMorgan Chase, as well as Thomas J. Donohue, the outgoing head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Over the course of about 90 minutes, the group discussed the minimum wage, expanding the use of earned-income tax credits, and other ways to help stimulate the economy, according to a person with knowledge of the conversation.