Delaware ranks third in the nation for those struggling to afford food.
A Gallop survey found that 22 percent of First State residents are most likely to find it difficult to feed their families.
Ray Fitzgerald with the Division of Social Services told the Wilmington News Journal that 146-thousand people now receive food stamps after four years of the Great Recession.
He said that the state is trying to reduce that number through partnerships with various nonprofit organizations and school districts in Delaware.
The News Journal reports that this summer the state wrapped up a program with four school districts in New Castle County that made summer meals available to families with children and cut the cost of lunch during the school year.
Under the program families received electronic benefits cards and were able to get $60 per month per child.
