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The Ministry of Caring's Emmanuel Dining Room provides free daily meals to the hungry and has served over 7 million meals since its founding.

The nonprofit is facing challenges from government funding cuts and rising costs amid a record level of homelessness in Delaware.

Last year, the dining room served over 151,000 meals, an 8.1% increase from the previous year, highlighting a growing community need.

Brother Ronald Giannone, a Capuchin friar, is the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Ministry of Caring. He began the Emmanuel Dining Room program more than 45 years ago to feed anyone hungry, no questions asked.

He's well-known for advocating that "the poor should never be treated poorly."

In 2020, Giannone survived a rare and usually deadly form o

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