Delaware’s first lady visits Beach Buddies

Tracey Quillen Carney, Delaware’s first lady, visited Beach Buddies School Age Program March 12 to help celebrate the Child and Adult Care Food Program.

The Child and Adult Care Food Program is a federally funded, state-administered USDA program that provides reimbursement for meals served in child and adult day-care institutions, and also in family or group day-care homes. The nutritious meals contribute to the wellness, healthy growth, and development of young children, and the health and wellness of older adults, including chronically impaired, disabled persons. 

Carney’s focus as first lady is to support efforts that, in a foundational way, help give children a chance to succeed. She convened a task force on childhood hunger that began its work in June 2017, with specific goals of increasing participation and building partnerships in support of the Summer Food Service Program and alternative model school breakfasts. The task force also seeks to promote awareness of all programs, public and private, available to Delawareans experiencing food insecurity.

In keeping with the governor’s agenda, Quillen Carney has also prioritized effective recognition of and response to childhood trauma, from programs for substance-exposed infants and their families to expanding and sustaining trauma-response training in schools.