Starke County is the recipient of two grants to assist with the Starke County Government Food Delivery Program.
The Starke County Government Food Delivery Service Program is helping many Starke County residents who are in need of food assistance in response to COVID-19.
The county has officially gotten a grant from the Starke County Community Foundation in the amount of $100,000 and a grant worth $75,000 from the Office of Community and Rural Affairs.
County officials will determine if more funding is needed for the program after an evaluation.
Starke County Auditor Rachel Oesterreich said program officials are taking orders for food delivery for either an essential box of groceries from a local grocery store, or hot food items from restaurants. The order form is live each weekday on the county’s website at www.co.starke.in.us from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. CT but may be closed early depending on volume. Those without internet access can call the Starke County Clerk’s Office at 574-772-9128.
Restaurant owners wanting to participate may call the Starke County Auditor’s Office at 574-772-9101.
Residents may not get deliveries the day after the order is made as order volume is high. Those capable of making monetary donations toward the program can make them through the Northern Indiana Community Foundation, P.O. Box 807, Rochester, IN 46975. The organization services Starke County and money will be appropriated toward this effort.
