Support for Families at Delaney Hall
Hundreds of families have had their primary breadwinner detained. We provide free groceries and gift cards when they visit.
About Delaney Hall
A notorious private prison in Newark
Delaney Hall in Newark, NJ is a 1,000-bed detention facility operated by The GEO Group under contract with ICE. GEO signed a 15-year agreement valued at roughly $1 billion to reopen and manage the center. The facility, located on Doremus Avenue, is part of ICE’s network of privately run detention sites.
Here is what we put in the grocery bags on a typcial week:
- 1 bag of rice
- 1 box of pasta
- 1 box of cereal or oatmeal
- 1 jar of pasta sauce
- diced or fresh tomatoes
- beans e.g. dried/canned
- 1 can of corn
- 1 jar of peanut butter
- 1 jar of jelly
- tuna or chunk chicken
- boxed macaroni and cheese
- 1 can of soup
- fresh produce e.g. onions, garlic clove, peppers, cucumbers
- snack item e.g. cookies, chips, granola bars
- 1 bag of english muffins, rolls or loaf of bread