HONESDALE, PA — Wayne Memorial Hospital (WMH) employees answered the call during March, which was National Social Worker and Nutrition Month. A donation drive to collect personal care items and cleaning products for the Wayne County Food Pantry was sponsored by the social work/case worker department and nutrition services. Collection boxes around the hospital were filled with useful products, a hospital spokesperson said. 

The drive was initiated by social worker Morgan Silfies.

The Wayne County Food Pantry is the hospital’s first referral source when an individual is in need of food or basic household items. The social work department deals with patients experiencing homelessness weekly in almost all departments of the hospital. According to the PA Department of Community and Economic Development, on any given day over 12,000 Pennsylvanians are known to be homeless across the commonwealth. WMH social services manager Mary Burgio-Terpak thanked everyone for supporting the endeavor.