August 30, 2016
September is Hunger Action Month
This September the Food Bank of Delaware, together with the Feeding America nationwide network of food banks, will mobilize across all 50 states in an effort to bring an end to hunger. Hunger Action Month is designed to inspire people to take action and raise awareness of the fact that 48 million Americans, including 15…
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June 8, 2016
Osienski Bill Would Increase Options for School Breakfast Programs
In an effort to extend the state’s successful public school breakfast program to more students, Rep. Ed Osienski introduced legislation yesterday that would move Delaware schools to implement new plans for serving breakfast beyond a traditional cafeteria meal service. While schools typically serve breakfast before school starts, many students may miss this opportunity to eat…
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May 17, 2016
Delaware General Assembly’s 148 in 148 initiative brings in 173,709 pounds for Food Bank of Delaware
When Delaware’s General Assembly convened the 148th session in January, they wanted to come together around a common cause – ending hunger. Their goal was aggressive, but achievable – collect the equivalent of 148,000 pounds of food for the Food Bank of Delaware. Thanks to the efforts of the General Assembly, Delaware Food Industry Council…
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April 25, 2016
Advocate of the Year: Paula Angelucci
Over the next several days, we will spotlight our 2016 honorees of the year! Paula Angelucci has worked tirelessly to improve the health and nutrition of Delaware’s school children for close to 30 years. She has been a staunch advocate for increasing access to school breakfast, and her district was among the first in Delaware…
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March 29, 2016
Delaware General Assembly encourages community to host food drives as part of 148 in 148 initiative
When Delaware’s General Assembly started the 148th session in January they wanted to come together around a common cause – ending hunger. As a result, members of the General Assembly are working to collect 148,000 pounds of food or $148,000 for the Food Bank of Delaware. To help meet the goal, they request the community’s…
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March 10, 2016
Burritos: It’s what’s for breakfast at Milford High School
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Let’s celebrate! It’s National School Breakfast Week. What’s the big deal about breakfast? Breakfast in school creates positive impacts children’s learning, school attendance, behavior, and in their overall health, according to FRAC (Food Research Action Center). On Wednesday, the Food Bank of Delaware partnered with the Milford School District in…
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March 8, 2016
School Breakfast Spotlight: Gunning Bedford Middle School
It’s National School Breakfast Week! This week we are spotlighting schools that are using alternative methods in order to feed more kids breakfast at school! The Colonial School District is working hard to ensure that each and every student has access to a nutritious school breakfast. To help increase the number of students eating breakfast…
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March 7, 2016
Thinking outside the cereal box to feed more kids breakfast
By Ashley Michini, Executive Coordinator It’s National School Breakfast Week! The Food Bank of Delaware will share best practices and special events from across the state of Delaware to highlight the importance of school breakfast! Picture the start of a school day, giggling students chat with friends, some shuffle papers and scramble to prepare for…
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February 1, 2016
Delaware General Assembly launches 148 in the 148th
By Ed Osienski and Lyndon Yearick, Delaware State House of Representatives Every year, the Food Bank of Delaware does tremendous work soliciting donations and distributing millions of pounds of food to Delawareans in need. We are fortunate to have such an organization in our state, but the Food Bank needs help from all of us….
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December 23, 2015
2015 Year in Review
It doesn’t seem too long ago that we were putting together our 2014 Year in Review. The year has certainly flown by, and we are proud to say that we’ve had another successful year filled with accomplishments to help meet the needs of Delawareans at risk of hunger. While we would have liked to close…
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