May 8, 2018
Delaware letter carriers to help Stamp Out Hunger on Saturday, May 12
On Saturday, May 12, 2018, Delaware letter carriers will Stamp Out Hunger in order to provide food assistance to Delawareans who rely on the Food Bank of Delaware’s network of hunger-relief partners for support. To help Stamp Out Hunger, simply leave a bag containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned fruits and vegetables, canned…
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May 4, 2018
CANgineering participants collect 95,000+ pounds through creativity and teamwork
Thanks to the enthusiasm of this year’s CANgineering competitors, we collected 95,604 pounds of nonperishable foods! Delaware businesses and schools from up and down the state used creativity and teamwork to design and build impressive structures out of food items! Among the winning structures were a stop light, Philadelphia Eagles’ Lincoln Financial Field, a rainbow…
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March 28, 2018
Giant Food donates $75,000 and 200 hams just in time for Easter
Just in time for Easter, Giant Food of Landover, Md. donated 200 hams to the Food Bank of Delaware this morning. Giant associates loaded the hams into the vehicles of three Food Bank of Delaware partners, Rose Hill Community Center, Claymont Community Center and Lutheran Community Services. The hams will be distributed by the agencies…
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March 27, 2018
Goya Foods Donates 40,000 pounds to Food Bank of Delaware as Part of Goya Gives ‘Can Do’ Campaign
Goya Foods donated 40,000 pounds of food to the Food Bank of Delaware this morning as part of the Goya Gives ‘Can Do’ campaign. The donation is part of the first installment of the 1.5 million pounds of food (1.25 million meals) raised over the course of six months that will go to Feeding America…
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February 16, 2018
Perdue Farms donates 28,000 pounds of chicken to Food Bank of Delaware
Thanks to the generosity of Perdue Farms, Delaware families struggling with food insecurity will have access to nutritious chicken. Perdue delivered 28,000 pounds of no-antibiotics-ever chicken to the Food Bank of Delaware this afternoon. The chicken will be distributed to families in need through the Food Bank’s network of 536 hunger-relief program partners across the…
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February 12, 2018
Delaware organizations encouraged to build structures out of cans to help alleviate hunger
The Food Bank of Delaware announced today that registration for the sixth annual CANgineering competition is now open. Organizations have until March 2 to register for the food drive and structure-building contest. CANgineering supports the year-round hunger relief efforts of the Food Bank of Delaware. With more than 114,000 Delawareans relying on the services of…
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February 7, 2018
Help us help hungry Delaware kids
Let’s call her Miranda. She’s in 6th grade. She has three younger brothers. Her parents both work, but their paychecks often don’t stretch far enough to cover the cost of rent, utilities, transportation – even to go to work, child care, and food. She is an example of the nearly one in five children in…
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January 25, 2018
Perdue Farms issues ‘Drive Out Hunger’ matching grant challenge to public
The Food Bank of Delaware and The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation — the charitable giving arm of Perdue Farms — announced a new partnership to “Drive Out Hunger” in the community this morning at the Food Bank’s Milford branch. The foundation presented a “Drive Out Hunger” challenge grant in the amount of…
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January 12, 2018
Food Bank of Delaware receives $1.5 million from the Longwood Foundation
The Food Bank of Delaware announced today that the Longwood Foundation has made a $1.5 million gift towards the organization’s Creating a Bold Future capital campaign. To better serve the community, the Food Bank acquired an 80,000-square-foot facility in July 2016. Located at 222 Lake Drive in Newark, this new building will enable the organization…
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December 20, 2017
2017 Year in Review
We say this every year, but can you believe the year is almost over? It’s been a great year at the Food Bank of Delaware. None of our past accomplishments would be possible without the support of a generous community. As we head into 2018, we look forward to an even better year of meeting…
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