June 10, 2024
UD grad students partner with Food Bank on cultural foods project
The Food Bank of Delaware’s Nutrition team is partnering with University of Delaware graduate Nutrition Program & Planning graduate students in an ongoing project to help our neighbors living with food insecurity have access to food that aligns with cultural and religious preferences. Six students presented the Cultural Foods Project, the semester’s community needs assessment…
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Shepherd’s Office: Food, support offered with acceptance
The Shepherd’s Office has become a local landmark in Georgetown. Those in need know it’s a safe place to get a meal, clothing, personal hygiene kits, and support. Others recognize the mustard yellow house as a place to offer volunteer time and service, support, and prayers. This non-profit agency, one of the Food Bank of…
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May 15, 2024
Food insecurity on the rise in Delaware
Feeding America released its annual Map the Meal Gap study today, showing a sharp increase in the number of food insecure Delawareans in 2022. These numbers are a clear indicator of what we have been seeing on the ground – more people are turning to us for food help. Map the Meal Gap is the…
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April 30, 2024
Stand By Me program helps Dover woman reduce debt, buy home
Like many of our neighbors who reach out to the Stand By Me program, Julie was faced with the impact a low credit rating had on her life. So, she reached out and connected with Stand By Me coach Marilyn Ramirez. Stand By Me is a free, private, one-on-one financial program that offers coaching through…
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April 26, 2024
Mobile pantry offers an ‘oasis’ in Sussex County food desert
Rain – sometimes pouring rain – did not deter the families who came out to a recent mobile pantry at the North Georgetown Elementary School. On this dismal Friday morning, about 162 families received fresh fruit, quality protein, milk, and kitchen staples in the drive-through pantry in which school staff and a few volunteers loaded…
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March 19, 2024
Food Bank pantry assists local family facing challenges
For Dave and his young family, the Food Bank of Delaware’s Healthy Pantry Center in Milford, is a lifesaver in what might be described as an unfortunate perfect storm. The Center inside the new facility is arranged like a small grocery store, and neighbors, with the help of a volunteer, are able to select food…
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Benefits Outreach experts help connect seniors to services
Like many senior neighbors, Cathy, struggles to make ends meet on a fixed income when the price of almost everything – especially food and life’s necessities – climb steadily. On a recent rainy morning, she drove from her Dover home to the Harrington Senior Center to meet with one of the Food Bank of Delaware’s…
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March 7, 2024
Backpack meals help struggling students, families survive
At North Georgetown Elementary School, at least 78 percent of the students – grades kindergarten through 5 – live in low-income households, reports School Counselor Janice Jester. In this Title 1 school, at the end the last school year, 110 students received backpacks – or weekend meal bags. Backpacks are stocked with kid-friendly, nutritious food…
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Backpack contents nourish students; kids love to get them
Jennifer Jacklin, a Family Student Interventionist at Wilmington Manor Elementary School, offers all kinds of support for families in need — every day. Her school serves about 300 students in grades kindergarten through 5, and about 25 percent of those children receive Backpack – or weekend meal bags – through our special Backpack Program. Our…
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March 5, 2024
Backpack meals help cash-strapped families deal with stress
It’s amazing how a little can of raviolis, a box of juice, and a few graham crackers can make a big difference in a child’s life. At Brader Elementary School in the Christina School District, Backpacks – or weekend meal bags – help students – and their families — get through the weekend. Backpacks are…
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