April 26, 2021
Partner Spotlight: Great New Beginnings
Great New Beginnings childcare center is one of our newest Backpack Program partners. Participating for just a few months now, the center’s owner, Linda Clark, says she is very pleased with the program. Last spring’s stay-at-home order and business closures shined a light on just how important early education and childcare are. “We always suspected…
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April 21, 2021
Food Bank coordinators help navigate neighbors’ way to SNAP benefits
It’s no surprise that during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Food Bank of Delaware has seen not only an increased demand for emergency food, but also more requests from people seeking for SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly food stamps) benefits. While SNAP is a federally funded program administered through the state, the Food Bank…
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April 19, 2021
Food Bank deliveries make a big difference in one neighbor’s life
Wilmington resident Winifred G. says she really appreciates the Food Bank of Delaware’s delivery service. Thanks to a collaboration between the Food Bank and Amazon, this neighbor – as well as other Healthy Pantry Center recipients — receives a weekly box of food delivered directly to her door. These neighbors no longer have to worry…
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March 19, 2021
Freeman Arts Pavilion donates art kits for children at risk of weekend hunger
Thanks to a new partnership between the Food Bank of Delaware and the Freeman Arts Pavilion, Sussex County elementary and middle school students will receive a Creative Nourishment Kit along with their Backpack meals once a month during March, April and May. The Food Bank’s Backpack Program provides food year-round to children in need for…
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March 16, 2021
Marking one year of COVID-19 relief efforts in Delaware
By Chad Robinson, Community Relations Director If you are like me, it is hard to remember what one year ago was like. It is hard to remember what I was doing or what thoughts were going through my head. It is hard to remember what my professional responsibilities were at the time or how the…
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March 10, 2021
Amazon deliveries benefit family; grandmother is grateful
CAPTION: An Amazon driver picks up from the Newark warehouse Thanks to Amazon, some of the Food Bank of Delaware’s Healthy Pantry Center clients no longer have to worry about how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the lack of reliable transportation impact their family’s access to food. Donna, one of our neighbors in the City…
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March 2, 2021
Food Bank Educators continue to teach during the pandemic
Jaime Sherman, MS, LDN, Culinary and Nutrition Educator As we near the one-year mark of the Covid-19 pandemic, educators at the Food Bank of Delaware continue to work diligently to provide nutrition education to the public. Using the curriculums, “My Plate for My Family” for adults up to age 60 and “Eat Smart, Live Strong”…
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February 25, 2021
Chicken ‘n dumplings: Easy, nutritious meal appeals to entire family
Cooking can be fun, and when Food Bank of Delaware WIC Education Specialist Alisha Beckford hosts a cooking class – on Zoom — for parents and children on a bitterly cold February night, the result is almost a party. Who’s ready for dinner when – in less than an hour — the hearty, nutritious pot…
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December 18, 2020
WIC Educators take boring and bland to tasty, kid-friendly meals
The WIC food list – while nutritious – may present a meal preparation challenge for new moms and their children. WIC is a supplemental food assistance program for women, infants and children under age 5. Parents have access to a defined list that includes whole grains, fruits and vegetables; protein – such as eggs, dried beans,…
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October 5, 2020
Hope through SNAP Outreach
By Debbie Manina, SNAP Outreach Coordinator Self doubt, unstable, unsecured, shaky, unsteady, weak, frail, fragile. What do all these words have in common? They are words that describe insecurity. As one of the Food Bank of Delaware’s SNAP Outreach Coordinators, I have seen firsthand the economic devastation that COVID-19 has caused so many families. Since…
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