August 27, 2018
Resources Fair provides awareness opportunities for families in need
Denise, a Milford mom, brought her three children, ages 2, 4, and 10 to Thursday night’s Health Resource Fair to explore what options might be available for her struggling family. She learned about the event from her youngest son’s early intervention specialist. Because people dealing with food insecurity, like Denise, most likely are faced with…
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August 6, 2018
Families receive fresh fruits and veggies through Food Bank’s Produce Prescription program
By Ashley Stahmer, Communications Intern Even on a rainy Wednesday afternoon, families still come out to pick up their fresh produce at the Food Bank’s Produce Prescription Program distribution station in Newark. Launched in 2016, the program helps supply nutritious foods to Delawareans in need through a partnership with Giant Food’s Our Family Foundation. Other…
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August 2, 2018
Food pantry provides assistance in state’s resort communities
Rehoboth Beach and the Cape region have become known as a wealthy resort – an area with a robust economy, million dollar homes, fine dining opportunities, and a vacation destination. All that’s true, but right in the center of vacation homes is a bustling food pantry, the Cape Henlopen Food Basket. This food pantry, one…
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August 1, 2018
Grab and Go summer meals in Sparrow Run
By Ashley Stahmer, Communications Intern At 10:55 a.m. on a Friday morning, children and some of their parents are already waiting for their Grab and Go meals in Sparrow Run. Rows of coolers are set up, full of bagged meals for the kids. Between 70 and 80 children in the Sparrow Run community receive free…
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July 25, 2018
Grab and Go meals in Cheltenham Village
By Ashley Stahmer, Communications Intern During the week, Cheltenham Village offers free meals for children through the Food Bank’s Grab and Go program. Children can pick up their meals in the main office between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. The Grab and Go meals are assembled by volunteers at the Food Bank and given out…
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June 26, 2018
DelTech’s Owens Campus pantry meets students’ needs: food to eat
Patrice Winder, left, Delaware Tech’s Assistant Director of Student Affairs, and Gail Charrier, Acting Dean of Student Affairs, say students having been visiting the newly opened food pantry. For a new food pantry, the Harry K. Foundation-sponsored school pantry at Delaware Tech’s Owens Campus has been relatively busy. That’s not good news. It indicates there…
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June 11, 2018
Food Bank of Delaware to offer warehouse and logistics training this fall
The Food Bank of Delaware announced today that starting this fall the organization will begin to offer warehousing and logistics training to the public through a new pilot program funded through the Delaware Department of Labor. The 11-week training program, L.O.G.I.C. – Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control, begins Monday, September 10 at the…
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May 30, 2018
Mobile Pantry hits the road bringing fresh foods to Delawareans in need
The Food Bank of Delaware’s mobile pantry travels up and down the state bringing fresh and nonperishable foods to Delawareans in need. Last week the mobile pantry visited Main Towers, a senior living community in the heart of downtown Newark. When you think of Main Street, Newark, most think of a bustling college town and…
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May 25, 2018
Does Eating More Fruits & Vegetables Matter? Ask the Veggie Meter!
By Sarah Sheppard, BS-NDTR, Nutrition Programs Manager On May 23, 2018, the Food Bank of Delaware unveiled its newest tool to encourage the consumption of more fruits and vegetables – the Veggie Meter. For program participants wondering if eating fruits and vegetables will really make a difference in their diet, the Veggie Meter provides real…
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May 23, 2018
WIC Educators offer healthy food choices to the youngest Delawareans
The Food Bank of Delaware’s WIC Education Specialists take the gospel of making healthy food choices on the road, and they make the message interactive and entertaining as well as informative. These outreach programs use foods included in the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food package for pregnant and post-partum women….
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