July 27, 2021
L.O.G.I.C. Student Spotlight: Ashley Mathis
Ashley Mathis is excited about the future. She and her fellow L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) classmates are currently in week five of their 11-week training program at the Food Bank of Delaware. Ashley learned about the program through a job counselor at the Delaware Department of Correction’s work release program. L.O.G.I.C….
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May 12, 2021
L.O.G.I.C. Student Spotlight: Corey Jackson
Finding a job during the height of the pandemic was hard for Corey Jackson. “I was putting in applications and nobody was calling back,” he explains. Corey says his parole officer referred him to the L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) program, and it’s exactly what he needed to obtain employment. He has…
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May 10, 2021
L.O.G.I.C. Student Spotlight: Curtis Bridges
Curtis Bridges and his classmates are entering week eight of their 11-week training program, L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control). Certified as a trade school by the Delaware Department of Education, the training program prepares students for careers in the warehousing/logistics industry. Curtis learned about the program thanks to re-entry staff at the…
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L.O.G.I.C. Student Spotlight: Lamar Dozier
Lamar Dozier started the L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) class back in March with eight years experience in the warehousing industry. L.O.G.I.C. is an 11-week training program, certified as a trade school by the Delaware Department of Education, that prepares students for careers in the warehousing/logistics industry. “I thought this would be a…
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March 17, 2021
Grateful graduates, families virtually celebrate success and new beginnings
When there’s a global COVID-19 pandemic, the Food Bank of Delaware responds! In addition to distributing 17,907,123 pounds of food from March 16, 2020 to March 16, 2021 to the community – our neighbors, we also continued our workforce development programs. We pivoted to find effective strategies to provide vital employment training through our Delaware…
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October 22, 2020
Delaware Food Works students celebrate graduation
Despite challenges posed by a hybrid learning model, the accomplishments of six students from the Food Bank’s Delaware Food Works training program were celebrated this morning at an outdoor socially-distanced graduation ceremony. Students successfully completed training programs in food service and warehousing/logistics. The graudates include: The Culinary School Ronika Ervin Shajuan Henry Desiree Spearman L.O.G.I.C….
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September 15, 2020
L.O.G.I.C. Student Spotlight: Christine Evenson
Remote learning at the Food Bank of Delaware has had its challenges, but it’s also presented opportunities, especially for L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) student, Christine Evenson. Christine lives in Milford – about 60 miles south of the Food Bank’s headquarters in Newark where the L.O.G.I.C. training program is operated. With class…
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August 4, 2020
Learning to adapt: Workforce training programs offered remotely
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic we all realized we’d have to figure out new ways of doing things that we’d done for years. While schools nationwide struggle to figure out how they will open – or not – next month, the Food Bank of Delaware is in the process of retooling its workforce…
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July 8, 2020
L.O.G.I.C. students celebrate graduation amid pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic did not stop ten students from successfully completing the Food Bank of Delaware’s Delaware Food Works L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) program. The students’ accomplishments were celebrated this morning in a socially-distant outdoor graduation ceremony. The 11-week training program prepares adults for careers in the warehousing/logistics industry. Students started…
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December 11, 2019
L.O.G.I.C. Alumni Spotlight: Devin Minter
Devin Minter graduated from the 11-week Delaware Food Works L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) class in July. Since graduation, he has been thriving at Pemco Lighting Products in Newport. Devin works full-time at the lighting company and is responsible for pulling orders and inventory. The training he received through L.O.G.I.C. helped for…
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