March 10, 2015
Entries for Coming Together Multimedia Creative Challenge due April 3
The Food Bank of Delaware and Brae’s Brown Bags’ are encouraging Delaware students to use their creativity to help spark community change. Entries for the first-ever Coming Together Multimedia Creative Challenge are due April 3. Delaware students in grades 1-12 are able to submit posters, YouTube videos (students over the age of 13) and essays…
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March 4, 2015
Introducing… the Produce Access Program (part 2)
Did you miss part one? Click here to read it! By Matt Talley, Produce Access Coordinator After my initial visit to J.G. Townsend Jr. & Co., I wasn’t quite sure exactly what the outcome would be for the Food Bank. Speaking with the frozen foods processor was one of my first attempts to cultivate a…
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February 26, 2015
Introducing… The Produce Access Program
By Matt Talley, Produce Access Coordinator “New Castle County straddles I-95 and the Boston-Washington Corridor, which is the most densely populated and urbanized area of the country.” I was explaining our state’s unique geography to Bob Branham, a fellow food banker visiting Delaware from the Twin Cities. “Wilmington and the entire Delaware River Valley are…
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February 24, 2015
Culinary Student Spotlight: Andre Coston
The Newark culinary class is currently in week five of fourteen, but student Andre Coston is already looking forward to his two-week internship starting in week 12 and full-time employment upon graduation. After being laid off from his position at a local nonprofit as an assistant clinician, Andre learned about the training opportunity through the…
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February 23, 2015
Become ServSafe® Certified at the Food Bank of Delaware
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Starting last month, the Food Bank of Delaware began offering ServSafe® food manager training to the general public. It’s the first time the instructor-led program has been provided for students not enrolled in The Culinary School. The second of 12 classes was held today at the Milford facility. Offered in both English and…
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February 12, 2015
Senior Recipe Club classes offer new ways to prepare food
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Some common perceptions may not be a reality, such as senior citizens know how to prepare healthy, nutritious and economical meals. Sure, they may have prepared meals for their families, but living with a downsized household and a limited income can create frustrating challenges. The Food Bank of Delaware launched…
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February 11, 2015
Partner Spotlight: Backpack Program at G.W. Carver Center
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Many of the participants in the Food Bank of Delaware’s Backpack Program are in elementary and middle school. However, at the G.W. Carver Center in Frankford, there are 58 high school students enrolled in the Advanced Preliterate English Language Learners (APELL) program who are grateful to receive the weekend supply…
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February 9, 2015
Partner Spotlight: After-School Nutrition Program at Gauger Middle School’s 4-H Program
By Kim Turner, Communications Director Every weekday morning, a group of dedicated volunteers work alongside Food Bank of Delaware staff in both Newark and Milford to prepare healthy after-school meals. Volunteers spend each morning bagging sandwiches and other items and loading individual-sized milk cartons and fruit into coolers. A fleet of drivers deliver the meals and snacks to after-school programs…
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February 2, 2015
Partner Spotlight: Backpack Program at Philip C. Showell Elementary
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Each Friday, 61 students at Philip C. Showell Elementary School in Selbyville receive a bag of shelf-stable food for the weekend. These students participate in the Food Bank of Delaware’s Backpack Program, and according to Cheryl Carey, school counselor, gratefully and happily so. Here’s how it works: Based on financial…
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January 30, 2015
Bank of America and Food Bank of Delaware Unveil Brand New Community Nutrition and Education Vehicle
Bank of America and the Food Bank of Delaware unveiled a brand new Community Nutrition and Education vehicle this morning at an event outside Bank of America’s downtown Bracebridge complex. In addition to unveiling the truck, Bank of America presented the Food Bank with a $75,000 to help support day-to-day operations of the truck. This…
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