April 27, 2022
New Economic Mobility Program tackles limited income, employability
The Food Bank of Delaware has launched the Economic Mobility Pilot Program. This initiative seeks to address the root causes of food insecurity: limited employability skills and less than living wage incomes needed to support oneself and a family. Barbara Boese recently joined the Food Bank of Delaware’s team as the Economic Mobility Program coordinator,…
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April 21, 2022
Volunteer Spotlight: Carol Boncelet
Carol Boncelet has been volunteering on the Food Bank farm in Newark for three years now. She got her start helping at the Food Bank’s old facility on Garfield Way. She has spent time in the volunteer room packing food boxes and meal kits for the children’s Backpack Program, but when she learned about the…
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April 14, 2022
Young mom, cancer survivor expresses gratitude for home delivery service
Like most of the people we serve, Dover resident Ellen is very grateful for the Food Bank of Delaware’s home delivery service. This mother of two – ages 3 and 11 – is unable to work; she’s a cancer survivor, and she’s also unable to drive. She struggles to provide enough food for her young…
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Food Bank of Delaware Receives $100,000 in Wawa Gift Cards to Mark Convenience Retailer’s 58th Anniversary and Provide Immediate Food and Fuel Relief
We were thrilled to be a part of today’s Wawa Day in Newark as Wawa announced that the Food Bank of Delaware was selected as one of several organizations to receive donated Wawa Gift Cards to help fuel our fleet of 27 vehicles, including 12 diesel-powered box trucks. In honor of Wawa’s 58th Anniversary in…
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April 8, 2022
‘It’s wonderful!’ Home delivery benefits family with no transportation
It’s been a long, hard winter for Denise. On a day when the thermometer barely climbed above freezing, this Newark resident relied on portable electric heaters to keep the house warm. The oil tank was empty, and so was her bank account. Like many of our neighbors, Denise said she learned about the Food Bank…
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Pandemic’s impact leaves family without employment, food, and transportation
Many families continue to navigate challenges – beyond the virus itself – associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Wendy, a Claymont mother of two, remains positive despite the situation her family of four faces daily. Her husband lost his job early in the pandemic, but his unemployment checks kept their family afloat until November. Things changed…
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Stand by Me helps struggling grandmother get on track to buy home
When Shirae met the Food Bank of Delaware’s Stand By Me coach Marilyn Ramirez at a Wilmington Housing Authority event, she was struggling with debt and poor credit, looking for a way to relieve stress and to improve her situation. Stand By Me is a joint project of the state of Delaware and the United…
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April 6, 2022
Easter Dinner for Four
April 4, 2022
Delicious Ways to Support the Culinary Training Program
March 31, 2022
Cooking For A Cause Redirect
