September 23, 2021
Culinary School Spotlight: Roosevelt Mack
Roosevelt Mack had been working as a dishwasher, but was ready to advance his career. He found out about The Culinary School through an online search. He applied, went through the interview process, and was thrilled when he learned he had been accepted to the class that started on August 23. In class for a…
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September 22, 2021
Food Drive Social Graphics
September 21, 2021
Culinary School: Student cooking up more than dinner
The Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School offers a whole lot more than cooking instructions; it provides hope and the opportunity to realize big dreams. And it’s all inclusive – there’s no typical student. Take Doug Anderson, for example. This 66-year-old Greenwood resident retired three years ago from a career as a custodian for the…
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September 20, 2021
Barrel Request
September 17, 2021
Mobile sites offer vaccination and nourishment for rural neighbors
As part of a mission to increase the COVID-19 vaccination rate as well as reduce food insecurity in areas of high vaccine hesitancy, the Food Bank of Delaware joined a collaborative effort to encourage vaccination, teaming up with the state Division of Public Health and the Delaware Air and Army National Guard. On Thursday, at…
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Burpee donates 11 million seeds to Feeding America food banks on Hunger Action Day
We were honored to receive a seed donation from Burpee this morning as a part of an unprecedented 11 million vegetable seed donation to Feeding America food banks. The gift is part of a partnership between the nation’s largest hunger relief organization Feeding America and Burpee to raise awareness for the problem of food insecurity…
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September 16, 2021
Childhood trauma linked to ongoing challenges for this mom
Like many of our neighbors who need assistance from the Food Bank of Delaware, Mary – not her real name — struggles with a complex bundle of problems on a daily basis. And these issues – couple with lack of resources and support — have haunted her most of her life, only the faces or…
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September 15, 2021
Fresh fruits, vegetables: Coastal seniors benefit from CSA boxes
Caption: Steuart Martens, a Village Volunteer board member, from left, and Beebe Care’s Population Health nurses Monica Scott, BSN, RN, and Cecilia D’Orazio, RN, load CSA boxes from the Food Bank of Delaware into Martens’ car. Village Volunteers will deliver the fresh produce to qualifying seniors. Thanks to a collaboration among the Food Bank of…
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September 10, 2021
Girl Scouts create meal kits as part of service project
Here at the Food Bank of Delaware, we love when our supporters come up with creative ideas to help our neighbors in need! Alisha Beckford, one of our WIC Education Specialists, was thrilled when Kate Hamlet and Priyanka Tailor, local Girl Scouts working towards their Silver Award Project, reached out about their meal kit creation…
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