August 31, 2021
Food Bank’s mobile pantry helps struggling grandmother feed her family
Retirement doesn’t always equate with rest, relaxation, and little responsibility. Lois, a Long Neck- area resident, retired from a career as a patient care tech at Beebe Medical Center. Now 66 years old, she has had full-time custody of three grandchildren for the past 15 months. They are ages 3, 6, and 9, so her…
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‘I wish I had gone sooner.’
Food Bank’s Healthy Pantry Center reaches struggling seniors, working poor Like most of our neighbors who reach out to the Food Bank of Delaware, Suzie – not her real name – doesn’t like to ask for help. She’s a tough, hard-working woman who has always dealt with life’s challenges on her own terms. But recently,…
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August 30, 2021
Corteva Agriscience Donates $125,000 to Food Bank of Delaware Farm
Corteva Agriscience presented a $125,000 donation to the Food Bank of Delaware last week. The donation will help fund operations of the Food Bank’s 5-acre farm in Newark. The Food Bank Farm consists of a propagation house for starting plants from seeds, three high tunnels, a demonstration garden, bee hives and field growing space. Vegetables…
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August 19, 2021
Support for the Backpack Program
When Expenses Exceed Paychecks, the Food Bank Provides Help
We often hear about neighbors— due to limited financial resources — who must decide whether to purchase food or their medicine. Kate, who asked us not to use her real name, deals with an equally harsh reality: pay the rent or buy food. This Wilmington resident, the 47-year-old mom of two sons, 16 and 13,…
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August 10, 2021
Donations for the Backpack Program
Summer Backpack Program benefits kids hit hard by pandemic
At the Food Bank of Delaware, we call the children’s weekend meals program our Backpack Program. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the backpacks were distributed only through the school year, but now we provide food year ‘round for children in need. The name for program comes from how the meals are distributed: they are packed…
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August 9, 2021
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August 6, 2021
Hunger Relief Partner Application
