September 17, 2021
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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September 8, 2021
L.O.G.I.C. students celebrate graduation
This morning we celebrated the accomplishments of Ashley, Ryan and Everett – our most recent L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) graduates! Despite the small class size, the students excelled in all areas of the training program and received a lot of one-on-one work with Warehouse Instructor Joe Cunha. “I couldn’t be prouder,”…
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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
