July 21, 2021
Food Lion Offers Customers an Opportunity to Gain Free Admittance to Delaware State Fair during “Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day” on July 26
Food Lion, the Delaware State Fair and the Food Bank of Delaware announced today that the tenth annual “Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day” will take place on Monday, July 26 at the Delaware State Fair. Fair attendees who bring five Food Lion brand canned or boxed goods will in exchange receive free gate admittance…
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Food Bank of Delaware receives grant from Bank of America to help alleviate hunger
The Food Bank of Delaware, a local non-profit organization working towards a community free of hunger, has received a $100,000 grant from Bank of America. The grant will help fund the Food Bank of Delaware’s Mobile Pantry and Backpack programs while improving economic mobility. The Mobile Pantry truck comes filled with non-perishables, fresh produce, dairy,…
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July 13, 2021
Food Bank of Delaware accepting applications for free employment training
The Food Bank of Delaware announced today that applications are currently being accepted for the organization’s free workforce training program, Delaware Food Works. Classes are available in culinary arts and warehousing/logistics. Culinary classes begin Monday, August 16 at the Food Bank’s Newark and Milford warehouses. Interested students should sign up by Friday, August 6. Logistics/warehouse…
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July 12, 2021
Hunger Free America CEO Joel Berg Stops at Food Bank of Delaware Drive-Thru Distribution as Part of Cross-Country Journey Visiting Hunger Relief Organizations
Joel Berg, CEO of Hunger Free America, a national nonpartisan nonprofit organization, visited Georgetown, Del. last week as part of a coast-to-coast journey this summer to shine a light on the continuing national hunger crisis, to meet with those working on the front lines of hunger, and to advocate for long-term, public policy solutions to…
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July 2, 2021
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June 30, 2021
Cheers and tears fill Delaware Food Works graduation
The accomplishments of 16 students were celebrated this morning in a moving graduation celebration of the Food Bank of Delaware’s Delaware Food Works workforce training program. Since March, students have been learning the ins and outs of the culinary and warehousing/logistics industries. Despite challenges, the students all persevered to successfully complete the training programs. “These…
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June 28, 2021
Armed with Lifelong Skills, New Culinary Grads Enter the Workforce
You know the outdoor culinary graduation ceremony was a scorcher when guest speaker, Heritage Shores Executive Chef Christian Lofland, told the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School graduates and the audience, “This is what the kitchen feels like.” He wasn’t kidding! Five determined students graduated from the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School in Milford…
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June 16, 2021
Delaware Center for Horticulture and Food Bank of Delaware Partner with Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to Expand Harvest Initiative
The Delaware Center for Horticulture (DCH) and the Food Bank of Delaware (FBD) announced they will once again be partnering with PHS for their Harvest initiative, a collective action initiative focused on increasing food production and food security by mobilizing individual gardeners, community garden members, schools and institutions to plant food crops to share with…
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June 4, 2021
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