October 20, 2020
Culinary School grads overcame COVID challenges
Training for a different career, learning new skills, going to school in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic was a bit overwhelming to say the least, but today four determined students graduated from the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School in Milford. Members of the 28th graduating class, Shane Jarrell, Stephanie Kemp, Bradford Marx, and…
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October 9, 2020
Food Bank of Delaware holiday food drive goes virtual
Amid the pandemic, the Food Bank of Delaware announced today that its annual holiday food drive has gone virtual. To maximize resources, ensure driver and donor safety and collect much needed resources for Delawareans struggling with hunger, this new interactive virtual food drive fundraising tool will allow donors to create a personalized virtual food drive…
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October 5, 2020
Hope through SNAP Outreach
By Debbie Manina, SNAP Outreach Coordinator Self doubt, unstable, unsecured, shaky, unsteady, weak, frail, fragile. What do all these words have in common? They are words that describe insecurity. As one of the Food Bank of Delaware’s SNAP Outreach Coordinators, I have seen firsthand the economic devastation that COVID-19 has caused so many families. Since…
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October 2, 2020
Pumpkin: It’s not just for jack o’ lanterns any more
It’s officially fall, and Halloween is approaching. It’s pumpkin season! Pumpkin popularity has escalated far beyond the simple jack o’ lantern or holiday pie into a highly sought-after flavor for beverages, breakfast cereals, and all varieties of snacks. The Food Bank of Delaware’s community nutrition educators know that in addition to being decorative and tasty,…
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September 29, 2020
Culinary School helps students realize their dreams
Bradford Marx arrived at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School with some prior experience in industry: he worked as a sous chef in Maryland before relocating to Lewes. The Culinary School is a 14-week program for unemployed, underemployed, reentering citizens, individuals with disabilities and those in career transition that teaches basic and high-end kitchen…
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Student grateful for opportunity to learn new skills; career goals set
Learning new skills in a new environment can be challenging on an ordinary day. Those challenges are magnified – but not impossible – during the COVID pandemic. In the end, though, the long-term benefits are worthwhile. Just ask Wayne Reed, a student in the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School in Milford. The Culinary School…
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September 24, 2020
Food Bank, Amazon partnership helps family facing food insecurity
Like many of the people served by the Food Bank of Delaware, the COVID-19 pandemic is quite real and personal for one family. At the time of her phone interview, Sally – not her real name – was anxiously awaiting her COVID test results. Her father, who resides in her household, had tested positive for…
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September 22, 2020
Culinary School offers opportunity to pursue passion
To say that Stephanie Kemp is enthusiastic about her culinary school experience is an understatement. This Harrington resident is enrolled in the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School at the Milford site, and due to COVID-19 restrictions the school – like other educational institutions both locally and nationally – is operating on a new model….
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September 16, 2020
Monthly Donation Program
September 15, 2020
Culinary Alumni Spotlight: Anthony Perez
Anthony Perez started the New Year by attending our 14-week culinary training employment program, The Culinary School, in Newark. Little did he know that the last weeks of class would be interuppted by a global pandemic. Anthony and his classmates celebrated their graduation in July – three months late – in a socially distanced outdoor…
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