August 6, 2020
Young volunteers creative – and refreshing – ways to help
We value our volunteers at the Food Bank of Delaware, and in fact we like to say that volunteers are the heart and soul of our organization. While most of our volunteers assist by packing sorting at both our Newark and Milford sites, some are quite innovative in how they help us meet the needs…
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August 4, 2020
Gardening good for the mind, soul; growing veggies a form of therapy
It’s no myth: gardening not only yields fresh food and flowers, it also feeds the mind and soul. People’s Place II Clinical Director Dr. Joseph Zingaro explains why: “Gardening is one of the few activities that rewards all five senses, even hearing. Bite into a crisp carrot, for example, and you can hear the crunch.”…
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Learning to adapt: Workforce training programs offered remotely
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic we all realized we’d have to figure out new ways of doing things that we’d done for years. While schools nationwide struggle to figure out how they will open – or not – next month, the Food Bank of Delaware is in the process of retooling its workforce…
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Sweet success: Food rescue links producers to people in need
Like many Food Bank of Delaware programs, a food rescue initiative we call Sister Share is a win-win for everyone involved. Here’s how it works, explains our Food Sourcing Manager Ed Matarese: a member agency is assigned a local food outlet, typically a grocery store, and agrees to pick up and distribute donated products directly…
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July 31, 2020
Virtual Nutrition Classes
July 29, 2020
Food Bank Farm
Food Bank of Delaware receives $10,000 donation from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation to help end child hunger
We are excited to announce a $10,000 grant from The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation to help provide hunger-relief to Delaware children. The funds will be used to support the Food Bank’s summer backpack program for kids. Through the program, children at risk of weekend hunger, receive bags full of easy-to-prepare food and drinks. Due…
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July 15, 2020
Starter plant project yielding fresh produce for participating agencies
What started as a trial – the Food Bank of Delaware providing vegetable starter plants to community partner agencies – is obviously a success, even this early in the growing season. The Food Bank’s Community Farm Manager Kyle Brolis said kale, chard, chives, oregano, parsley, cabbage, and watermelon seedlings were provided to partner agencies in…
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July 14, 2020
Retired nurse discovers blessings in volunteering at Food Bank
At the Food Bank of Delaware, we like to say that volunteers are the heart and soul of our organization. While Iva Boardman humbly stresses that she is relatively new to volunteering at the Food Bank’s Newark headquarters, she is the embodiment of someone who volunteers from her heart. A retired nurse, Mrs. Boardman says…
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July 13, 2020
Volunteer hosts food drives, lends helping hand to hungry Delawareans
Melody McNulty knows the rewards of volunteering. The Food Bank of Delaware and the people we serve appreciate that she has chosen to donate her time, energy, and talents to support our mission to eliminate food insecurity in rather non-typical ways. McNulty started volunteering, like quite a few other volunteers, during the height of the…
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