August 27, 2020
New partnership with Amazon: food delivery benefits most vulnerable
The Food Bank of Delaware distributes emergency food to Delaware residents through drive-thru Healthy Pantry Centers at both the Newark and Milford sites. But what if a client does not have access to transportation and can’t use this service? Thanks to a new partnership with Amazon, these clients can have food boxes delivered to their…
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‘You don’t have to be uncomfortable to go to the Food Bank,’ client says
Ashley – not her real name—knows that she can rely on the Food Bank of Delaware, and not only for food. The Food Bank staff create a positive and safe environment for people they serve, she says. She should know: this Wilmington resident has needed food assistance off and on for about three years. Ashley…
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August 26, 2020
Online Nutrition Materials
August 18, 2020
Culinary students get a taste of kitchen life during ‘lab’ experience
Under the watchful eyes of Chefs Tish and Tim, small groups of students enrolled in the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School in Milford and Newark practiced their knife skills on Monday. During the semester’s first two-hour lab session at the Milford site, the students finessed the proper techniques required to chop peppers, potatoes, apples,…
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August 17, 2020
Same message, different experiences in times of COVID
Since mid-March, the impact of COVID-19 has changed nearly everything, and the annual Migrating to the Kitchen Day at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School in Milford is no exception. In previous summers, a group of about 20 students enrolled in the federally funded Title 1-C National Migrant Education Program experienced the opportunity to…
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Summer backpacks provide nutritional lifeline for Delaware’s kids
Summer breaks from school are often romanticized as a carefree time for vacations and family fun. For thousands of Delaware students – and their families – that’s not the case, and particularly as the threat of COVID-19 infection lingers. Many families are dealing with the stress of unemployment, loss of income, and food insecurity. Thanks…
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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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