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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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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