July 31, 2020
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July 29, 2020
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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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Food Bank Of Delaware Receives $7,000 Donation from the Darden Foundation to Help End Hunger
The Food Bank of Delaware announced today $7,000 grant from The Darden Foundation to help provide hunger-relief to Delaware families. Since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, demands for the Food Bank of Delaware’s hunger-relief services have doubled. The funds will be used to provide emergency food to families in need. “We are thankful for…
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July 8, 2020
L.O.G.I.C. students celebrate graduation amid pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic did not stop ten students from successfully completing the Food Bank of Delaware’s Delaware Food Works L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) program. The students’ accomplishments were celebrated this morning in a socially-distant outdoor graduation ceremony. The 11-week training program prepares adults for careers in the warehousing/logistics industry. Students started…
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July 6, 2020
Delaware Center for Horticulture and Food Bank of Delaware Partner with Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to Expand Harvest 2020 Efforts
The initiative brings together leaders in horticulture and hunger relief to help alleviate food insecurity. The Delaware Center for Horticulture (DCH) and Food Bank of Delaware (FBD) are partnering with the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) to expand the regional reach of PHS’s Harvest 2020 initiative, focused on increasing food production and addressing food insecurity. This partnership expands the reach of the program throughout the state of Delaware, asking gardeners and individuals to become growers (someone who grows food for themselves and…
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Volunteers find blessings in helping others as need in Delaware rises
The Food Bank of Delaware relies on volunteers to help sort and package food that go to food-insecure Delawareans. Now, more than ever, dedicated volunteers like Dawn and Al Mapp of Middletown, are necessary as they provide hands-on assistance. “We always wanted to do service, so I looked around and thought the Food Bank was…
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