April 7, 2020
Have some extra time? Here’s how to help fellow Delawareans
Volunteers needed! Even though social – or physical – distancing is the new normal, if you are healthy it’s still possible to volunteer for the Food Bank of Delaware. Not only is it possible, it’s really easy to sign up for a shift or two. Visit www.fbd.volunteerhub.com to pick your shift; there are opportunities to…
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March 26, 2020
Food Bank educators use new platforms to reach vulnerable clients
On a typical workday, Food Bank of Delaware WIC Educators Chong Yi and Alisha Beckford start their day at the Food Bank’s Milford and Newark facilities. They pack a rolling cart with ingredients needed to prepare a demo recipe, utensils, paper towels, rubber gloves, and clean-up supplies, along with recipe cards and nutritional handouts, load…
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March 23, 2020
COVID-19 Resources
If you are in need of food assistance: Find a local food pantry: Dial 2-1-1 or 1-800-560-3372, text 898-211 or visit www.delaware211.org Help us identify new locations for our community pop-up distributions. Click here to fill out our request form. Visit a mass drive-thru distribution. Click here for schedule. For more long-term support, the Food…
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March 10, 2020
Culinary school experience helps student work toward new goals
Doreen Webb likes to say she’s the oldest student in the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School class. The Seaford resident is 61 years old and a cancer survivor whose journey included several surgeries as well. Age is no obstacle for this student; she’s challenging herself to embrace new experiences. Webb, who came to Delaware…
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Culinary School offers lifeline and opportunity to under-employed
Jane Robinson is a survivor. She’s felt frustration and defeat, yet she’s persevered, and now she’s on the road to a new career at our Delaware Food Work’s Culinary School in Milford. The Clayton resident is a non-traditional student – like many of those who discover their passion in the kitchen at The Culinary School….
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February 21, 2020
Generous grant provides weekend meals for young students
At the Food Bank, we call the tightly stocked plastic bag “Backpacks” because this bag of weekend meals fits discreetly inside a student’s backpack. Each bag contains shelf-stable, nutritionally balanced food for children to take home on weekends and school vacations when other resources may not be available: cereal, juice, a variety of microwavable entrees,…
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February 18, 2020
Culinary School offers valuable training in a positive environment
Growing up Tyriekus Collick got some great advice: “If you want to eat, you better learn how to cook.” So the 2018 Caesar Rodney High School graduate took those words to heart and learned some basic cooking skills at home. “I watched my father and my grandmother,” he said, noting that his favorite thing to…
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February 13, 2020
Culinary training leads not only to career, but also positive attitude
For Dover resident Melissa Edge, the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School offers an opportunity for a fresh start. The Dover resident’s probation officer recommended the workforce training program. When Edge went online to www.fbd.org to investigate, she completed an application, and the rest is in the progress of becoming history – in a very…
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January 28, 2020
Nudges at food pantries make healthy choices easier
Thanks to a grant from Cargill, the Food Bank of Delaware is testing the impact of nutritional nudges in choice food pantries statewide. Choice food pantries provide clients the opportunity to choose foods that are best suited for their household versus receiving a prepacked bag or box of food. Nudges are defined by Feeding America…
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January 14, 2020
Staff shadowing develops better relationships
The idiom, “walk a mile in my shoes,” has been attributed to several cultural origins, and it even became the title of an Elvis Presley song. Although the Food Bank of Delaware’s President & CEO Patricia Beebe didn’t quote song lyrics in her late October internal email, she encouraged Food Bank staffers to develop a…
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