October 5, 2018
Ten years later, food drive still going strong
As a result of the economic downturn of 2008 and the number of Delawareans in need of services, the Food Bank of Delaware joined forces with United Way in 2008 to launch Delaware Does More, a campaign to bring in additional resources for our neighbors in need. The outpouring from the community was simply amazing….
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October 1, 2018
WIC Education at the Glasgow Farmers Market
The WIC Education team at the Food Bank of Delaware travels throughout the state educating WIC recipients about preparing healthy meals using items on the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) food package. WIC is a nutrition education and supplemental program that provides healthy food for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women and to infants and children…
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September 26, 2018
Seaford Middle school pantry nourishes families; many are transient
The food pantry at Seaford Middle School is deliberately discreet. Housed in a set of locked filing cabinets inside the school nurse’s office, it has become a lifeline for families in need – many of them transient. That’s a deliberately discreet term for homelessness. Ann Covey, RN, BSN, is the school nurse who schedules the…
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September 24, 2018
An update on the Corteva Farm at the Food Bank of Delaware
One year ago, the Corteva Farm at our future home at 222 Lake Drive was a four-acre parcel filled with debris, trash and overgrown plants and trees. Today it’s in the beginning stages of a production farm designed to help train Delawareans for careers in the agricultural sector and create a way for the Food…
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September 14, 2018
Walmart Foundation and Food Bank of Delaware present St. Patrick’s Center with refrigerated van donation
Representatives from the Food Bank of Delaware officially passed off the key to a brand-new refrigerated van to the St. Patrick’s Center at a special presentation this morning. Thanks to a $75,000 donation from the Walmart Foundation to Feeding America, the largest domestic hunger-relief organization, the Food Bank of Delaware purchased a brand-new refrigerated van…
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September 11, 2018
Food Bank offers fall community cooking demonstrations in Milford, Newark
Want to improve your culinary skills and have fun too? Join Food Bank of Delaware’s Executive Chef Tim Hunter at both Food Bank sites for community cooking demonstrations this fall! In each two-hour class, students will learn how to prepare meals, plus each session includes sampling opportunities and take-home food items in addition to the…
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September 7, 2018
Thanksgiving For All Donations
Thank you for helping to ensure Delaware families have a hot Thanksgiving meal!
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August 28, 2018
Culinary School leads to a career, exploration of farm-to-table links
Kaitlyn Schafer is a pretty happy camper right now. The Milford resident graduated last Tuesday from The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware. She’s got a job –through The Culinary School – at the SoDel-managed Clubhouse at Baywood, and she plans to further her education and follow her dreams. Like many of the…
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August 27, 2018
Resources Fair provides awareness opportunities for families in need
Denise, a Milford mom, brought her three children, ages 2, 4, and 10 to Thursday night’s Health Resource Fair to explore what options might be available for her struggling family. She learned about the event from her youngest son’s early intervention specialist. Because people dealing with food insecurity, like Denise, most likely are faced with…
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August 23, 2018
Twenty-two students graduate from The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware
A mother-daughter duo, a specialty baker, a graduate with three jobs post-graduation, and 18 other students with unique stories of their own were among the 54th graduating class at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School. A commencement ceremony was held this morning at the hunger-relief organization’s Newark headquarters. The graduates were: Javon Brown, Ray…
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