June 8, 2018
Food Bank partners with Delaware WONDER to provide culinary arts training
Article provided by Delaware WONDER If you are 18 years or older with a high school diploma or GED, if you can pass a criminal background check and random drug tests, and if you are in good health, then you are eligible to apply to The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware. But,…
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June 7, 2018
Culinary graduates climbing the ranks at Cocina Lolo
For Andrew Morley (left in photo) and Otis West (right in photo), The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware opened the door to a promising career in the food service industry. Both Culinary School alumni are climbing the ranks at Executive Chef/Owner Bryan Sikora’s Cocina Lolo in Wilmington. Andrew has been working with…
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June 6, 2018
First year tax check-off is a big success; donations boost Food Bank
Thanks to the generosity of Delaware residents, the Food Bank of Delaware realized $22,276 this year through an income tax check-off. Those funds will help provide 27,859 meal boxes for seniors and backpacks to 5,775 children throughout the school year. Residents would not have had this opportunity to help if it were not made possible…
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June 5, 2018
Food Bank of Delaware Announces Corteva Agriscience™ Support for New Farm at 222 Lake Drive
The Food Bank of Delaware officially announced the new Corteva Agriscience™ Farm this morning at the organization’s future home at 222 Lake Drive in Newark. Thanks to a $400,000 donation originally from DuPont and now from Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, the Food Bank of Delaware has begun to lay the roots on a…
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June 1, 2018
Food Bank of Delaware Receives Morgan Stanley Grant to Expand Program Delivering Nutritious Meals to Children and Families
The Food Bank of Delaware today announced a $50,000 grant from the Morgan Stanley Foundation to fund its Backpack Program for preschoolers. Employees from the Newark branch volunteered at the Food Bank as part of Morgan Stanley’s “Feeding Kids Around the Clock” initiative, 24-hours of continuous employee volunteer activities around the world dedicated to raising…
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May 30, 2018
Mobile Pantry hits the road bringing fresh foods to Delawareans in need
The Food Bank of Delaware’s mobile pantry travels up and down the state bringing fresh and nonperishable foods to Delawareans in need. Last week the mobile pantry visited Main Towers, a senior living community in the heart of downtown Newark. When you think of Main Street, Newark, most think of a bustling college town and…
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May 25, 2018
Does Eating More Fruits & Vegetables Matter? Ask the Veggie Meter!
By Sarah Sheppard, BS-NDTR, Nutrition Programs Manager On May 23, 2018, the Food Bank of Delaware unveiled its newest tool to encourage the consumption of more fruits and vegetables – the Veggie Meter. For program participants wondering if eating fruits and vegetables will really make a difference in their diet, the Veggie Meter provides real…
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May 23, 2018
WIC Educators offer healthy food choices to the youngest Delawareans
The Food Bank of Delaware’s WIC Education Specialists take the gospel of making healthy food choices on the road, and they make the message interactive and entertaining as well as informative. These outreach programs use foods included in the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) food package for pregnant and post-partum women….
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May 22, 2018
Letter Carriers pick up 119,000+ pounds of food through Stamp Out Hunger
By Caitlin Custer, Donor Relations Manager Saturday May 12, 2018 was the National Association of Letter Carriers’ 26th annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive! Once again, the Food Bank of Delaware was honored to be one of the recipients of the drive which is our biggest one-day drive of the year! In addition to their…
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May 21, 2018
AstraZeneca employees pack 20,000 meals for Delawareans in need
The mood was festive on Thursday at AstraZeneca as employees packed 20,000 meals for Delawareans! Thanks to a partnership with The Pack Shack, employees filled bags with the ingredients to make a delicious cheesy rice and vegetables meal! Each ingredient was carefully added to the bag using a special funnel. It was a packing party…
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