January 8, 2018
Culinary School creates positive career, lifestyle changes
Michael Green says he always enjoyed cooking, but hadn’t considered the culinary field as a career until he learned about the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School program through a brochure at the Dover Library. Before he enrolled, Michael, a Manhattan native who moved to Dover by way of Charleston, S.C., had been working for…
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January 2, 2018
Culinary School leads student to successful path
A search for a career landed Will Keyser in the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School in Milford, and for him that’s a good fit. This Dover resident was a member of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves and was employed by Wawa, but was looking for something more. The Culinary School program successfully launched a…
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December 20, 2017
2017 Year in Review
We say this every year, but can you believe the year is almost over? It’s been a great year at the Food Bank of Delaware. None of our past accomplishments would be possible without the support of a generous community. As we head into 2018, we look forward to an even better year of meeting…
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December 6, 2017
Culinary student shares passion for veganism
Taylor Crawford-Williams is impressive in the kitchen and so is her passion for veganism. Just ask any of her chef instructors. Taylor moved to Delaware just eight months ago from Houston, Texas. While in Texas she worked as a cosmetologist. She brought those skills to Delaware and attempted to find stable employment. “I tried working…
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December 4, 2017
Harry K Foundation sponsors holiday meal box distribution
Just in time for Christmas, the Harry K Foundation and Perdue Farms announced their support for the Food Bank of Delaware’s Holidays For All Christmas meal box distribution. This morning, the Harry K Foundation presented $5,500 to sponsor 500 Christmas meal boxes for area families, and Perdue delivered 500 roaster chickens to accompany the boxes….
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November 27, 2017
Register Now for Culinary Training at the Food Bank of Delaware
Start 2018 with a career in Delaware’s food service industry. The next class of The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware in both Newark and Milford will begin on Monday, January, 22 2018. Applications are currently being accepted for interested students. The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware has been in…
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November 22, 2017
The Trinity Foundation partners with Food Bank of Delaware and Perdue Farms for Thanksgiving For All
On Saturday, Nov. 18, 324 boxes of complete Thanksgiving meals were handed out to families in need at Trinity Logistics’ headquarters in Seaford, Del. as part of the annual “Thanksgiving for All” event. Thanks to donations of roasters from Perdue Farms and Thanksgiving side items and dessert from the Food Bank of Delaware, members of…
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November 21, 2017
Thanksgiving For All provides Delaware families with a holiday meal
Happier Thanksgivings! Thanks to a generous $15,000 donation from Chesapeake Utilities, the Food Bank of Delaware distributed 550 holiday meal boxes to hungry Delawareans from sites in Georgetown, Harrington, and Dover last week. Chesapeake staff – and their families – helped pack these boxes, and then came out in full force despite cold, damp weather…
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November 20, 2017
Food Lion Provides Blessings Just in Time for Thanksgiving
Three days before Thanksgiving 2017, Michelle Dobson was wondering where she could get extra items to help feed her family for holiday. Food Lion was there to help Monday in two different ways. First, the grocer provided free fresh items for her and more than 70 other Wilmington, Del., area hungry families at St. Helena’s…
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November 17, 2017
Help Feed Delawareans!
Thank you for your support of the Food Bank of Delawar! For every dollar donated to the Food Bank of Delaware, we can provide 3 meals to Delawareans in need. Please be advised, the CSC code will appear as 2 numbers even though you have typed 3.
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