July 18, 2017
Register Now for Culinary Training at the Food Bank of Delaware
The next class of The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware in both Newark and Milford will begin on Monday, September 25, 2017. Applications are currently being accepted for interested students. The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware has been in existence since 2002. Since its inception more than 565 students…
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July 13, 2017
Gain Free Admittance to Delaware State Fair during “Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day” on July 24
Food Lion, the Delaware State Fair and the Food Bank of Delaware announced today that the sixth annual “Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day” will take place on Monday, July 24 at the Delaware State Fair. Fair attendees who bring five Food Lion brand canned or boxed goods will in exchange receive free gate admittance…
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July 7, 2017
Food Access Over the Summer and Seasonal Foods
By Laura Sahd RD, Community Nutritionist Summer is the perfect season to soak up the sun, spend time with family, and get local, fresh produce for those summer night cookouts! Summer is the main growing season for Delaware farmers. Fruits and vegetables abundant during the summer months include: most berries, melons like cantaloupe and watermelon,…
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June 30, 2017
Surplus produce donations help feed Delawareans
Have surplus produce? The Food Bank of Delaware can accept it! With summer’s crop of tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelons, sweet corn and more in almost full bloom, the Food Bank of Delaware wants to remind the community that the hunger-relief organization and many of its network partners can accept fresh produce donations. 114,000-plus Delawareans depend on…
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June 29, 2017
Amazon partners with Food Bank of Delaware; offers logistic expertise as nonprofit expands
On Tuesday, Amazon operations leadership from the local fulfillment center in Middletown toured the Food Bank of Delaware, offering suggestions on the organization’s logistics and efficiencies as they prepare to move to their new location on Lake Drive in Newark. The Food Bank of Delaware partners with 575 organizations and has outgrown their current space….
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June 26, 2017
House Bill 61 passes Delaware House and Senate
With the June 30 budget deadline merely days away, some good news came out of Legislative Hall in Dover last week. After several valiant attempts in the last two sessions of the General Assembly, House Bill 61 finally passed the Delaware House and Senate! Sponsored by Representative Paul Baumbach and co-sponsored by Senators Bryan Townsend…
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June 22, 2017
Grab and Go offers free summer meal flexibility
School’s out for summer! For many kids, summer means trips to the beach and pool, but for other kids it’s a time of uncertainty. Uncertainty about where their next meal will come from. When school ends for the year, so does access to free and reduced-price breakfast and lunch programs. To help fill the meal…
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June 21, 2017
Food Bank of Delaware releases second edition of Breakfast First: A Statewide School Breakfast Report
The Food Bank of Delaware released the second edition of Breakfast First: A Statewide School Breakfast Report yesterday afternoon at Legislative Hall. Delaware senators and representatives were among the first to review the report. The second edition of the report focuses on House Bill 408, passed by the 148th Delaware General Assembly and signed into…
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June 15, 2017
Partner Spotlight: UAW Local 1183 Food Pantry
The UAW Local 1183 food pantry first opened its doors in 1982. At the time, the pantry served only 15 families per month. Funds and food for the operation were raised by generous employees of the Chrysler Plant that once existed on South College Avenue in Newark. When the plant closed its doors in 2007, the…
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June 14, 2017
Food Bank Executive Chef earns second place at NPC XCalibur Cup Competition
Food Bank of Delaware Executive Chef Tim Hunter’s formal culinary training has prepared him for more than just a career. It’s helped him commit to a lifestyle of good health and wellness. Hard work in both the kitchen and gym paid off on Saturday when Chef Tim won second place in the heavy weight division at…
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