June 10, 2024
UD grad students partner with Food Bank on cultural foods project
The Food Bank of Delaware’s Nutrition team is partnering with University of Delaware graduate Nutrition Program & Planning graduate students in an ongoing project to help our neighbors living with food insecurity have access to food that aligns with cultural and religious preferences. Six students presented the Cultural Foods Project, the semester’s community needs assessment…
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June 10, 2024
Shepherd’s Office: Food, support offered with acceptance
The Shepherd’s Office has become a local landmark in Georgetown. Those in need know it’s a safe place to get a meal, clothing, personal hygiene kits, and support. Others recognize the mustard yellow house as a place to offer volunteer time and service, support, and prayers. This non-profit agency, one of the Food Bank of…
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May 15, 2024
Food insecurity on the rise in Delaware
Feeding America released its annual Map the Meal Gap study today, showing a sharp increase in the number of food insecure Delawareans in 2022. These numbers are a clear indicator of what we have been seeing on the ground – more people are turning to us for food help. Map the Meal Gap is the…
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April 30, 2024
Stand By Me program helps Dover woman reduce debt, buy home
Like many of our neighbors who reach out to the Stand By Me program, Julie was faced with the impact a low credit rating had on her life. So, she reached out and connected with Stand By Me coach Marilyn Ramirez. Stand By Me is a free, private, one-on-one financial program that offers coaching through…
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April 26, 2024
Mobile pantry offers an ‘oasis’ in Sussex County food desert
Rain – sometimes pouring rain – did not deter the families who came out to a recent mobile pantry at the North Georgetown Elementary School. On this dismal Friday morning, about 162 families received fresh fruit, quality protein, milk, and kitchen staples in the drive-through pantry in which school staff and a few volunteers loaded…
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