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WHAT WE DO

Our Mission is to provide nutritious foods to Delawareans in need
and facilitate long-term solutions to the problems of hunger and
poverty through community education and advocacy.

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PROGRAMS

WIC Outreach

SNAP Outreach

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Food Prescription

Culinary School offers valuable training in a positive environment

Growing up Tyriekus Collick got some great advice: “If you want to eat, you better learn how to cook.” So the 2018 Caesar Rodney High School graduate took those words to heart and learned some basic cooking skills at home. “I watched my father and my grandmother,” he said, noting that his favorite thing to make at home is...
Culinary training leads not only to career, but also positive attitude

For Dover resident Melissa Edge, the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School offers an opportunity for a fresh start. The Dover resident’s probation officer recommended the workforce training program. When Edge went online to www.fbd.org to investigate, she completed an application, and the rest is in the progress of becoming history – in a very positive way. “She (the probation...
Nudges at food pantries make healthy choices easier

Thanks to a grant from Cargill, the Food Bank of Delaware is testing the impact of nutritional nudges in choice food pantries statewide. Choice food pantries provide clients the opportunity to choose foods that are best suited for their household versus receiving a prepacked bag or box of food. Nudges are defined by Feeding America - a national hunger-relief...
Staff shadowing develops better relationships

The idiom, “walk a mile in my shoes,” has been attributed to several cultural origins, and it even became the title of an Elvis Presley song. Although the Food Bank of Delaware’s President & CEO Patricia Beebe didn’t quote song lyrics in her late October internal email, she encouraged Food Bank staffers to develop a better understanding of one...
Culinary training offers a new lease of life

When Henry Harmon accepted his certificate at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Milford Culinary School graduation on Dec. 10, he told those attending “It’s been one tough road for me.” By most standards, this Milford resident was not exaggerating. Harmon had experienced homelessness and substance abuse. At the podium, he thanked his 10-year-old daughter for inspiring him to turn his...
2019 Year in Review

It's time for our annual year in review! Thank you for a great 2019! We look forward to a hunger-free 2020! https://youtu.be/mWJuJQKq8Ik

NEED HELP?

If you are hungry or otherwise in need of assistance, please contact the Delaware
Helpline by dialing 211 or visiting the Food Bank’s Healthy Pantry Center. Visit the Delaware Helpline Website for more information
and helpful resources.

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If you’re in need of monthly food assistance, apply for SNAP benefits.

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Take Action with these Three Ways To Help!

Whether you’re a business, government agency, nonprofit, adult or child,we need your help! Get involved today!

Join Us! Stay Connected to the Food Bank of Delawarefor ways to help, exciting news, and events!

WHAT WE DO

Our Mission is to provide nutritious foods to Delawareans in need and facilitate long-term solutions to the problems of hunger and poverty through community education and advocacy.

PROGRAMS

NEED HELP?

If you are hungry or otherwise in need of assistance, please contact the Delaware Helpline by dialing 211 or visiting the Food Bank’s Healthy Pantry Center. Visit the Delaware Helpline Website for more information and helpful resources.

If you’re in need of monthly food assistance, apply for SNAP benefits.

To find a food closet near you, please click here.

Whether you’re a business, government agency, nonprofit, adult or child,
we need your help! Get involved today!

Join Us! Stay Connected to the Food Bank of Delaware
for ways to help, exciting news, and events!

Our Mission is to provide nutritious foods to Delawareans in need
and facilitate long-term solutions to the problems of hunger and
poverty through community education and advocacy.

If you are hungry or otherwise in need of assistance, please contact the Delaware
Helpline by dialing 211 or visiting the Food Bank’s Healthy Pantry Center. Visit the Delaware Helpline Website for more information
and helpful resources.