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!

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 grad thrives in challenging culinary world

In less than a year after Eric Townsend graduated from the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School in Milford, he’s advanced to a key position at one of state’s culinary coast’s dining destinations. Eric is a sauté’ chef at Touch of Italy in Rehoboth Beach, though sometimes he also works at the restaurant’s downtown Lewes site. “I do whatever they need...
Community cooking class offers tasty, educational experiences

Cooking can be fun, and many at-home cooks are hungry to learn tips and recipes from professional chefs. The Food Bank of Delaware has made that happen: we now offer monthly community cooking classes from both our Milford and Newark sites. The first class, held April 12 in Milford, drew 12 enthusiastic students, ranging in age from 13 to active...
Volunteer Spotlight: Sophia Riveros

April is Volunteer Appreciation Month! We recently sat down with Sophia Riveros to learn more about this star volunteer! FBD: How long have you been a volunteer at the Food Bank? SR: Having started in the fall of my junior year, I have been volunteering at the Food Bank of Delaware for two years now. FBD: What are your primary duties here...

Culinary training opens doors for student

Dalicia Perkins has worked in the food service industry since she was 15. Her first job was at a water ice/ice cream shop. Since then she has worked in the University of Delaware's dining halls, as a dietary aid for a nursing home, Wawa, Restaurant Depot, and most recently, on board the Plum Pit Food Truck and their brick...

Volunteers fuel the Food Bank’s mission

IBy Aaron Stone, Milford Volunteer Coordinator April is Volunteer Appreciation Month! Last year we had more than 16,000 volunteer visits with 40,007 hours donated. This is the equivalent of 19 full-time staff members. We can’t serve Delawareans in need without the support of committed volunteers! Geri Crippen, a Milford resident, started volunteering at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Milford branch in...

Culinary School grad enjoys sweet confectionary challenges

Just six months after graduating from the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School in Milford, Meg Thompson uses her passion for baking every day in her workplace: Dover Downs Hotel & Casino. Thompson, a Dover resident, is also a full-time mom and an international opera singer. She’s a creative person, and Chef James Kaiser Jr. offers her plenty of opportunities...

NEED HELP?

If you are hungry or otherwise in need of assistance, please contact the Delaware
Helpline by dialing 211. 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.

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Newark Branch
14 Garfield Way
Newark, DE 19713
Tel: (302) 292-1305
Fax: (302) 292-1309

Milford Branch
1040 Mattlind Way
Milford, DE 19963
Tel: (302) 424-3301
Fax: (302) 424-4160

foodbank@fbd.org
EIN: 51-0258984
The Food Bank of Delaware is recognized
by the IRS as a 501(c)3 nonprofit.

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. 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. Visit the Delaware Helpline Website for more information
and helpful resources.