June 13, 2024
As advocates for people with disabilities, we spoke nationally
Our Chief Impact Officer, along with two executives representing Harrington Raceway & Casino, presented as workplace advocates for adults with disabilities at the 2024 National Restaurant Association Show on May 20 in Chicago. Anna McDermott, Chief Impact Officer; Hank Rosenberg, COO of Hospitality at Harrington Raceway & Casino; and DJ Silicato, Executive Director of Food…
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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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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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June 5, 2024
The Farmer and The Chef
June 3, 2024
June 2024 Statewide Mass Drive-Thru Distribution
May 30, 2024
The commitment? ‘A community free of hunger!’
Legislative Day is a pretty big deal for us here at the Food Bank of Delaware. It’s an opportunity to speak face to face with our elected officials on behalf of neighbors statewide who live with food insecurity. We appreciate that legislators made time on Thursday, May 23 to talk with us about their concerns;…
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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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May 13, 2024
Summer Community Resource and Job Fair
May 3, 2024
Success: Work you love with a great all-around team
It’s definitely a win when a Food Bank of Delaware Culinary School alumni lands a full-time job in the food service industry. It’s another win when he loves what he’s doing, and the scenario is even better when his employer recognizes his skills and his potential. Sounds like a fairy tale, but it’s not! In…
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May 2, 2024
Food Bank of Delaware celebrates latest Kitchen School graduates
It’s graduation season! Today was a day of celebration at the Food Bank of Delaware in Newark. Graduation ceremonies for students who have completed our 12-week featured all the pomp and circumstances associated with a significant occasion: certificates, speeches, applause, a few tears of joy – and lunch. The graduates are: Shaun Cottrill, Lucas Divis, Chianta…
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