FBD partnering with Tutor Time
December 14, 2022 6:29 pm Comments Off on FBD partnering with Tutor TimeBy Jaime Sherman, MS, LDN Community Nutrition Educator – SNAP Ed Community Nutrition Educators at the Food Bank of Delaware...
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Focused: Culinary School student aims toward independence, success
December 12, 2022 11:34 pm Comments Off on Focused: Culinary School student aims toward independence, successHayden Woods had to deal with some unexpected setbacks while attending our culinary training program in Milford. But those did...
Kitchen School’s first class moves toward job placement
December 7, 2022 7:54 pm Comments Off on Kitchen School’s first class moves toward job placementThe Kitchen School, one of the Food Bank of Delaware’s newest programs, is preparing adults with disabilities for a career...
Backpacks help kids: ‘Kids won’t learn when they’re starving.’
December 2, 2022 3:21 pm Comments Off on Backpacks help kids: ‘Kids won’t learn when they’re starving.’As a behavior interventionist, Alicia Sierra is well aware that hungry children struggle to learn, are unable to focus, and...
Eight graduates end 2022 with new careers
December 1, 2022 6:30 pm Comments Off on Eight graduates end 2022 with new careersThere’s no better way to end 2022 than with a brand-new career! For eight students participating in the Food Bank...
Culinary School teaches new skills; offers retiree another career option
November 30, 2022 7:21 pm Comments Off on Culinary School teaches new skills; offers retiree another career optionEd Cooke might be the quiet guy in this semester’s Food Bank of Delaware Culinary School’s Milford class. He’s not...
‘Outside my comfort zone . . .’: Student embraces new opportunities
November 30, 2022 7:07 pm Comments Off on ‘Outside my comfort zone . . .’: Student embraces new opportunitiesWhile it might seem like a long way – particularly culturally – from Manhattan to Camden, Del., for Angel Boyd,...
Training program helps provide path to self-sufficiency
November 28, 2022 3:25 pm Comments Off on Training program helps provide path to self-sufficiencyRichard Lambert and his L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) classmates graduate from the 11-week training program on...
‘There’s no stigma here.’: Hungry kids appreciate Backpack meals
November 23, 2022 5:22 pm Comments Off on ‘There’s no stigma here.’: Hungry kids appreciate Backpack mealsWhen heavy morning fog delays the start of school, for some kids it’s time for a little celebration. For others,...
Warehousing/logistics program provides a second chance at success
November 22, 2022 8:06 pm Comments Off on Warehousing/logistics program provides a second chance at successThe Food Bank of Delaware’s L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) training program was the second chance Karen...