Blog : Food Bank of Delaware

June 12, 2025

Summer volunteers needed at Food Bank of Delaware in Milford

Summer time and the living is easy? Maybe in song lyrics, but not for families who rely on free or reduced-priced meals during the school year. With schools closed for…

May 28, 2025

The Pentecostals’ tradition is built on feeding people

The Food Bank of Delaware’s network of partner agencies is the boots on the ground helping to meet the needs of the community. Tucked just west of Dover, there’s a…

May 22, 2025

Hopes and Dreams offers food, safe haven, and more

Thanks to our community partners, we’re more accessible and able to assist neighbors in need in their own community. Hopes and Dreams, a Brandywine Counseling Center, located on West Division…

May 21, 2025

Child hunger and learning: Perspectives from Delaware educators

Whether in schools close to the Delaware beaches or urban settings like Wilmington, many students in Delaware don’t have reliable access to good food, and educators say that can affect…

May 12, 2025

Do Care Doula Foundation offers food, focus on families

Do Care Doula Foundation, Inc. on West Loockerman Street – the heart of downtown Dover – might seem like an odd place for a food pantry, but for those who…

‘I’m very appreciative’: Grant helps Kent seniors

Ruth, an 80-year-old Felton-area resident, is grateful for the $20 produce voucher – redeemable at Redner’s – she receives each month from September through February. “It makes a big difference,”…

May 1, 2025

Celebrating success: Food Bank of Delaware graduates 14 from workforce training programs

The Food Bank of Delaware was filled with pride, joy, and applause today as we celebrated the accomplishments of 16 students who completed our culinary and warehousing/logistics (LOGIC) workforce training…

April 30, 2025

Graduation day: Success demonstrates students’ commitment

Wednesday, April 30 was graduation day for Culinary School and L.O.G.I.C. students who successfully completed 14-weeks of workforce training programs at the Food Bank of Delaware. Family members, friends, and…

April 29, 2025

New Food digester to divert food waste from landfill daily

Thanks to the generosity of Keep Delaware Beautiful in partnership with the Delaware Solid Waste Authority, we unveiled a new food digester yesterday at the Milford facility. The food digester…

April 28, 2025

‘Compassion meets action’ at Capital’s Community Center

We are so grateful for all our community partners who actively share our mission – to eliminate food insecurity in Delaware – through purposeful outreach to our neighbors in need….