Blog : Food Bank of Delaware

June 22, 2015

Snack Art at Rodney Street Tennis

Today was a beautiful summer afternoon for nutrition fun in Wilmington’s Rockford Park! Alyssa Antanacio RD, our Community Nutrition Educator, spent the afternoon with kids from the Rodney Street Tennis…

June 18, 2015

Culinary Student Spotlight: Tonja Scott

Tonja Scott graduated with the 39th class of The Culinary School back in January. After successfully completing the program, she got right to work at Four Points by Sheraton in…

June 17, 2015

CSA program benefits everyone

By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Our Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program got off to a great start today as more than 100 boxes went out from distribution sites at the…

June 15, 2015

Food Bank of Delaware kicks off “Hunger-Free Summer”

We kicked off our 2015 Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) with a Summer Fun Fair for kids and adults at Newark’s Dickey Park on Friday afternoon! More than 60 children…

June 9, 2015

Volunteers needed for children’s summer feeding program

By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Summer time and living is easy? Maybe in song lyrics, but not for children who depend on free or reduced lunches during the school year….

June 8, 2015

School Breakfast Challenge Wrap-Up

By Chad Robinson, Milford Branch Director It’s the last week of class for many Delaware students, and we are proud to announce that this past year many schools have made…

June 4, 2015

Backpacks help fill the hunger gap

By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator It might be difficult to find a kid that’s more enthusiastic about the Food Bank of Delaware’s backpack program than Danny, a 5th grade student…

June 2, 2015

Culinary Student Alumni Spotlight: Rory Price

The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware has been credited for impacting many lives, especially Rory Price’s. Rory graduated with class 37 in September 2014. Since graduation, he…

Food Bank, veterans partner for growing experience

By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator In mid-April, the Food Bank of Delaware built raised garden beds inside a courtyard of one of its neighbors. These gardens are specifically for residents…

June 1, 2015

Strike Out Hunger with the Delmarva Shorebirds

We are proud to partner with Perdue Farms and the Delmarva Shorebirds for the “2015 Perdue Strike Out Hunger Challenge on Delmarva.” The Shorebirds are the Class A affiliate of…