Never giving up: Graduation celebrates success, overcoming obstacles
A happy dance, confetti, cheers, and tears punctuated the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School’s Graduation Ceremony held Thursday outdoors at the Food Bank’s Newark site. Sixteen graduates representing classes…
Orchard Church: Magnolia’s mobile pantry meets increased needs
A quick internet search for the population of Magnolia, Del. yields varying results ranging from 235 to 295 people – under 300 people. So how does one little church in…
Center delivers hot, fresh meals to homebound neighbors in need
Photo caption: Nanticoke Senior Center Marketing & Outreach Coordinator Brandy Widdowson and Chef Steven Carroll pause for a moment in the center’s busy kitchen. The Nanticoke Senior Center in Seaford…
‘Most of the people . . . are working poor’: Pantry sees increased use
Jon DeVoll has been an active volunteer at the Cape Henlopen Food Basket for more than two decades. These days, he’s not only board president of the not-for-profit agency, he…
Monthly mobile pantry helps neighbors struggling to make ends meet
The Philadelphia Pentecostal Holiness Church just south of Ellendale is more than a church: it’s a destination for neighbors in need, a social services hub, a sanctuary, a rural community…
‘It’s about hope!’: L.O.G.I.C. students express thanks for a new start
Congratulations to the Food Bank of Delaware’s Class of 2023 L.O.G.I.C. class! During graduation ceremonies Wednesday morning at the Food Bank’s Newark location, 10 class members received certificates officially certifying…
Most days, you can find Food Bank of Delaware Driver, Lanier Williams, out in the community running a mobile pantry. For Lanier, serving the community is a labor of love,…
Feeding neighbors is a spiritual mission at this rural pantry
Ricky Lecates’ long-term commitment to hunger relief comes from a spiritual place. He manages the Blessings Unlimited Food Pantry associated with Bay Shore Community Church, Millsboro, but he credits a…
Bayhealth, Food Bank partner to meet staff, patient needs
The Food Bank of Delaware and Bayhealth joined to provide food boxes for patients and staff dealing with food insecurity. “We really became aware of the need and joined forces…
As a farmer’s daughter from the mid-west, volunteering on the Food Bank of Delaware’s five-acre farm comes naturally for Rena Geckle. Her father was a grain and livestock farmer in…
