March 5, 2024
Backpack meals help cash-strapped families deal with stress
It’s amazing how a little can of raviolis, a box of juice, and a few graham crackers can make a big difference in a child’s life. At Brader Elementary School in the Christina School District, Backpacks – or weekend meal bags – help students – and their families — get through the weekend. Backpacks are…
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February 28, 2024
Little Angels’ students, parents appreciate backpack meals
Little students at Rhonda’s Little Angels ECE Program in Seaford love getting their backpack – or weekend –meals each week, reports center director Rhondalin Cannon-Tingle. “My children and families enjoy the backpacks!” Our Backpack Program provides weekend meals to 8,377 students statewide each week. To help raise money for the program, we will be participating…
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February 26, 2024
New rewarding volunteer opportunities at the Food Bank of Delaware
Have some spare time? Want to lend a helping hand? Additional volunteers are needed to help with a variety of tasks at our new facility in Milford! Since moving into the new building last month, we have been able to better meet the needs of neighbors living with food insecurity through new and expanded programs…
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January 29, 2024
Working mom: Job doesn’t pay enough to cover childcare, bills, and food
Life is challenging for Rebecca, a Harrington resident, who juggles emotions ranging from frustration, depression, and at times, despair. Although she works full-time, she also struggles to buy food and pay for child-care. She recently visited our new Healthy Pantry Center in Milford. The Center is arranged like a small grocery store, and neighbors like…
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January 24, 2024
Healthy Pantry brings smiles on one man’s birthday visit here
It’s likely that most people would not decide to observe their birthday by visiting the Food Bank of Delaware’s Healthy Pantry Center at our new Milford facility. However, Ray, a 59-year-old Milford man, smiled as he patiently waited his turn to “shop.” A seasoned mechanic, he said he’s been out of work since July due…
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January 15, 2024
Food Bank of Delaware celebrates grand opening of new Milford facility
Perdue Farms makes first donation to help stock new freezers The Food Bank of Delaware marked the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service holiday by officially cutting the ribbon on its new 70,000-square-foot facility in Milford this morning. The ceremony culminated an almost three-year project to build a new facility to enhance services to…
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December 21, 2023
Graduates end 2023 with promising new careers
This morning we celebrated the accomplishments of 22 students who successfully completed our culinary and warehousing/logistics training programs! The graduates expressed their gratitude for the opportunity to participate in these life-changing programs. They include: Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control (L.O.G.I.C.) Deborah Bridgeford Joan Brown Brandon Evans Kendrick Miller Linnon Mills Jayvon Moore Jadon…
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December 20, 2023
L.O.G.I.C. Spotlight: Jahmar Williams
Jahmar Williams and his fellow L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) classmates graduate from the 14-week training program tomorrow! Since October, Jahmar and his classmates have been training in the Food Bank’s Newark warehouse learning the ins and outs of the operations/logistics field. They learned warehouse machinery and had an opportunity to earn…
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December 19, 2023
Graduation gets emotional – in a good way; pass the tissues
Happy tears flowed this morning at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Class of 2023 Milford Culinary School graduation. This eight-member class will go down in history as the 37th – and final class – to graduate from the Mattlind Drive facility. Grand opening ceremonies for the Food Bank’s new 70,000- square-foot facility at 102 Delaware…
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December 18, 2023
L.O.G.I.C. Student Spotlight: Leroy Sims
Leroy Sims and his L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) classmates graduate from the 14-week training program on Thursday! Since October, Leroy and his classmates have been training in the Food Bank’s Newark warehouse learning the ins and outs of the operations/logistics field. They learn warehouse machinery and have an opportunity to earn…
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