Blog : Food Bank of Delaware

April 27, 2022

New Economic Mobility Program tackles limited income, employability

The Food Bank of Delaware has launched the Economic Mobility Pilot Program. This initiative seeks to address the root causes of food insecurity: limited employability skills and less than living…

April 21, 2022

Volunteer Spotlight: Carol Boncelet

Carol Boncelet has been volunteering on the Food Bank farm in Newark for three years now. She got her start helping at the Food Bank’s old facility on Garfield Way….

April 14, 2022

Young mom, cancer survivor expresses gratitude for home delivery service

Like most of the people we serve, Dover resident Ellen is very grateful for the Food Bank of Delaware’s home delivery service. This mother of two – ages 3 and…

Food Bank of Delaware Receives $100,000 in Wawa Gift Cards to Mark Convenience Retailer’s 58th Anniversary and Provide Immediate Food and Fuel Relief

We were thrilled to be a part of today’s Wawa Day in Newark as Wawa announced that the Food Bank of Delaware was selected as one of several organizations to…

April 8, 2022

‘It’s wonderful!’ Home delivery benefits family with no transportation

It’s been a long, hard winter for Denise. On a day when the thermometer barely climbed above freezing, this Newark resident relied on portable electric heaters to keep the house…

Pandemic’s impact leaves family without employment, food, and transportation

Many families continue to navigate challenges – beyond the virus itself – associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Wendy, a Claymont mother of two, remains positive despite the situation her family…

Stand by Me helps struggling grandmother get on track to buy home

When Shirae met the Food Bank of Delaware’s Stand By Me coach Marilyn Ramirez at a Wilmington Housing Authority event, she was struggling with debt and poor credit, looking for…

March 31, 2022

‘It was terrifying’: Woman describes food insecurity, serious health issue

At the Food Bank of Delaware, we know that conversations with food-insecure people can be very humbling. While each person’s story is unique, lack of food is often just one…

March 30, 2022

Delivery service helps single mom struggling with food, housing issues

Dover resident Tiffany is somewhat new to Delaware, and adapting to her life here hasn’t been easy. This Mississippi native moved north with two sons a couple of years ago…

March 29, 2022

CANgineering, the Food Bank’s food structure competition, is back!

After a hiatus due to the pandemic, the Food Bank of Delaware announced today that its food structure building contest, CANgineering, is back! Organizations interested in building structures out of…