Blog : Food Bank of Delaware

August 30, 2021

Corteva Agriscience Donates $125,000 to Food Bank of Delaware Farm

Corteva Agriscience presented a $125,000 donation to the Food Bank of Delaware last week. The donation will help fund operations of the Food Bank’s 5-acre farm in Newark. The Food…

August 19, 2021

When Expenses Exceed Paychecks, the Food Bank Provides Help

We often hear about neighbors— due to limited financial resources — who must decide whether to purchase food or their medicine. Kate, who asked us not to use her real…

August 10, 2021

Summer Backpack Program benefits kids hit hard by pandemic

At the Food Bank of Delaware, we call the children’s weekend meals program our Backpack Program. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the backpacks were distributed only through the school year,…

August 5, 2021

Culinary Exploration students celebrate accomplishments

All eyes were on Richard, Vincent, Francesca, Nicole, Bryant and Hykeem today in Milford as family, friends and community guests celebrated the students’ completion of the four-week Summer Culinary Exploration…

August 4, 2021

Teens and young adults explore the culinary field at the Food Bank of Delaware

It’s been an action-packed four weeks for six participants in our Summer Culinary Exploration Program in Newark! Alana, Andrew, Ya, Tyla, Julian and Kyle spent the past month exploring the…

July 30, 2021

Homebound and disabled: Wilmington man relies on Food Bank

For neighbors like William A. Loper, the services of the Food Bank of Delaware are a lifeline. This Wilmington resident reached out to thank us for the food he receives…

July 29, 2021

State Fairgoers Donate 15,401 Pounds of Food on Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day

The Food Bank of Delaware, Delaware State Fair and Food Lion announced today that more than 4,000 State Fairgoers collected 15,401 pounds of food at Monday’s Food Lion Feeds Hunger…

July 27, 2021

L.O.G.I.C. Student Spotlight: Ryan Truitt

Ryan Truitt learned about the L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) program thanks to an email. “I knew it was something I wanted to do,” he said. Three…

L.O.G.I.C. Student Spotlight: Everett Waters

Everett Waters discovered the L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) program thanks to a simple Google search. He lost his job in warehousing due to the pandemic and…

L.O.G.I.C. Student Spotlight: Ashley Mathis

Ashley Mathis is excited about the future. She and her fellow L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) classmates are currently in week five of their 11-week training program…