Blog : Food Bank of Delaware

June 30, 2021

Cheers and tears fill Delaware Food Works graduation

The accomplishments of 16 students were celebrated this morning in a moving graduation celebration of the Food Bank of Delaware’s Delaware Food Works workforce training program. Since March, students have…

June 28, 2021

Armed with Lifelong Skills, New Culinary Grads Enter the Workforce

You know the outdoor culinary graduation ceremony was a scorcher when guest speaker, Heritage Shores Executive Chef Christian Lofland, told the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School graduates and the…

June 16, 2021

Delaware Center for Horticulture and Food Bank of Delaware Partner with Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to Expand Harvest Initiative

The Delaware Center for Horticulture (DCH) and the Food Bank of Delaware (FBD) announced they will once again be partnering with PHS for their Harvest initiative, a collective action initiative…

June 2, 2021

Volunteer Spotlight: Lord Baltimore Lions Club

Thank you to the Lord Baltimore Lions Club members who have faithfully volunteered once a month at the Food Bank of Delaware in Milford for the past five years. Just…

May 27, 2021

Recipe for Success: Food Bank Culinary School training experience

Like many of the students who arrive at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Delaware Food Works Culinary School, Stephen Marinari found that the 14-week program exceeded any expectations he brought…

May 26, 2021

Culinary training program enables student to pursue passions

Gigi England does it all. She is a doula, Client Service Coordinator at the New Castle County Hope Center and a full-time student at our Delaware Food Works culinary training…

May 25, 2021

Swank Family Foundation donates $356,000 for Milford expansion project

The Food Bank of Delaware announced today that the Swank Family Foundation has donated $356,000 to support the expansion of the Food Bank of Delaware’s Milford branch. Last night, Milford…

May 20, 2021

Delaware Botanic Gardens donates more than 1,000 pounds

Thanks to the Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek and their generous guests on Mother’s Day, our food-insecure neighbors will have access to 1,100 pounds of food that will be…

May 19, 2021

Home delivery provides weekend meals plus personal connection

School’s social worker’s commitment to at-risk students offers continuum of care As you drive south on Route 1 from New Castle County to the beach resort communities of Lewes and…

May 12, 2021

L.O.G.I.C. Student Spotlight: Corey Jackson

Finding a job during the height of the pandemic was hard for Corey Jackson. “I was putting in applications and nobody was calling back,” he explains. Corey says his parole…