Culinary students get a taste of kitchen life during ‘lab’ experience
Under the watchful eyes of Chefs Tish and Tim, small groups of students enrolled in the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School in Milford and Newark practiced their knife skills…
Same message, different experiences in times of COVID
Since mid-March, the impact of COVID-19 has changed nearly everything, and the annual Migrating to the Kitchen Day at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School in Milford is no…
Summer backpacks provide nutritional lifeline for Delaware’s kids
Summer breaks from school are often romanticized as a carefree time for vacations and family fun. For thousands of Delaware students – and their families – that’s not the case,…
Young volunteers creative – and refreshing – ways to help
We value our volunteers at the Food Bank of Delaware, and in fact we like to say that volunteers are the heart and soul of our organization. While most of…
Gardening good for the mind, soul; growing veggies a form of therapy
It’s no myth: gardening not only yields fresh food and flowers, it also feeds the mind and soul. People’s Place II Clinical Director Dr. Joseph Zingaro explains why: “Gardening is…
Learning to adapt: Workforce training programs offered remotely
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic we all realized we’d have to figure out new ways of doing things that we’d done for years. While schools nationwide struggle to…
Sweet success: Food rescue links producers to people in need
Like many Food Bank of Delaware programs, a food rescue initiative we call Sister Share is a win-win for everyone involved. Here’s how it works, explains our Food Sourcing Manager…
Food Bank of Delaware receives $10,000 donation from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation to help end child hunger
We are excited to announce a $10,000 grant from The Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation to help provide hunger-relief to Delaware children. The funds will be used to support the…
Starter plant project yielding fresh produce for participating agencies
What started as a trial – the Food Bank of Delaware providing vegetable starter plants to community partner agencies – is obviously a success, even this early in the growing…
Retired nurse discovers blessings in volunteering at Food Bank
At the Food Bank of Delaware, we like to say that volunteers are the heart and soul of our organization. While Iva Boardman humbly stresses that she is relatively new…
