Blog : Food Bank of Delaware

June 1, 2020

Committed volunteers help food-insecure Delawareans

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Food Bank of Delaware relied heavily on volunteers to help sort food, pack meal boxes for seniors and backpacks for kids in school. Since March…

May 26, 2020

Thankful for our healthcare heroes

COVID-19 has been difficult for all of us, but especially our healthcare workers who are on the frontlines caring for sick patients. All of us at the Food Bank of…

Harry K Foundation, Food Bank, Project Kudos help those in need

With schools closed and unemployment at a record high – particularly for those working in the service industries – food insecurity has become a more urgent issue associated with the…

May 15, 2020

Thankful for dedicated volunteers like the Rodriguez family

At the Food Bank of Delaware, we know that it takes a village, to paraphrase the African proverb, to meet the needs of food-insecure Delawareans. Now, during the COVID-19 pandemic,…

May 8, 2020

Volunteers commited to bringing weekend food to inner-city children

Despite social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Food Bank of Delaware and the people we serve are grateful that our volunteers are still willing to step up and lend…

May 1, 2020

Retiree finds rewards in giving back by volunteering at Food Bank

Bob Reilly is a familiar face at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Milford branch. He volunteers every Tuesday and Thursday, mostly assisting in the warehouse. But like most of our…

April 30, 2020

7-year-old boy raises food and funds for Delawareans

Thanks to the generous spirit of 7-year-old Landon Jones – and the support of his parents, John and Amy, and sister and brother, the Food Bank of Delaware and the…

April 27, 2020

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

The COVID-19 crisis has been difficult for all of us, but in the face of adversity, we have seen firsthand the power of neighbors helping neighbors and the good that…

Food Bank prepares daily meals for some of state’s homeless

When the needs of Delaware’s food-insecure population changes, thankfully the Food Bank of Delaware quickly adapts and responds. Meeting those needs goes beyond the mass distribution of hundreds of tons…

April 10, 2020

Responding in times of crisis

It’s been almost one month since the Coronavirus took hold here in Delaware uprooting our daily way of life. The economic ramifications in Delaware and across the country have been…