December 3, 2020
Delta Dental Community Care Foundation Marks Giving Tuesday with $25,000 to the Food Bank of Delaware
The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation announced on Tuesday that it is giving $25,000 to the Food Bank of Delaware. This announcement fell on Giving Tuesday, a global generosity movement…
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November 19, 2020
Pregnant, breast-feeding teen moms get support from the Food Bank
Quality nutritional education is key to healthy mothers and infants Teen moms-to-be, as well as those who are new moms, can find educational and parenting support from the Delaware Adolescent…
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November 9, 2020
Demand for Backpacks grows with COVID-19 pandemic numbers
The Food Bank of Delaware’s Backpack Program – or student weekend meals – continues to provide sustenance for Delaware children living with food insecurity through each stage of the ongoing…
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October 30, 2020
First Chance Awards: Individuals, organizations lauded for ‘extraordinary work’ during pandemic
Delaware’s First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney and members of the End Childhood Hunger Task Force announced recipients of First Chance awards, recognizing individuals and organizations who helped feed students statewide…
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October 22, 2020
Delaware Food Works students celebrate graduation
Despite challenges posed by a hybrid learning model, the accomplishments of six students from the Food Bank’s Delaware Food Works training program were celebrated this morning at an outdoor socially-distanced…
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October 21, 2020
Summer hockey camp scores big for hungry Delawareans
Thank you to Sussex Academy freshman Callie Short for her recent $500 donation to the Food Bank of Delaware. This 14-year-old resident and her 12-year-old brother, Brenner, raised the funds…
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October 20, 2020
Culinary School grads overcame COVID challenges
Training for a different career, learning new skills, going to school in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic was a bit overwhelming to say the least, but today four determined…
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October 9, 2020
Food Bank of Delaware holiday food drive goes virtual
Amid the pandemic, the Food Bank of Delaware announced today that its annual holiday food drive has gone virtual. To maximize resources, ensure driver and donor safety and collect much…
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October 5, 2020
Hope through SNAP Outreach
By Debbie Manina, SNAP Outreach Coordinator Self doubt, unstable, unsecured, shaky, unsteady, weak, frail, fragile. What do all these words have in common? They are words that describe insecurity. As…
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October 2, 2020
Pumpkin: It’s not just for jack o’ lanterns any more
It’s officially fall, and Halloween is approaching. It’s pumpkin season! Pumpkin popularity has escalated far beyond the simple jack o’ lantern or holiday pie into a highly sought-after flavor for…
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