Blog : Food Bank of Delaware

September 26, 2019

DHSS, Food Bank and Legislators Join Together to Distribute 30,000 Pounds of Food to Delawareans in Need

Department of Health and Social Services employees joined together with the Food Bank of Delaware, legislators and other volunteers to distribute 30,000 pounds of non-perishable food, fresh produce and dairy…

September 24, 2019

Volunteer reaches 1,000 hour milestone

Steve Werkheiser has been volunteering at the Food Bank of Delaware for the past two years, and he surpassed the 1,000-hour mark today! Two years ago, as a 60th birthday…

New Century Club of Newark donates $33,600 to Food Bank of Delaware

The New Century Club of Newark donated $33,600 to our Backpack Program last week! The program provides food to children in need when school is not in session and federal…

September 20, 2019

2,613 children receive free meals through Summer Grab and Go program

The last days of the summer season are officially here and we are excited to announce that we distributed 37,856 meals to 2,613 children this summer through our Grab and…

September 18, 2019

Food Bank of Delaware Awarded Grant from The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation to Support Hunger-Relief Efforts

The Food Bank of Delaware today announced that it has received a grant from The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation to help fight hunger and improve nutrition among children in Delaware….

September 13, 2019

Volunteer Spotlight: Joann Gillespie

Joann Gillespie has been volunteering in the Healthy Pantry Center at our Newark headquarters for just over a month and she says she “loves it.” This dedicated volunteer can be…

August 27, 2019

Cooking healthy with WIC

On a recent Tuesday, nearly a dozen women, some awaiting the arrival of their babies and others with young children, gathered in a classroom of Connections in Seaford to learn…

August 22, 2019

Thank you x1000 — The end of my summer internship

By Kate Grabowski, Communications Intern For the past few days I have been struggling to write this blog post. How would I summarize the amazing summer I had in just…

August 16, 2019

Nutritious cooking demos at the Healthy Pantry Center

The Healthy Pantry Center at our Newark headquarters has been bustling with activity since hours expanded last month. Families who visit the pantry leave with a grocery cart full of…

August 15, 2019

Barclays presents $125,000 to Food Bank of Delaware workforce development initiative

As part of the graduation celebration of the 59th class of The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware, Barclays presented a check for $125,000 to help support the…