Thompson at the table brings more than himself to Food Bank mission
Service on a board of directors – whether corporate or non-profit organization – requires not only time, but also a serious commitment to the organization’s vision and mission. The Food…
Food Prescription Program helps patients recover after hospital stay
For nearly three years, Beebe Medical Center and the Food Bank of Delaware have partnered to ensure that patients released from the hospital – including the emergency room – have…
Food Rescue program helps feed hungry coastal community residents
The Food Bank of Delaware has 536 Hunger Relief Partners, and although Epworth United Methodist Church, Rehoboth Beach, is not one of them, members of this congregation volunteer for some…
Food Bank programs help Milton Elementary students, families
School counselor Gloria Ho sees the importance of the Food Bank of Delaware’s programs that support food-insecure students and their families. Milton Elementary School has participated in the Backpack Program…
Help is available for Delawareans struggling to afford food
While the federal government has reopened, the country’s longest government shutdown continues to impact Delawareans, including the 136,000 individuals who utilize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to purchase food. Because…
For the past three years, five or six members of the Lord Baltimore Lions Club arrive at the Food Bank of Delaware to volunteer for four hours on the last…
Romario Brown moved to the United States two years ago from Jamaica. One of the first things he did when he moved was enroll in The Culinary School at the…
Eighteen students graduate from The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware
They came from all walks of life, but left with a new common bond – a passion for cooking and feeding people. Eighteen students successfully completed the Food Bank of…
Culinary School offers student recipe for positive life changes
Terrance Fletcher is no stranger to challenges. “I used to be rough,” he says, but he’s proud to say The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware provided him…
