Blog : Food Bank of Delaware

May 21, 2018

AstraZeneca employees pack 20,000 meals for Delawareans in need

The mood was festive on Thursday at AstraZeneca as employees packed 20,000 meals for Delawareans! Thanks to a partnership with The Pack Shack, employees filled bags with the ingredients to…

May 18, 2018

We’ll say it again: Volunteers are the Food Bank’s heart, soul. THANKS!

By Aaron Stone, Volunteer Coordinator Margaret Leach has always been someone who helps other people. When this retired special education teacher and active volunteer moved to Delaware last fall, she…

May 17, 2018

Walmart Foundation donates $60,000 towards Backpack Program

We can’t do what we do without the support of a caring community. With one in six Delaware children living in poverty, it truly takes a village to raise a…

May 16, 2018

Partner Spotlight: Eisenberg Elementary School

Attending school and thriving does not come easy for many Delaware children, especially children living in poverty. For thousands of children, excelling in school is the least of their worries…

May 15, 2018

Food Bank of Delaware Offers Free Monthly Food Relief to Senior Citizens

The Food Bank of Delaware, in partnership with the state of Delaware, has free monthly food boxes through the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) to eligible Delaware senior citizens who…

May 14, 2018

Food Bank seeks bond bill funds to better serve hungry Delawareans

Food Bank staff visits Legislative Hall to meet lawmakers When the Food Bank of Delaware shows up, we we’re on a mission and we wear our colors. And when the…

May 8, 2018

Delaware letter carriers to help Stamp Out Hunger on Saturday, May 12

On Saturday, May 12, 2018, Delaware letter carriers will Stamp Out Hunger in order to provide food assistance to Delawareans who rely on the Food Bank of Delaware’s network of…

May 7, 2018

Make healthy food choices; try new foods

Food Bank educators make adventurous eating fun for kids No surprise! The kids loved kiwi and grapefruit, but a taste of fresh lemon puckered their faces. At least they tried…

May 4, 2018

CANgineering participants collect 95,000+ pounds through creativity and teamwork

Thanks to the enthusiasm of this year’s CANgineering competitors, we collected 95,604 pounds of nonperishable foods! Delaware businesses and schools from up and down the state used creativity and teamwork…

May 3, 2018

Barclays presents $175,000 to Food Bank of Delaware at Culinary School graduation

As part of the graduation celebration of the 53rd class of The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware, Barclays presented a check for $175,000 to help support the…