Blog : Food Bank of Delaware

May 23, 2018

WIC Educators offer healthy food choices to the youngest Delawareans

The Food Bank of Delaware’s WIC Education Specialists take the gospel of making healthy food choices on the road, and they make the message interactive and entertaining as well as…

May 22, 2018

Letter Carriers pick up 119,000+ pounds of food through Stamp Out Hunger

By Caitlin Custer, Donor Relations Manager Saturday May 12, 2018 was the National Association of Letter Carriers’ 26th annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive! Once again, the Food Bank of…

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…