Blog : Food Bank of Delaware

July 13, 2017

Gain Free Admittance to Delaware State Fair during “Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day” on July 24

Food Lion, the Delaware State Fair and the Food Bank of Delaware announced today that the sixth annual “Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day” will take place on Monday, July…

July 7, 2017

Food Access Over the Summer and Seasonal Foods

By Laura Sahd RD, Community Nutritionist Summer is the perfect season to soak up the sun, spend time with family, and get local, fresh produce for those summer night cookouts!…

June 30, 2017

Surplus produce donations help feed Delawareans

Have surplus produce? The Food Bank of Delaware can accept it! With summer’s crop of tomatoes, cucumbers, watermelons, sweet corn and more in almost full bloom, the Food Bank of…

June 29, 2017

Amazon partners with Food Bank of Delaware; offers logistic expertise as nonprofit expands

On Tuesday, Amazon operations leadership from the local fulfillment center in Middletown toured the Food Bank of Delaware, offering suggestions on the organization’s logistics and efficiencies as they prepare to…

June 26, 2017

House Bill 61 passes Delaware House and Senate

With the June 30 budget deadline merely days away, some good news came out of Legislative Hall in Dover last week. After several valiant attempts in the last two sessions…

June 22, 2017

Grab and Go offers free summer meal flexibility

School’s out for summer! For many kids, summer means trips to the beach and pool, but for other kids it’s a time of uncertainty. Uncertainty about where their next meal…

June 21, 2017

Food Bank of Delaware releases second edition of Breakfast First: A Statewide School Breakfast Report

The Food Bank of Delaware released the second edition of Breakfast First: A Statewide School Breakfast Report yesterday afternoon at Legislative Hall. Delaware senators and representatives were among the first…

June 15, 2017

Partner Spotlight: UAW Local 1183 Food Pantry

The UAW Local 1183 food pantry first opened its doors in 1982. At the time, the pantry served only 15 families per month. Funds and food for the operation were…

June 14, 2017

Food Bank Executive Chef earns second place at NPC XCalibur Cup Competition

Food Bank of Delaware Executive Chef Tim Hunter’s formal culinary training has prepared him for more than just a career. It’s helped him commit to a lifestyle of good health…

June 7, 2017

Help Strike Out Hunger with Perdue, Shorebirds’ season initiative

Thanks to Perdue Farms and the Delmarva Shorebirds for partnering with the Food Bank of Delaware, the Maryland Food Bank, and the Eastern Shore Bank of the Foodbank of Southeastern…