Blog : Food Bank of Delaware

December 7, 2016

Chipman Middle School offers school food pantry services

W.T. Chipman Middle School is home to the newest Harry K Foundation sponsored food pantry; it opened late last week and served its first family yesterday. The school, situated in…

December 6, 2016

Food Bank of Delaware receives $30,000 from Potter Trust

Thanks to a $30,000 grant from the Benjamin Potter Trust Fund, the Food Bank will provide weekend meals through the Backpack Program to at-risk children attending school at Banneker and…

December 5, 2016

Culinary School Spotlight: Mary Calderoni

Students that attend The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware come from diverse backgrounds. Mary Calderoni is no exception. Mary has spent most of her adult life working…

December 2, 2016

Thanksgiving For All benefits thousands of Delaware families

By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Thanks to the generosity of sponsors, Chesapeake Utilities, Bank of America First State Orthopedics, Communities in Schools, Palmer Home Foundation, Giant Food, Dover Police Department,…

Creating a Bold Future for Delaware

By Patricia Beebe, President and CEO This op-ed originally appeared in The News Journal on November 16, 2016 The Food Bank of Delaware needs your assistance now more than ever…

December 1, 2016

Food Bank of Delaware Receives Grant from Red Nose Day to Support Children at Risk of Hunger

The Food Bank of Delaware announced today that it will use a $10,989.94 grant received from the Red Nose Day Fund to support children at risk of hunger through its…

November 30, 2016

TD Charitable Foundation surprises Food Bank with $80,000 donation

What a surprise we received last Tuesday – just in time for Thanksgiving! Renee Roberts and Dave Hargadon from the TD Charitable Foundation dropped by the Food Bank with a…

November 29, 2016

Culinary School Spotlight: Cleon Stewart

At first, Cleon Stewart applied to The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware as a way out of the Delaware Department of Correction’s Plummer Center. “But I got…

November 21, 2016

Trinity Logistics assures residents will have a great Thanksgiving dinner

By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Thanks to a partnership between Trinity Logistics in Seaford, Perdue, and the Food Bank of Delaware, 315 families will be able to celebrate Thanksgiving over…

November 18, 2016

Chesapeake Utilities Corporation donates $26,500 and 1,000 meals towards Food Bank of Delaware “Thanksgiving for All” food distribution

Thanks to a $26,500 donation from Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (“Chesapeake”) and the generosity of its employee volunteers who helped distribute 1,000 Thanksgiving meal boxes, more Delaware families will be able…