When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade. But what about when you’re handed an abundance of canned pumpkin? You make pumpkin mushroom soup. That’s exactly what volunteers and students…
Delaware McDonald’s® Operator Association’s “McCafé Coffee With A Cause” Program Makes $3,000 Donation to Food Bank Of Delaware
The Delaware McDonald’s® Operator Association hosted a “McCafé® Coffee with a Cause” recognition event benefiting the Food Bank of Delaware this morning. Staff members were on-site as McDonald’s presented the…
By Joanna Scatasti, Communications Intern For the past week I’ve been in total denial about the end of my internship. Where has the time gone? I started here in mid-June…
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator At the Food Bank of Delaware, like all businesses and agencies, we almost live and die by the numbers: how many tons of food, how…
Whitney White was a shining star in class 38 of The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware. Upon graduation in January 2015, she had completed her two-week internship…
Lessons learned from childhood key to successful parenting, career
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Sandi Hagans is no stranger to poverty or food insecurity, and perhaps that’s why she’s been so accomplished in her career as Community Based Program…
By Joanna Scatasti, Communications Intern A hefty 18 students attended Wednesday’s latest Kid C.H.E.F. class which took place at the Word of Life Christian Center in Newark. Students learned about…
By Joanna Scatasti, Communications Intern Like many of our other Culinary School students, Jeanne was ready for a life change. The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware was…
From Farms to Table, Migrant Children Enjoy Food Prep Experience
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator It might sound trite, but it’s true: Spending a day in the Food Bank of Delaware’s kitchen was a win-win for everyone involved with the…
Students Shed Light on the Difficulty of SNAP Purchases
By Joanna Scatasti, Communications Intern Local high school juniors and seniors partaking in the EDGE Honor’s Program recently got to see exactly how difficult it is to buy a nutritious…
