February 21, 2020
Generous grant provides weekend meals for young students
At the Food Bank, we call the tightly stocked plastic bag “Backpacks” because this bag of weekend meals fits discreetly inside a student’s backpack. Each bag contains shelf-stable, nutritionally balanced food for children to take home on weekends and school vacations when other resources may not be available: cereal, juice, a variety of microwavable entrees,…
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November 25, 2019
7th annual gala will help feed children
Thanks to the generosity of the Harry K Foundation, two new school pantries opened recently: one in the Charlton School – Caesar Rodney School District – and the other in Milton Elementary School – Cape Henlopen School District. That brings the total to 44 Harry K-sponsored pantries statewide in partnership with the Food Bank of…
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September 24, 2019
New Century Club of Newark donates $33,600 to Food Bank of Delaware
The New Century Club of Newark donated $33,600 to our Backpack Program last week! The program provides food to children in need when school is not in session and federal school meal programs are not available. Child hunger advocate and First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney was on hand for the donation. “We are so thankful…
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September 20, 2019
2,613 children receive free meals through Summer Grab and Go program
The last days of the summer season are officially here and we are excited to announce that we distributed 37,856 meals to 2,613 children this summer through our Grab and Go program. The privately-funded Grab and Go program provided a convenient way for kids to receive nutritious foods during the summer months. This program enabled…
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September 18, 2019
Food Bank of Delaware Awarded Grant from The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation to Support Hunger-Relief Efforts
The Food Bank of Delaware today announced that it has received a grant from The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation to help fight hunger and improve nutrition among children in Delaware. Funds from The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation will be used to support the Food Bank of Delaware’s Backpack Program for kids. “The Food Bank of…
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August 8, 2019
Richey Elementary opens school pantry
Thanks to the generosity of the Delaware KIDS Fund, a Harvey Hanna charitable fund, Richey Elementary School in Newport opened its new school pantry last school year. “After our initial visit to Richey Elementary School, we learned about the percentage of students at Richey in need,” said Ryan Kennedy, Executive Director of the Delaware KIDS…
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July 17, 2019
Kid C.H.E.F. program teaches healthy eating patterns
Learning can be fun and very tasty too! Just ask the 14 kids – ages 8 -12 enrolled in the Kid C.H.E.F. program at the Laurel Public Library. Kid C.H.E.F., one of the Food Bank of Delaware’s Child Nutrition Education Programs, promotes low-budget, healthy eating behaviors. The series of one-hour classes offers incentives for children…
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June 28, 2019
Backpacks provide weekend meals
(Pictured: Milford Volunteer Coordinator Aaron Stone and Volunteer Cindy Lin show off completed backpack kits) “Easy, convenient, helpful,” school social worker says If anyone understands the importance of the Food Bank of Delaware’s Backpack Program, it’s Bobby Croce. Mr. Croce is an elementary school social worker at Lulu M. Ross Elementary in Milford, but he…
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March 1, 2019
After-school fun with 4-H
Thanks to Delaware 4-H after-school programming at community centers and schools throughout the state, low-income children have a safe place to congregate after school. Last month, we had the chance to visit kids participating in the 4-H program at McLane Gardens in Smyrna. School-aged children who live in McLane Gardens congregate in the neighborhood’s community…
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February 4, 2019
Food Bank programs help Milton Elementary students, families
School counselor Gloria Ho sees the importance of the Food Bank of Delaware’s programs that support food-insecure students and their families. Milton Elementary School has participated in the Backpack Program since 2009, and over the past decade more than 1,000 students have been served. This year, Ho said 100 students – or 23 percent of…
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