November 7, 2016
Partner Spotlight: Presbyterian Church of the Covenant
By Kim Turner, Communications Director Twenty-seven children ranging in grades K-5 gather at the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant in Claymont every Monday-Thursday for after-school enrichment through the EDGE Ministries program. EDgemoor Gardens Empowerment (EDGE) Ministries is an outreach ministry to the church’s neighbors in the Edgemoor Gardens community of North Wilmington; serving to inspire,…
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November 2, 2016
Harry K. Foundation, Food Bank of Delaware mark grand opening of Delaware State University food pantry
Thanks to a generous donation from the Harry K. Foundation, anti-hunger advocates officially cut the ribbon on the new food pantry at Delaware State University this afternoon. The food pantry is made possible thanks to continued financial support from the Harry K Foundation. By year’s end, there will be 30 Harry K Foundation-sponsored school pantries…
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October 20, 2016
Food Bank of Delaware breaks ground on new headquarters at 222 Lake Drive in Newark
More than 150 community dignitaries and supporters gathered this morning at 222 Lake Drive in Newark to officially break ground on the Food Bank of Delaware’s $10.5 million construction retrofit project. The Food Bank of Delaware acquired the new 80,000-square-foot facility in early July. 39,496-square-feet of the current warehouse will be converted, and plans call…
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September 6, 2016
Partner Spotlight: Lutheran Community Services Choice Pantry
Lutheran Community Services’ (LCS) new client-choice pantry opened its doors to the community in February 2016, but this nonprofit is no stranger to providing emergency food services to Delawareans in need. In fact, LCS provides emergency food through 15 food programs in New Castle and Sussex Counties. The client choice pantry is located within the…
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August 1, 2016
Libraries’ summer outreach offers lunch, learning and more for kids
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Libraries have evolved into community centers. Yes, they are still a place to find books and magazines, but thanks to supportive directors, some libraries offer free lunch to their youngest patrons through the Food Bank of Delaware’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). One in five children in Delaware live in…
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June 28, 2016
Partner Spotlight: Cedars Church of Christ
By Kim Turner, Communications Director The Cedars Church of Christ food pantry located in the Prices Corner area is run by Ed and Sue Maynard and a dedicated group of volunteers. It takes a lot of man power to make this successful pantry run. Ed and Sue are at the church five days a week,…
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February 5, 2016
FBD helps high school students, their families
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Inside Milford High School’s comfortable Community in Schools classroom, the feng shui is geared to welcome teens: a sagging couch, a few inspirational posters, computer stations and a Harry K Foundation-sponsored Food Pantry. The pantry is actually four locked cabinets that are used to serve families in the entire Milford…
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October 20, 2015
Food Bank of Delaware Helps Feed More Community Members in Need Thanks to $23,500 Grant from BJ’s Charitable Foundation
The Food Bank of Delaware has been awarded a $23,500 grant from BJ’s Charitable Foundation to support agency capacity building and provide more meals for the more than 122,000 food insecure Delawareans. After helping to expand capacity in 2014 for more than 400 feeding pantries and programs that resulted in over 10 million more pounds…
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July 20, 2015
Mobile pantries offer food, education to community-based sites
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Sussex County residents who took part in the Food Bank’s Kraft Mobile Pantry held at Casa San Francisco left with big smiles and plenty of food for their pantries and freezers. And they were very, very grateful! Casa San Francisco in the heart of Milton is a 12-bed homeless shelter…
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July 15, 2015
Partner Spotlight: Calvary Assembly of God
By Kim Turner, Lynda Pusey and Chris Willis Last month we visited Calvary Assembly of God two times to see firsthand the impact the church is making on the Dover community. Under the leadership of Margaret Young, a dedicated group of volunteers ensure that the church’s monthly mobile pantries and senior meal box distributions run…
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