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May 4, 2022

Food Bank service helps Dover family get back on their feet

Things are looking up for Iris, her husband and their infant daughter.  Her husband has a job, and as a breast-feeding mom she’s able – for now – to stay at home with the baby. Although they have no car, their weekly box of food delivered to their door from the Food Bank of Delaware…

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March 30, 2022

Delivery service helps single mom struggling with food, housing issues

Dover resident Tiffany is somewhat new to Delaware, and adapting to her life here hasn’t been easy. This Mississippi native moved north with two sons a couple of years ago to be closer to her mother. Although her mother has since passed away, Tiffany – who is disabled due to mental health issues – is…

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December 14, 2021

Drive-through pantry makes a big difference for family of three

Newark resident, Melissa, certainly didn’t anticipate having to reach out for assistance after she lost her customer service job in August. But she’s been able to find a new job. The 35-year-old mom of two teenagers discovered help while searching online; she registered for one of the Food Bank of Delaware’s drive-through pantries. “I guess…

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December 3, 2021

Food box relieves stress, provides nourishment for homebound senior

Like many of our neighbors who are senior citizens, Kari struggles not just with a myriad of health problems, but also with lack of transportation, as well as the challenges of living off a monthly Social Security check. In spite of all the daily challenges, Kari maintains a positive attitude bolstered by knowing she will…

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October 28, 2021

Food Bank’s delivery service helps grandmother survive

Like many of our neighbors who receive nutritional support from the Food Bank of Delaware, Tonya, who lives in the city of Wilmington, fields multiple challenges daily. She has no personal transportation; if she can’t get the bus or the bus doesn’t travel where she needs to go, she has to pay a driver. Some…

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October 27, 2021

Lack of transportation = food insecurity for young Newark family

Like many of our neighbors, food insecurity is a constant and overwhelming concern for Sara, a single parent. New to the Newark-area, Sara is a mom to two young children, ages 6 and 4. Although she’s looking for work, transportation is a challenge. And lack of transportation means she can’t go to the Food Bank…

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October 13, 2021

FOOD INSECURITY ON CAMPUS: Delaware Tech, Food Bank partner to deliver food for students, staff since April 2020

On a recent October morning, orange cones set in place by the college’s public safety officers cordoned off a parking lot at Delaware Technical Community College’s Georgetown campus to provide adequate space for an important project:  a mobile pantry. Students and staff had access to a scheduled food distribution through a partnership with the Food…

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October 7, 2021

Food box delivery: A valuable resource for disabled neighbor

Rose, a resident of Wilmington, would like to work, but her long-time physical disabilities make her unable to hold a job. “I’m unable to work. I have always had back problems, so I had surgery had a rod put in my back and two plates in my neck,” she said. Thanks to a new home…

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October 1, 2021

‘When you’re destitute, you’re destitute.’ Food Bank deliveries nourish struggling family of five

Even on a beautiful early autumn morning, one where the slight hints of red, orange, and yellow brightened foliage against a cloudless blue sky, Lynnet struggled to hold back the sobs punctuating her conversation.  Despite the glorious weather, she felt nearly hopeless, expressing a sense of overwhelming frustration in the daily search for lifelines and…

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September 16, 2021

Childhood trauma linked to ongoing challenges for this mom

Like many of our neighbors who need assistance from the Food Bank of Delaware, Mary – not her real name — struggles with a complex bundle of problems on a daily basis. And these issues – couple with lack of resources and support — have haunted her most of her life, only the faces or…

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