Partner Agencies : Food Bank of Delaware

July 15, 2020

Starter plant project yielding fresh produce for participating agencies

What started as a trial – the Food Bank of Delaware providing vegetable starter plants to community partner agencies – is obviously a success, even this early in the growing…

January 28, 2020

Nudges at food pantries make healthy choices easier

Thanks to a grant from Cargill, the Food Bank of Delaware is testing the impact of nutritional nudges in choice food pantries statewide. Choice food pantries provide clients the opportunity…

October 3, 2019

Partner Spotlight: Claymont Community Center

It takes an entire network of partners to distribute more than 8.6 million pounds of food to Delawareans in need each year. Thanks to partnerships with 509 organizations up and…

September 26, 2019

DHSS, Food Bank and Legislators Join Together to Distribute 30,000 Pounds of Food to Delawareans in Need

Department of Health and Social Services employees joined together with the Food Bank of Delaware, legislators and other volunteers to distribute 30,000 pounds of non-perishable food, fresh produce and dairy…

August 14, 2019

Harrington salon collects toiletries as a lasting tribute to Anne Paladino

The legend – and mission – of Anne Paladino lives on as her community continues to support her legacy, the Lake Forest Church Association Inc., known as the Harrington Food…

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…

May 7, 2019

Food insecurity exists in the midst of luxury resort-area destinations

The Food Bank of Delaware relies on 536 community partners statewide to help meet the needs of food-insecure Delawareans. According to Feeding America’s 2019 Map the Meal Gap study, our…

January 30, 2019

Help is available for Delawareans struggling to afford food

While the federal government has reopened, the country’s longest government shutdown continues to impact Delawareans, including the 136,000 individuals who utilize the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to purchase food. Because…

December 12, 2018

Bank of America volunteers partner with Food Bank of Delaware to provide food to families in need

To recognize Bank of America’s annual Give A Meal program, the Food Bank of Delaware’s Mobile Pantry visited Calvary Church yesterday afternoon. Volunteers from Bank of America conducted financial education…

November 16, 2018

Partnership, teamwork bring hot Thanksgiving meal to those in need

That adage “It takes a village to raise a child.” rings true in many communities served by the Food Bank of Delaware and our 536 hunger relief partners. Thanks to…

Stories for Partner Agencies

Starter plant project yielding fresh produce for participating agencies

Nudges at food pantries make healthy choices easier

Partner Spotlight: Claymont Community Center

DHSS, Food Bank and Legislators Join Together to Distribute 30,000 Pounds of Food to Delawareans in Need

Harrington salon collects toiletries as a lasting tribute to Anne Paladino

Richey Elementary opens school pantry

Food insecurity exists in the midst of luxury resort-area destinations

Help is available for Delawareans struggling to afford food

Bank of America volunteers partner with Food Bank of Delaware to provide food to families in need

Partnership, teamwork bring hot Thanksgiving meal to those in need