By Patricia Beebe President and CEO, Food Bank of Delaware This op-ed appeared in The News Journal on Sunday, November 5, 2017. In my role as CEO of the Food…
Southern Delaware is known for its scenic – and upscale – resorts where million dollar homes have become the norm, and where exclusive – and expensive – dining opportunities abound….
A dollar? Careful shopping can yield nutritious, delicious meals
The Food Bank of Delaware tackles the problem of food insecurity in many ways, and one of them is offering support in financial literacy. In addition to providing weekend backpacks…
Woodbridge students lend helping hands in their own community
West of Georgetown and just east of Bridgeville is the unincorporated community of Coverdale Crossroads, a rural poverty-stricken neighborhood. On Wednesday, March 29 the Food Bank of Delaware’s mobile pantry…
Reaching vulnerable senior citizens through SNAP Outreach
Food Bank of Delaware SNAP Outreach Coordinators, Dan Jackson and Ian Lawrence, have recently spent a significant amount of time conducting outreach sessions at senior centers and senior housing units…
Decades of commitment: Holy Cross continues mission to feed hungry
The food pantry at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Dover has been serving the community for years, so many years that coordinator Kathy Lessard has lost count, but she knows…
This September the Food Bank of Delaware, together with the Feeding America nationwide network of food banks, will mobilize across all 50 states in an effort to bring an end…
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…
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…
How my outlook was changed by just one visit: The Edgemoor Revitalization Cooperative
By Joanna Scatasti, Communications Intern As the cool, morning breeze brushed against my back, I swallowed my nerves and walked up to the door of the Edgemoor Revitalization Cooperative. I…
