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…
Joann Gillespie has been volunteering in the Healthy Pantry Center at our Newark headquarters for just over a month and she says she “loves it.” This dedicated volunteer can be…
Nutritious cooking demos at the Healthy Pantry Center
The Healthy Pantry Center at our Newark headquarters has been bustling with activity since hours expanded last month. Families who visit the pantry leave with a grocery cart full of…
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…
Wanda, a disabled senior, was happy to learn about the Food Bank’s Healthy Pantry program now available at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Milford site. This Lincoln resident, who is…
Food Bank of Delaware receives $7,000 donation from the Darden Foundation to help end hunger
The Food Bank of Delaware announced today a $7,000 grant from The Darden Foundation to help provide hunger-relief to Delaware families. The funds will be used to ensure that Delaware…
Food Bank of Delaware provides direct relief to the community through new Healthy Pantry Center
By Kate Grabowski, Communications Intern 12.2 percent of Delaware’s population are considered food insecure. To help meet demands for healthy food, the Food Bank of Delaware recently opened its new…
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.,…
(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…
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…
