July 7, 2022
Twelve culinary graduates start the summer season with new employment
Cheers filled the room as friends, family members, community dignitaries, Food Bank team members and others joined to celebrate the accomplishments of 12 culinary graduates. This group of students joins more than 800 culinary alumni who have successfully completed the Food Bank of Delaware’s 14-week culinary training program. The gradutes include: Trina Chrisden Bendu Collins…
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July 6, 2022
Partner Spotlight: Love in Deed
Pastor Rachel Howell (pictured right) leads Perfecting Holiness Deliverance Ministries in Newport, and her team hosts the Love in Deed food distribution every third Saturday of the month outside the church located on East Newport Pike. Feeding the community is close to Pastor Howell’s heart. “My mother was a single mom,” she explains. “During certain…
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June 24, 2022
More DoorDash Impact Stories
We are grateful for partnerships with Amazon and DoorDash who help us make home deliveries to families without transportation or who might not be able to get to a food pantry for a variety of reasons. We know these partnerships are truly lifechanging for so many in our community. We recently sat down with some…
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DoorDash Impact Stories
We are grateful for partnerships with Amazon and DoorDash who help us make home deliveries to families without transportation or who might not be able to get to a food pantry for a variety of reasons. We know these partnerships are truly lifechanging for so many in our community. We recently sat down with some…
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June 13, 2022
‘Can’t pick go pick up food’: Job leaves no time for pantry visit
It’s not at all unusual for working people to need assistance from the Food Bank of Delaware. Consider the cost of housing, of child care, plus gas, and the escalating cost of food at the grocery store. In addition, many working folks can’t leave the job site to pick up food at one of our…
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May 26, 2022
DoorDash now delivering free meal boxes to Kent/Sussex residents through partnership with Food Bank of Delaware
This morning, the Food Bank of Delaware and DoorDash announced an expanded partnership to deliver free meal boxes to food-insecure residents of Kent and Sussex Counties. A local Dasher made the ceremonial first delivery to a downstate resident this morning. Since 2018, DoorDash’s Project DASH has empowered community organizations to leverage DoorDash logistics to increase…
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May 19, 2022
Food Bank programs offer food and more to those who strive for more
Dover resident, Shamikia, is mom to five children, ranging in age from 7 to 22. Her oldest son is disabled and lives at home with her. Although she is able to work part-time in a child care center she is unable to afford transportation because her paycheck doesn’t stretch far enough to meet her family’s…
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Family moves to Delaware for fresh start
Janaiya is new to Delaware. Three months ago, this Wilmington resident moved up from North Carolina in hopes of creating a better life for her 4-year-old son. She seeks job opportunities for herself and hopes he has access to a good education, among other things. So far, things have been a bit challenging. She has…
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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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April 27, 2022
New Economic Mobility Program tackles limited income, employability
The Food Bank of Delaware has launched the Economic Mobility Pilot Program. This initiative seeks to address the root causes of food insecurity: limited employability skills and less than living wage incomes needed to support oneself and a family. Barbara Boese recently joined the Food Bank of Delaware’s team as the Economic Mobility Program coordinator,…
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