Stories for Supporters

July 22, 2016

Kent County seniors benefit from voucher pilot program, hope it continues

By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator There’s nothing like fresh fruits and vegetables to brighten up humdrum meals, and also for taste and nutritional benefits. For seniors living at the poverty…

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July 20, 2016

Food Lion Offers Customers an Opportunity to Gain Free Admittance to Delaware State Fair during “Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day” on July 25

Food Lion, the Delaware State Fair and the Food Bank of Delaware announced today that the fifth annual “Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day” will take place on Monday, July…

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July 18, 2016

Lunch bags, books, bubbles, blankets! It’s all good, thanks to volunteers

By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator For five Tuesdays this summer, an enthusiastic team of volunteers will deliver a meal and more to children living in four low-income neighborhoods in the…

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July 14, 2016

Movies on Tap: The Blues Brothers

By Joanna Scatasti, Communications Intern The Food Bank of Delaware may not be on a “mission from God” like Jake and Elroy are in the cult classic, The Blues Brothers, but…

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July 11, 2016

Growing a community through food, Happiness

By Jennifer Antonik, News Editor, The Milford Chronicle and The Harrington Journal This article originally appeared in the July 6 editions of The Milford Chronicle and The Harrington Journal. I went grocery…

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July 6, 2016

Tie-dye = summer food and fun!

By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator You know it’s officially summer when the Food Bank of Delaware’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) gets off to a great start in all three…

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June 30, 2016

Food Bank of Delaware commemorates $69,000 grant from Giant Food’s Our Family Foundation with Summer Fun Fair

The Food Bank of Delaware hosted a summer fun fair yesterday afternoon at Burton Village in Rehoboth Beach to help build awareness of the organization’s summer mobile meal sites. The…

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June 21, 2016

Mobile pantry visit helps stock young families’ shelves

By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Families connected to Primeros Pasos, an early childhood education center, enjoyed the benefits of the Food Bank of Delaware’s mobile pantry. The center, located in…

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June 7, 2016

Stamp Out Hunger final results

By Caitlin Custer, Donor Relations Manager The 2016 National Association of Letter Carriers’ Food Drive was another success. Through the collection efforts on Saturday, May 14the Food Bank of Delaware…

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June 2, 2016

Food Bank of Delaware launches “Produce Prescription” partnership with Delaware Pediatrics

Thanks to a three-year $225,000 multi-program grant from Giant Food’s Our Family Foundation, the Food Bank of Delaware and Delaware Pediatrics formally launched their new “Produce Prescription” partnership yesterday afternoon….

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