July 13, 2020
Food Bank Of Delaware Receives $7,000 Donation from the Darden Foundation to Help End Hunger
The Food Bank of Delaware announced today $7,000 grant from The Darden Foundation to help provide hunger-relief to Delaware families. Since the start of the COVID-19 crisis, demands for the Food Bank of Delaware’s hunger-relief services have doubled. The funds will be used to provide emergency food to families in need. “We are thankful for…
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June 1, 2020
Committed volunteers help food-insecure Delawareans
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the Food Bank of Delaware relied heavily on volunteers to help sort food, pack meal boxes for seniors and backpacks for kids in school. Since March the virus outbreak stressed not only the state’s healthcare resources, but also rattled Delaware’s economy. Stay-at-home orders shut down service and retail sectors, leaving many…
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May 26, 2020
Thankful for our healthcare heroes
COVID-19 has been difficult for all of us, but especially our healthcare workers who are on the frontlines caring for sick patients. All of us at the Food Bank of Delaware are grateful for our healthcare heroes. It was an honor to receive a letter and four boxes of nonperishables and $150 from Stephanie Levin…
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Harry K Foundation, Food Bank, Project Kudos help those in need
With schools closed and unemployment at a record high – particularly for those working in the service industries – food insecurity has become a more urgent issue associated with the coronavirus. Among those impacted are students receiving weekend meals – or backpacks – through a partnership linking the Food Bank of Delaware, the Harry K…
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May 8, 2020
Volunteers commited to bringing weekend food to inner-city children
Despite social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Food Bank of Delaware and the people we serve are grateful that our volunteers are still willing to step up and lend a helping hand. Margi Prueitt and members of the Rotary Club of Wilmington bridge the generation gap with their focus on early childhood development at…
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May 1, 2020
Retiree finds rewards in giving back by volunteering at Food Bank
Bob Reilly is a familiar face at the Food Bank of Delaware’s Milford branch. He volunteers every Tuesday and Thursday, mostly assisting in the warehouse. But like most of our volunteers, this Bridgeville resident is willing to lend a hand helping complete whatever task is needed. On Thursday, he assisted in packing weekend meal boxes…
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April 30, 2020
7-year-old boy raises food and funds for Delawareans
Thanks to the generous spirit of 7-year-old Landon Jones – and the support of his parents, John and Amy, and sister and brother, the Food Bank of Delaware and the people we served received 266 pounds of food and a cash donation of $4,205! Amy Jones said their home-based food drive came about at the…
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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 to choose foods that are best suited for their household versus receiving a prepacked bag or box of food. Nudges are defined by Feeding America…
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November 25, 2019
7th annual gala will help feed children
Thanks to the generosity of the Harry K Foundation, two new school pantries opened recently: one in the Charlton School – Caesar Rodney School District – and the other in Milton Elementary School – Cape Henlopen School District. That brings the total to 44 Harry K-sponsored pantries statewide in partnership with the Food Bank of…
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November 13, 2019
Perdue Presents New Refrigerated Truck to Food Bank of Delaware
Perdue Farms, along with the Harry K Foundation, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Acme, presented a brand-new refrigerated truck to the Food Bank of Delaware yesterday as part of the “Drive Out Hunger” truck challenge grant. The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, the charitable giving arm of Perdue Farms, presented…
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