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July 14, 2025

Partner Spotlight: Nourishing Minds and Bodies at the Community Education Building

At the Food Bank of Delaware, we know that ending hunger is about more than just providing meals, it’s about treating people with dignity, building strong partnerships and creating spaces…

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March 10, 2025

March is National Nutrition Month: Food connects neighbors to the Food Bank

We see the faces of our neighbors who live with food insecurity. They are the people who visit our Healthy Pantry Centers, who wait inside their cars at a mobile…

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June 29, 2023

Food Bank of Delaware Announces New Board Members

The Food Bank of Delaware announced five new board members and its officers for the 2024 fiscal year. New board members are: Nikko Brady, Director of Agriculture and Environmental Affairs,…

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November 22, 2022

Backpack meals help children, struggling young families

Because of their proximity to the beaches and resort communities, families of students attending East Millsboro Elementary School struggle with some unique – and negative — economic situations. Parents may…

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October 18, 2022

‘I get it now; I see why it’s so hard.’: Crime victim needs healthy, healing food

Many people who receive assistance from the Food Bank of Delaware simply can’t afford the food they need, not just to survive but to overcome medical situations. Jessica, a Wilmington…

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February 10, 2022

A Day in the Life of our Community Engagement Coordinator

This blog initially appeared on the National Health Corps’ blog!  Hello and Happy New Year! My name is Penelope, and I’m the Community Engagement Coordinator at the Food Bank of…

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August 4, 2021

Teens and young adults explore the culinary field at the Food Bank of Delaware

It’s been an action-packed four weeks for six participants in our Summer Culinary Exploration Program in Newark! Alana, Andrew, Ya, Tyla, Julian and Kyle spent the past month exploring the…

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September 29, 2020

Student grateful for opportunity to learn new skills; career goals set

Learning new skills in a new environment can be challenging on an ordinary day. Those challenges are magnified – but not impossible – during the COVID pandemic. In the end,…

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April 27, 2020

Neighbors Helping Neighbors

The COVID-19 crisis has been difficult for all of us, but in the face of adversity, we have seen firsthand the power of neighbors helping neighbors and the good that…

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December 16, 2019

2019 Year in Review

It’s time for our annual year in review! Thank you for a great 2019! We look forward to a hunger-free 2020!

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