Stories for Workforce Development

Pictured: Lupo Italian Kitchen Sous Chef Sam “Rusty” Russell and Ny Cunningham We recently caught up with Milford culinary alumna, Ny Cunningham, to see what she’s been up to since graduating! Tell us a little about yourself: I have five children, ages 3 to 26. I spent 20 years in the corporate world before I…

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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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Tears and cheers filled the room as family, friends, community dignitaries, Food Bank staff, supporters and others joined to celebrate the accomplishments of the combined Newark and Milford culinary classes! Eight students overcame both personal and pandemic challenges to successfully complete the 14-week training program. The graduates include: Jacob Armstrong Allen Burke Vernon Dixon Cynthia…

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Nyaire Lolly graduated from the Food Bank of Delaware’s L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) program in December 2021. Under the guidance of Operations Instructor Joe Cunha, Nyaire spent 11 weeks learning the ins and outs of this growing industry. From how to operate a fork lift to OSHA-10 certification, Nyaire was well…

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Jacob Armstrong currently works in a kitchen, but wanted to expand his knowledge and skillset to become an asset to his employer. The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware was the perfect place to further develop his skills. “I felt I could help out my chef a little bit more if I were…

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The accomplishments of 16 students from the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary and L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) training programs were celebrated this morning at a graduation ceremony. The graduates have officially completed their coursework and are now ready for entry-level employment. The new graduates are: Culinary Michael Gibson Danyelle Gregory Zachery…

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Like many students who attend the Food Bank of Delaware Culinary Schools, Smyrna resident Charles Anderson took a big leaf of faith when he enrolled for the 14-week training course in August. Moving into the food service industry signified a huge lifestyle change; Anderson spent more than 20 years in health care as a business…

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Aja Hunnings says she enjoys working in the warehouse. She’s worked in warehouses before, but never operated a forklift or other warehouse machinery until coming to the L.O.G.I.C. training program at the Food Bank of Delaware. Fortunately, her mom discovered the training program thanks to a Facebook Live broadcast of a past graduation ceremony. She…

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Jeph Avendano discovered L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) one day while looking for different food assistance programs. “I came across the [web] site for the Food Bank of Delaware. I was looking through and saw there were educational programs,” he explained. The program was exactly what Jeph needed to reenter the warehousing/logistics…

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This morning we celebrated the accomplishments of Ashley, Ryan and Everett – our most recent L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) graduates! Despite the small class size, the students excelled in all areas of the training program and received a lot of one-on-one work with Warehouse Instructor Joe Cunha. “I couldn’t be prouder,”…

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