September 24, 2019
Volunteer reaches 1,000 hour milestone
Steve Werkheiser has been volunteering at the Food Bank of Delaware for the past two years, and he surpassed the 1,000-hour mark today! Two years ago, as a 60th birthday present to himself, Steve retired from Dupont. He wasn’t ready to slow down, so he has been making a difference in the lives of food…
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New Century Club of Newark donates $33,600 to Food Bank of Delaware
The New Century Club of Newark donated $33,600 to our Backpack Program last week! The program provides food to children in need when school is not in session and federal school meal programs are not available. Child hunger advocate and First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney was on hand for the donation. “We are so thankful…
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September 20, 2019
2,613 children receive free meals through Summer Grab and Go program
The last days of the summer season are officially here and we are excited to announce that we distributed 37,856 meals to 2,613 children this summer through our Grab and Go program. The privately-funded Grab and Go program provided a convenient way for kids to receive nutritious foods during the summer months. This program enabled…
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September 18, 2019
Food Bank of Delaware Awarded Grant from The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation to Support Hunger-Relief Efforts
The Food Bank of Delaware today announced that it has received a grant from The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation to help fight hunger and improve nutrition among children in Delaware. Funds from The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation will be used to support the Food Bank of Delaware’s Backpack Program for kids. “The Food Bank of…
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September 13, 2019
Volunteer Spotlight: Joann Gillespie
Joann Gillespie has been volunteering in the Healthy Pantry Center at our Newark headquarters for just over a month and she says she “loves it.” This dedicated volunteer can be found in the pantry once a week doing a variety of tasks including stocking shelves, assisting shoppers and more. And she does it all with…
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August 27, 2019
Cooking healthy with WIC
On a recent Tuesday, nearly a dozen women, some awaiting the arrival of their babies and others with young children, gathered in a classroom of Connections in Seaford to learn how to prepare a nutritious and tasty meal using WIC foods. Through a partnership with the Food Bank of Delaware, a trained WIC nutrition educator…
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August 22, 2019
Thank you x1000 — The end of my summer internship
By Kate Grabowski, Communications Intern For the past few days I have been struggling to write this blog post. How would I summarize the amazing summer I had in just a few paragraphs? How would I be able to truly thank all the people that made my time at the Food Bank of Delaware so…
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August 16, 2019
Nutritious cooking demos at the Healthy Pantry Center
The Healthy Pantry Center at our Newark headquarters has been bustling with activity since hours expanded last month. Families who visit the pantry leave with a grocery cart full of food including frozen meats, produce and dairy products. Those who visited the pantry last Friday were treated to a special cooking demonstration with Madison Hines,…
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August 15, 2019
Barclays presents $125,000 to Food Bank of Delaware workforce development initiative
As part of the graduation celebration of the 59th class of The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware, Barclays presented a check for $125,000 to help support the Food Bank’s workforce development initiative, Delaware Food Works. Funding will support the Delaware Food Works programming including The Culinary School and L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General…
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August 14, 2019
Harrington salon collects toiletries as a lasting tribute to Anne Paladino
The legend – and mission – of Anne Paladino lives on as her community continues to support her legacy, the Lake Forest Church Association Inc., known as the Harrington Food Pantry. The food pantry is one of the Food Bank of Delaware’s 506 Hunger Relief Partners who receive 916,000 visits each year. Through the month…
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