May 28, 2019
Volunteer finds reward in helping others
At the Food Bank of Delaware, we like to say volunteers are the heart and soul of our organization. Tom Hutchins of Frederica is one of those generous volunteers. He retired from the former Dover Sears store, and to fulfill obligations for unemployment compensation, he started volunteering at the Milford branch in November. Then he…
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May 7, 2019
Food insecurity exists in the midst of luxury resort-area destinations
The Food Bank of Delaware relies on 536 community partners statewide to help meet the needs of food-insecure Delawareans. According to Feeding America’s 2019 Map the Meal Gap study, our state’s food insecurity rate is 12.2 percent, slightly higher than the 12 percent rate last year. One of our newest partners, Community Resource Center in…
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May 3, 2019
Stamp Out Hunger on May 11
On Saturday, May 11, Delaware letter carriers will Stamp Out Hunger in order to provide food assistance to Delawareans who rely on the Food Bank of Delaware’s network of hunger-relief partners for support. To help Stamp Out Hunger, simply leave a bag containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned fruits and vegetables, canned meats…
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April 26, 2019
Student demonstrates commitment to helping hungry Delawareans
In the world of Food Bank volunteers, Cindy Lin is a rock star. This Milford High School senior says her passion for volunteering started back in junior high as a member of the National Honor Society, and helping has been a part of her life since then. Yet one has to wonder how a scholar,…
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April 25, 2019
Uncovering student potential at Ferris School
Uncovering students’ potential and passion is the goal of Food Bank of Delaware Chef Instructor Derrill Stewart’s culinary class at the Ferris School for Boys. Thanks to a partnership with the school, Chef Derrill teaches several periods of culinary arts each day at Ferris. For this Chef Instructor, the class is about more than culinary…
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April 23, 2019
Milford Culinary School students begin new food service chapter
Eleven members of The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware celebrated their achievements today during a graduation ceremony for the 24th class at the Food Bank’s Milford facility. The new graduates are: Keya Butcher, Isela Cordero, Dale Costen, Miles Footerman, Dashunda Harmon, Rovina Hill, Kameron Mason, Taylor Mereider, Gordon Pruitt, Vanessa Singletary, and…
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April 22, 2019
Student makes the right turn toward success in Culinary School program
Kameron Mason was all smiles, basking in the glow of success and accomplishment because his seafood gumbo prepared in what he called “refined Southern style” ranked first. The best! Kameron is about to graduate from the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School in Milford, and that’s an experience he never dreamed he would have. The…
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April 12, 2019
Culinary School provides career training, caring role models
Thanks to The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware, Dale Coston Jr. is almost ready to move forward in the food-service industry. The 32-year-old Frederica resident has completed 12 weeks of classroom and basic kitchen training at the Milford branch, and he started a two-week work experience at a new restaurant. On April…
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April 10, 2019
Second class of L.O.G.I.C. graduates at the Food Bank of Delaware
Five students who have spent the last 11 weeks learning the ins and outs of the logistics/operations industry have successfully completed the Food Bank of Delaware’s L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) program. Their accomplishments were celebrated this morning at the Food Bank of Delaware’s new headquarters at 222 Lake Drive in Newark….
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April 8, 2019
Close to 500 attendees ‘Come Together’ to learn how to break the cycle of poverty
Anti-poverty advocates of all ages gathered on Thursday at the Chase Center at the Riverfront for a daylong conference focused on breaking the cycle of poverty through a trauma-informed care approach. The daylong event, Coming Together: The Cycle Can Be Broken, was presented by Corteva Agriscience. Spearheaded by the Food Bank of Delaware’s Coalition to…
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