June 20, 2019
L.O.G.I.C. Student Spotlight: Devin Minter
By Kate Grabowski, Communications Intern Devin is focused on creating opportunities for a successful career in the warehousing field, and the L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing, and Inventory Control) program is helping him get there. L.O.G.I.C. is part of Delaware Food Works, the Food Bank of Delaware’s workforce development program. Enrolling primarily to get OSHA-10 and…
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June 18, 2019
L.O.G.I.C. Student Spotlight: Mercedes Cherricks
By Kate Grabowski, Communications Intern Coming from working at her grandmother’s military surplus store, Mercedes could not have imagined the opportunities the Food Bank of Delaware’s L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing, and Inventory Control) program could offer her. At twenty-six, with two young kids, Mercedes wanted to try something different, something she had never done…
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June 13, 2019
WIC cooking demonstrations help clients stay happy and healthy
By Kate Grabowski, Communications Intern Driving down Ogletown Road in Newark, you might miss the Hudson State Service Center. From the outside it may not appear as the hub of activity that it is, however it is home to one of Delaware’s WIC clinics and a slew of other social services for Delaware. Last Thursday…
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June 7, 2019
Now Open: The Discover Cafe at the Food Bank of Delaware
On Monday we officially opened the new Discover Cafe at the Food Bank of Delaware! The Discover Cafe is part of Delaware Food Works, our workforce development and social enterprise initiative. The Discover Cafe provides an opportunity for us to provide employment opportunities for current and past Culinary School graduates, while also generating revenue to…
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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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