October 15, 2018
Grab and Go reaches out to hungry kids throughout the summer
When the Food Bank of Delaware white van pulls into the parking lot of Ernie’s Country Store near Woodside, there’s already one little boy leaning against the side of the cinderblock building. He’s alone, barefoot, his orange Food Bank insulated bag is hand. . . waiting for Ms. V, the driver to move his bagged…
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October 12, 2018
Food Bank of Delaware Receives $75,000 Grant from the Walmart Foundation to Support SNAP Education and Outreach
The Food Bank of Delaware today announced a $75,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation to help fight hunger in Delaware through Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) education and outreach. SNAP is the largest federal program dedicated to providing aid to millions of low-income individuals and families in food insecure communities. Yet, 17 percent of Americans…
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October 9, 2018
Culinary School Spotlight: Alicia Cowan
Alicia Cowan didn’t anticipate having an opportunity to attend a culinary training program. In fact, she had spent two years studying to become a teacher. She decided that teaching was not for her and landed a job at a local restaurant. “I didn’t know how to cook before I got this job,” she admits. “But…
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October 5, 2018
Ten years later, food drive still going strong
As a result of the economic downturn of 2008 and the number of Delawareans in need of services, the Food Bank of Delaware joined forces with United Way in 2008 to launch Delaware Does More, a campaign to bring in additional resources for our neighbors in need. The outpouring from the community was simply amazing….
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October 1, 2018
WIC Education at the Glasgow Farmers Market
The WIC Education team at the Food Bank of Delaware travels throughout the state educating WIC recipients about preparing healthy meals using items on the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) food package. WIC is a nutrition education and supplemental program that provides healthy food for low-income pregnant, breastfeeding and postpartum women and to infants and children…
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September 26, 2018
Seaford Middle school pantry nourishes families; many are transient
The food pantry at Seaford Middle School is deliberately discreet. Housed in a set of locked filing cabinets inside the school nurse’s office, it has become a lifeline for families in need – many of them transient. That’s a deliberately discreet term for homelessness. Ann Covey, RN, BSN, is the school nurse who schedules the…
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September 24, 2018
An update on the Corteva Farm at the Food Bank of Delaware
One year ago, the Corteva Farm at our future home at 222 Lake Drive was a four-acre parcel filled with debris, trash and overgrown plants and trees. Today it’s in the beginning stages of a production farm designed to help train Delawareans for careers in the agricultural sector and create a way for the Food…
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September 14, 2018
Walmart Foundation and Food Bank of Delaware present St. Patrick’s Center with refrigerated van donation
Representatives from the Food Bank of Delaware officially passed off the key to a brand-new refrigerated van to the St. Patrick’s Center at a special presentation this morning. Thanks to a $75,000 donation from the Walmart Foundation to Feeding America, the largest domestic hunger-relief organization, the Food Bank of Delaware purchased a brand-new refrigerated van…
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September 11, 2018
Food Bank offers fall community cooking demonstrations in Milford, Newark
Want to improve your culinary skills and have fun too? Join Food Bank of Delaware’s Executive Chef Tim Hunter at both Food Bank sites for community cooking demonstrations this fall! In each two-hour class, students will learn how to prepare meals, plus each session includes sampling opportunities and take-home food items in addition to the…
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September 7, 2018
Thanksgiving For All Donations
Thank you for helping to ensure Delaware families have a hot Thanksgiving meal!
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