October 18, 2018
Perdue AgriBusiness Donates 100 Tons of Organic Compost to Support Food Bank of Delaware Farm
One hundred tons of Perdue AgriRecycle’s microSoft Compost® will help the Food Bank of Delaware transform a once neglected and empty lot in the Pencader Corporate Complex into a farm producing nutritious food for the community. PerdueAgriRecycle delivered the first 50 tons of organic compost this morning to the Corteva Agriscience Farm at the Food…
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Eating Healthy with WIC
The WIC education team at the Food Bank of Delaware presented a cooking demonstration and grocery store tour for moms participating in New Directions Early Head Start Program on Friday, October 12. According to the organization’s website, “New Directions Early Head Start is an interagency program committed to empowering and supporting low income pregnant woman,…
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October 17, 2018
L.O.G.I.C. Student Spotlight: Jessica Deery
Jessica Deery is a member of the pilot class of L.O.G.I.C. (Logistics, Operations, General Warehousing and Inventory Control) at the Food Bank of Delaware. Now in week six of the 11-week training, Jessica and her classmates are learning the ins and outs of the industry and working to become not only OSHA-10 general industry certified,…
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October 16, 2018
Culinary School Student Spotlight: Troy Brown
The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware was the second chance that Troy Brown needed. He learned about the program through a posting on the bulletin board at the Department of Correction’s Plummer Center. Troy has lived in Delaware since 2009. Over the years he has worked as a dishwasher and landscaper. He…
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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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