August 4, 2016
Rain or Shine, Our Summer Meals Program Still Delivers
By Joanna Scatasti, Communications Intern Storm clouds and muggy weather caused a small turnout at Wilton Park on Monday, but that didn’t change how appreciative the two young girls who did show up were. Samantha, a site coordinator, and George, one of the Food Bank’s drivers, stepped up to the plate after the originally scheduled…
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August 3, 2016
Kent County’s Bounty Farm to Fork Dinner
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator The second annual Farm-To-Fork Dinner promises a pleasing mixture of formal dining served al fresco at a local dairy farm. The event on Saturday, Aug. 27 is sponsored by the Kent County Farm Bureau and will take place at G&S Dairy Farm near Harrington. It is a benefit for the…
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August 2, 2016
ManageFirst at the Food Bank of Delaware
By Kim Turner, Communications Director Many don’t know, but the Food Bank of Delaware is more than just a warehouse that distributes food to a network of hunger relief partners. One day we envision a community free of hunger where families are not in need of our emergency food services. To accomplish this goal, we…
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August 1, 2016
Libraries’ summer outreach offers lunch, learning and more for kids
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Libraries have evolved into community centers. Yes, they are still a place to find books and magazines, but thanks to supportive directors, some libraries offer free lunch to their youngest patrons through the Food Bank of Delaware’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP). One in five children in Delaware live in…
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July 28, 2016
How my outlook was changed by just one visit: The Edgemoor Revitalization Cooperative
By Joanna Scatasti, Communications Intern As the cool, morning breeze brushed against my back, I swallowed my nerves and walked up to the door of the Edgemoor Revitalization Cooperative. I typically am very uncomfortable introducing myself to people and get a case of the nerves when meeting someone new, but as soon as Chris, one…
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July 27, 2016
Summer Meals in Dickey Park
By Joanna Scatasti, Communications Intern The oppressive heat and humidity didn’t stop Dickey Park’s youth from coming to get their free lunch last week. Lanier Williams, our mobile meals driver, was pleased with the turnout. He says that this is just one of the several stops he makes during the day to feed the kids….
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July 26, 2016
Hot or not, Food Lion and the Delaware State Fair focus on helping hungry Delaware families
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator On the hottest day of the year when the heat index rose to well over 100 degrees, Food Lion, the Delaware State Fair and the Food Bank of Delaware hosted the fifth annual “Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day” at the Delaware State Fair. So what if it was hot?…
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July 25, 2016
Volunteer Spotlight: Kyle Bell
By Joanna Scatasti, Communications Intern A volunteer turned intern, Kyle Bell has been helping out the Food Bank for quite some time now—three years to be exact. He’s about to enter into his senior year of high school, and when asked about it, he was all smiles and excitement. He does a lot for the…
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July 22, 2016
Kent County seniors benefit from voucher pilot program, hope it continues
By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator There’s nothing like fresh fruits and vegetables to brighten up humdrum meals, and also for taste and nutritional benefits. For seniors living at the poverty level, these items are often too expensive to purchase regularly. Thanks to a pilot program through the Palmer Home Foundation, Kent County seniors enrolled in…
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July 21, 2016
Seven students graduate from Food Bank’s Culinary School
The Food Bank of Delaware celebrated the accomplishments this week of seven students who successfully completed the organization’s 14-week culinary program in Newark and Milford. (Click here to read about the Milford graduation!) Three of these students were able to complete the training program thanks to an $18.8 million USDA grant provided to the state…
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