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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July 20, 2016

Food Lion Offers Customers an Opportunity to Gain Free Admittance to Delaware State Fair during “Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day” on July 25

Food Lion, the Delaware State Fair and the Food Bank of Delaware announced today that the fifth annual “Food Lion Feeds Hunger Relief Day” will take place on Monday, July 25 at the Delaware State Fair. Fair attendees who bring five Food Lion brand canned or boxed goods will in exchange receive free gate admittance…

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July 19, 2016

Project Wonder-ful ceremony sets tone for future workplace successes

By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator Graduation ceremonies for the 9th graduating class of The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware in Milford got a bit emotional as both the graduates and the chef instructor searched for words and fought back tears. The four graduates, Jermachel Deshields, Michael Hutchens, Lisa Messina, and Justin Roundtree,…

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July 18, 2016

Lunch bags, books, bubbles, blankets! It’s all good, thanks to volunteers

By Gwen Guerke, Communications Coordinator For five Tuesdays this summer, an enthusiastic team of volunteers will deliver a meal and more to children living in four low-income neighborhoods in the Lewes and Rehoboth area. The meal, a bag lunch including fresh fruit and milk, is provided through the Food Bank of Delaware’s summer mobile meal…

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