The holiday food drive ends on Wednesday, December 21! Read more...
Holiday Hours
Happy Holidays! The Newark facility will close at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 22 for our annual staff party; the Milford Branch will close at 9:30 a.m. The Food Bank will be closed Friday, December 23-Monday, January 2.
The next class class of The Culinary School in Newark and Milford begins Monday, February 13! Applications are currently being accepted! Find out more...
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WHAT WE DO
Our Mission is to provide nutritious foods to Delawareans in need
and facilitate long-term solutions to the problems of hunger and
poverty through community education and advocacy.
Can you believe it? 2016 is almost over!
It's been an exciting year of growth and change at the Food Bank of Delaware! We couldn't do any of it without your support though! We are looking forward to BIG THINGS in 2017.
January: We started the year off celebrating the accomplishments of eight graduates of The Culinary School in Newark. Delaware...
Culinary School teaches life skills too
Hope Truitt received the “Most Improved” award during Dec. 20 graduation ceremonies for the Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School in Milford.
It’s an honor she didn’t think she would earn when she enrolled in the school’s 11th class 14 weeks ago.
Hope also earned a 100 percent score in her Kitchen Final: she prepared a stuffed pork loin that totally...
Backpack Program helps local mom and kids
Erin never imagined needing to access help in order to make ends meet. The single mom of five recently filed for divorce.
Since March she's been on her own with children ranging in ages from five months to 13 years.
She filed a Protection From Abuse order from her husband. "He's not supporting us and stopped paying the bills when the...
11th Milford culinary class graduates
Seven members of The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware celebrated their achievements today during a graduation ceremony for the 11th class at the Food Bank’s Milford facility.
The graduates are Brenda Esquivel, Samuel Herholdt, Jeremy Kloepfer, Zachary Nicar, Nelson Porto, Angela Thomason, and Hope Truitt.
Executive Director of Food & Beverage at Harrington Raceway & Casino DJ Silicato...
Applications being accepted for The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware
Want to start 2017 with a new career in the food service industry? The next classes for The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware in Newark and Milford will both begin on Monday, Feb. 13, 2017. Applications are being accepted for interested students.
The 14-week program includes 12 weeks (daytime hours) of hands-on training in basic and high-end...
Culinary training yields employment, boost in self-esteem and more
It’s easy to see that Kelly Halliday is happy at Grandpa Mac’s, one of the Rehoboth’s newest culinary destinations.
Kelly graduated from The Food Bank of Delaware’s Culinary School on Oct. 18, but her employment at Grandpa Mac’s started at the beach location in August.
Since then, Grandpa Mac’s, one of Chef Hari Cameron’s restaurants, opened a second eatery on Del....
NEED HELP?
If you are hungry or otherwise in need of assistance, please contact the Delaware
Helpline by dialing 211. Visit the Delaware Helpline Website for more information
and helpful resources.
If you’re in need of monthly food assistance, apply for SNAP benefits.
To find a food closet near you, please click here.