Category Archives: Face of Hunger
Struggling with Hunger in Delaware
More than one in four Delawareans receives emergency food assistance through out network of hunger-relief partners. Our partners include food closets, shelters, soup kitchens, daycares and other organizations that provide free food assistance to those in need. Earlier this month we … Continue reading
Filed under Face of Hunger, Hunger, Hunger-Relief Partners, Poverty, Programs
Monthly Relief for Delaware Seniors
By Kim Kostes, Community Relations Manager With rising gas and prescription costs, budgets are tight for most Delawareans. A group especially feeling the pinch is Delaware senior citizens. Fortunately for 2,500 low-income seniors living in Delaware, the Commodity Supplemental Food … Continue reading
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New study paints a detailed portrait of food insecurity in Delaware
The Food Bank of Delaware and Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, released a landmark study today, “Map the Meal Gap,” providing the first detailed look at the food budget needed by families struggling with hunger in the … Continue reading
Filed under Advocate, Face of Hunger, Hunger, Hunger-Relief Partners, Milford Expansion, Poverty, Programs
A Martin Luther King Day food distribution recap
Monday was a jam-packed day of service at the Food Bank of Delaware! More than 150 volunteers spent time with us at our Newark Branch, Governor Markell and a slew of other volunteers visited our Milford Branch and the afternoon was … Continue reading
Filed under Face of Hunger, FBD Staff, Hunger, Poverty, Supporters, Volunteer
A Visit to the Lake Forest Senior Mobile Pantry
Yesterday a few Food Bankers had the opportunity to visit one of our Hunger-Relief Partners, the Lake Forest Senior Mobile Pantry. The Mobile Pantry takes place inside the Felton United Methodist Church and a group of dedicated volunteers, lead by Jeannie and … Continue reading
Filed under Face of Hunger, Hunger, Hunger-Relief Partners, Poverty
The Face of Hunger in Delaware
Meet Esther. Esther only gets by with what she absolutely needs. “I know what it’s like to have and to not have,” she says. After working in the nursing field, Esther is now retired living on a fixed income and … Continue reading
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