Food Bank of Delaware
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The Food Bank of Delaware, a member of Feeding America (formerly America’s Second Harvest – The Nation’s Food Bank Network), is a Delaware
-based, statewide nonprofit agency whose mission is a community free of hunger.
to a statewide hunger-relief organization with operations in both New Castle
and Sussex
Counties. Today the Food Bank of Delaware is the only facility in Delaware with the equipment, warehouse and staff to collect donations from all sectors of the food industry and safely and efficiently redistribute them to those who need it most. Annually, it distributes between 7 and 10 million pounds of food from all sectors of the food industry including fresh produce, meats, beverages and snacks.
Today, through a network of more than 350 member agencies and feeding programs, the Food Bank of Delaware distributes food to approximately 90,000 people in Delaware and parts of Pennsylvania
and Maryland
. Approximately 16,400 different people per week receive food assistance through the Food Bank's network of member agencies. Agencies include food closets, churches, schools, childcare centers, senior centers, state agencies, shelters, community centers and Summer Food Service Program and Child and Adult Care Feeding Program sites.
Delaware
Delaware is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Coast in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered to the south and west by Maryland, and to the north by Pennsylvania...
-based, statewide nonprofit agency whose mission is a community free of hunger.
Overview
Originally founded in 1981 as the Food Conservers, Inc., the Food Bank of Delaware has provided food assistance for more than 25 years to Delawareans at risk of hunger. The organization has grown from an organization that served 50 agencies out of a basement in the Northeast State Social Service Center in WilmingtonWilmington, Delaware
Wilmington is the largest city in the state of Delaware, United States, and is located at the confluence of the Christina River and Brandywine Creek, near where the Christina flows into the Delaware River. It is the county seat of New Castle County and one of the major cities in the Delaware Valley...
to a statewide hunger-relief organization with operations in both New Castle
New Castle County, Delaware
New Castle County is the northernmost of the three counties of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 its population was 538,479, an increase of 7.6% over the previous decade. The county seat is Wilmington. The center of population of Delaware is located in New Castle County, in the town of...
and Sussex
Sussex County, Delaware
Sussex County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Delaware. As of 2010 the population was 197,145, an increase of 25.9% over the previous decade. The county seat is Georgetown. The Seaford Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Sussex County.Sussex County is...
Counties. Today the Food Bank of Delaware is the only facility in Delaware with the equipment, warehouse and staff to collect donations from all sectors of the food industry and safely and efficiently redistribute them to those who need it most. Annually, it distributes between 7 and 10 million pounds of food from all sectors of the food industry including fresh produce, meats, beverages and snacks.
Today, through a network of more than 350 member agencies and feeding programs, the Food Bank of Delaware distributes food to approximately 90,000 people in Delaware and parts of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
and Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
. Approximately 16,400 different people per week receive food assistance through the Food Bank's network of member agencies. Agencies include food closets, churches, schools, childcare centers, senior centers, state agencies, shelters, community centers and Summer Food Service Program and Child and Adult Care Feeding Program sites.