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FOOD BANK OF DELAWARE
222 LAKE DRIVE, NEWARK, DE 19702 | 302.292.1305 | FBD.ORG
HOW WE MAKE AN IMPACT
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to inspire hope in our communities by providing food to nourish Delawareans, while collaborating on long-term solutions to hunger and poverty.
Last year we distributed more than 20 million meals to neighbors in need. Far too many
in our community are faced with difficult decisions - pay the rent or buy food, pay for medicine or eat? We step in so families don’t have to make these difficult decisions. In addition to emergency food services,
Year established: 1981 Number of full-time employees: 93 Number of part-time employees: 7 Annual revenue: $33,191,149 Geographic service area: Delaware
Cathy Kanefsky
President and CEO
TOP FUNDING SOURCES: Donated Food: 65% Federal and State: 16% Individuals: 10% Foundations: 4% Corporations: 5%
My experience at the Food Bank of Delaware has been a lifeline for me, being back in society. It’s helped my mental health, helped me regain confidence. I still have something to offer, and I’m able to reach people. I have support. —Clarissa Haglid, Culinary School Alumna
SOCIAL MEDIA:
@FoodBankofDE
we also lift adults out of poverty by
providing training opportunities in food
service and warehousing/logistics and
empower our neighbors through financial coaching, nutrition education and benefits application assistance. Our services assist more than 100,000 Delawareans.
GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
For every dollar given to the Food Bank of Delaware, we can provide three meals to Delawareans in need. Generous donors enable us to provide not only emergency food through our network of partners, but also nutrition education, outreach and workforce training.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Last year we had more than 18,000 volunteer visits for a total of 55,105 hours donated. We have volunteer opportunities in Newark and Milford. Volunteers must be at least seven years old. Volunteers may sign up online at fbd.volunteerhub.com.
LEADERSHIP
BOARD MEMBERS:
Steve Thompson, Chair
Andy Larmore,
Past Chair
Bayshore Transportation
Andrew Levin, Treasurer Onix Group
Cathy Sandler, Secretary
Nicole DiMondi, Workforce & Community Development Chair DuPont
Tucker Norton, Operations Chair DuPont
Gregg Schmidt, External Affairs Chair
Jeff Whitmarsh, Advancement Chair Delaware State Police
April Birmingham, M&T Bank
Nikko Brady, State of Delaware
Maurice Catlett, SoDel Concepts
Nancy Dalton, Amazon
Sarah DiLuzio, Dupont
Bernice Edwards, First State Community Action Agency
Dr. John Fink,
Bayhealth Medical Center
Jason Jowers, Esq., Bayard Firm
Leslie Kosek, JPMorgan Chase
Scott Lammers
David Marvel, Jr., Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association of Delaware
Ruth Mayer, Retired Educator
Henri Moore,
GSK Consumer Health
Corie Priest, Delaware Department of Justice
Bill See, Perdue Farms
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