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FOOD BANK OF
DELAWARE
222 LAKE DRIVE, NEWARK, DE 19702 | 302.292.1305 | FBD.ORG
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.
Year established: 1981
Number of full-time employees: 101
Number of part-time employees: 15
Annual revenue: $40,214,605
Geographic service area: Delaware
HOW WE MAKE AN IMPACT
Last year we distributed more than 19.5
million meals to neighbors in need. Far
too many in our community are faced with
diffi cult decisions - pay the rent or buy food,
pay for medicine or eat? We step in so
families don’t have to make these diffi cult
decisions. In addition to emergency food
services, we also lift adults out of poverty
by providing training opportunities in food
service and warehousing/logistics and
empower our neighbors through fi nancial coaching,
nutrition education and benefi ts 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.
Cathy Kanefsky
President and CEO
TOP FUNDING SOURCES:
Donated Food: 65%
Federal and State: 16%
Individuals: 10%
Foundations: 4%
Corporations: 5%
“It was so hard to give up
driving. You never think you’ll
be in this position. I’m trying
to survive, and I do the best I
can. All I can say is God bless
the Food Bank. I just want to
thank everyone.” —Barbara,
Home Delivery Recipient
SOCIAL MEDIA:
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Last year 8,405 volunteers donated more than 56,000 hours of time.
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,
Chairman
Tucker Norton,
Chairman-Elect
and Operations
Committee Chair
DuPont
Andrew Levin,
Treasurer
SoDel Concepts
Cathy Sandler,
Secretary
Sarah DiLuzio,
Development
Committee Chair
DuPont
John Fink, MD,
Food as Medicine
Committee Chair
Bayhealth Medical Center
Bill See,
Communications
and Awareness
Committee Chair
Perdue Farms
Nikko Brady,
State of Delaware
Maurice Catlett,
SoDel Concepts
Nancy Dalton,
Amazon
Rick Deadwyler,
Corteva
Nicole DiMondi,
Workforce and
Community Development
Committee Chair
DuPont
Bernice Edwards,
First State Community
Action Agency
Mark Feinour,
Bank of America
Jason Jowers, Esq.,
Bayard Firm
Leslie Kosek,
JPMorgan Chase
Scott Lammers
Ruth Mayer
Henri Moore
Corie Priest,
Delaware
Department of Justice
Gregg Schmidt
Dj Silicato,
Harrington
Raceway & Casino
@FoodBankofDE
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