Perdue donates truckload of chicken to Food Bank of Delaware

Thanks to the generosity of Perdue Farms, Delaware families struggling with food insecurity will have access to nutritious chicken. Perdue delivered 42,000 pounds of no-antibiotics-ever chicken to the Food Bank of Delaware recently. The chicken will be distributed to families in need through the Food Bank's network of 536 hunger-relief program partners across the state.

The Food Bank of Delaware distributes millions of pounds of products each year to its network of 536 hunger-relief program partners throughout the state and also provides thousands of meals a month for children through the After-School Nutrition Program, the Summer Grab and Go Program and the Backpack Program. The Food Bank's hunger-relief programs provide for Delawareans at risk of going without meals.

The Culinary School at the Food Bank of Delaware, the Food Bank's workforce development arm, provides training for adults interested in careers in the food service industry. For more information about the Food Bank of Delaware, go to www.fbd.org or call 302-292-1305.