Food Bank of Delaware Launches Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive: Donations Requested by Noon on Friday, November 13, at Warehouses in Newark and Milford
Newark and Milford, Delaware — The Food Bank of Delaware has launched its annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, inviting individuals, businesses, schools and community groups to donate food, organize collections or contribute financially. Thanksgiving donations are requested by noon on Friday, November 13, 2026.
According to Feeding America estimates cited by the Food Bank, approximately 157,000 Delawareans, including 42,000 children, face food insecurity. Visits to its Healthy Pantry Centers in Newark and Milford increased 22 percent during the summer compared with the same period last year, and September 2026 visits increased 15 percent compared with September 2025.
For many families, Thanksgiving is a time to gather with loved ones and enjoy a special meal. But for neighbors already struggling to afford groceries and other basic necessities, putting a holiday meal on the table can feel out of reach, said Cathy Kanefsky, President and CEO of the Food Bank of Delaware. No family should have to choose between paying a bill and celebrating Thanksgiving together.
Requested donations include canned vegetables and fruits, canned gravy and cranberry sauce, instant mashed potatoes and stuffing mix, canned meats and soups, cornbread and biscuit mix, frozen turkeys, baby diapers and formula, cereal, and peanut butter and jelly. Donations may be delivered to 222 Lake Drive in Newark or 102 Delaware Veterans Blvd. in Milford, and frozen turkeys must be delivered directly to one of the warehouses. The Food Bank notes that regular Friday donation hours at both locations end at 11:30 a.m., and donations received after the Thanksgiving deadline will be distributed throughout the remainder of the holiday season. A virtual food drive is new this year, allowing supporters to fill an online cart and make a tax deductible donation or create a personal fundraising page.
(Source: Food Bank of Delaware)
Source: Food Bank of Delaware
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Photo: 图：食物银行志愿者在感恩节前分装食物（资料图）。照片：公共领域（美国海岸警卫队），经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Food bank volunteers packing food ahead of Thanksgiving (file photo). Public domain (U.S. Coast Guard), via Wikimedia Commons.
