Delaware Grocers Host Stuff the Bus Food Drive
Grocery retailers statewide host the bus for in-store non-perishable donations through Saturday toward a 15,000-pound goal.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Philanthropy
Live Poll
Do you plan to donate food to a local drive this holiday season?
DART and the Food Bank of Delaware launched the 29th annual Stuff the Bus Thanksgiving food drive, with a goal of collecting 15,000 pounds of non-perishable food and essential items. The campaign runs through Saturday and affects grocery retailers and shoppers statewide who host or support the bus collection points.
Why it matters
The drive channels donated non-perishable goods into the Food Bank of Delaware's distribution network ahead of the holiday season. Its statewide, in-store collection model puts grocery locations at the center of the effort, and it reflects a long-running partnership that has lasted 29 years.
The drive targets 15,000 pounds of non-perishable food and essential items across statewide grocery locations. This is the 29th consecutive year DART has partnered with the Food Bank of Delaware on the campaign.
The players
DART
DART is Delaware's statewide public transit agency, operating bus service across the state and partnering on community initiatives.
Food Bank of Delaware
The Food Bank of Delaware is a statewide hunger-relief organization that collects and distributes food to partner agencies serving families in need.
The details
DART brings its bus onsite to grocery stores across Delaware, where shoppers can drop off canned goods and other non-perishable items. Donations are gathered as items that together would make a complete family meal, including vegetables, dry goods, and beans with protein. The Food Bank of Delaware then distributes the collected items to families in need across the state.
Timeline
Saturday: the Stuff the Bus initiative campaign concludes.
Market Landscape
The Stuff the Bus model pairs a public transit agency's fleet with a regional food bank's distribution network, a partnership now in its 29th year. Grocery retailers serve as the collection points, linking a seasonal charitable campaign to ordinary weekly shopping traffic.
Grocery retailers hosting the bus should plan for in-store staging space and foot-traffic changes through Saturday. Businesses that run employee donation programs can match the drive's non-perishable focus, which covers vegetables, dry goods, and beans with protein.
The takeaway
Stuff the Bus is a repeatable model: a fixed annual partnership that uses existing transit and retail footprints to collect food at scale. Operators interested in community sourcing or employee giving can track the 15,000-pound goal's final result once the campaign closes Saturday.
Further reading
For more on how charitable giving is organized across the state, explore Philanthropy coverage in Delaware.
Source note: This article includes information reported by 47abc.
Live Poll
Do you plan to donate food to a local drive this holiday season?
