Family Promise highlights hidden homelessness
Family Promise of Northern New Castle County wanted to get the word out that family homelessness is a big problem in Delaware.
Ryan Catalani, director of donor relations, said the organization used unrestricted funds in a campaign that outlines the little-known fact that in the First State, an estimated 6,500 children experience homelessness — one in every 30 kids.
The campaign includes a website, HiddenDE.org, newsletters and billboards at a trio of sites in northern New Castle County. [Not a valid template]
The campaign is important since most see the unhidden side of homelessness from the presence of single individuals.
Dover Federal Credit Union pitches in for ‘Framing Frenzy’
A local family is one step closer to moving into a new home, as the result of a Framing Frenzy recently organized by the Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity.
Last month, team members from Dover Federal Credit Union accepted a challenge to frame the second story of a home, in just one day. Thr project was completed in less than two hours by employees and board members of Dover Federal Credit Union who volunteered their time.
Founded in 1990, Central DE Habitat for Humanity has created housing solutions for over 170 adults and children.
Easterseals fundraiser honors Adami
Easterseals will hold a “Brews for Bill Adami” event on August 1, 2018 at Grain H2O, 3006 Summit Harbour Place, Bear.
The event is being held in memory of former Delaware Easterseals President/CEO, Bill Adami, Grain H2O will feature special guest bartenders from 5 to 8 p.m. who will serve up Adami’s favorite drinks. All tips will benefit Easterseals Adami Fund for Innovation.
In addition, if you bring this flyer to Grain H2O and present it to your server at any time on August 1, Grain H2O will donate 20 percent of your food check to Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
As a 14-year-old volunteer at a state institution for people with significant intellectual disabilities, Bill witnessed the inhumane treatment at that time and it forged his passionate commitment to ensure that people with disabilities would be treated with dignity and respect.
That passion brought Adami to Easterseals where he served in multiple roles for 22 years. After Adami’s untimely passing, the Easterseals board of directors created a fund bearing his name which honors Adami ’s leadership and innovation at Easterseals.
Community Foundation announces $298,000 in capital grants
The Delaware Community Foundation has awarded a total of $298,000 in 2018 capital grants to 18 organizations around the state. This year’s recipients are:
- Boys & Girls Club at H. Fletcher Brown, $15,000 to support renovation of an existing weight room to be converted into a recording studio and an audio/visual games room.
- Brandywine Valley, SPCA, $23,750 to support renovations to the Georgetown facility.
- Children & Families $7,500, to support renovations to the Georgetown facility.
- Delaware Botanic Gardens, $25,000 to support the construction of a welcome center.
- Delaware Theatre Company, $25,000 to support improvements to the theater’s HVAC system.
- Elizabeth W. Murphey School, $15,000to support the construction of a maintenance shop in what was once a boiler room on the property.
- Habitat for Humanity New Castle County, $15,000 to support the renovation of Habitat’s main office and the ReStore in Price’s Corner.
- Ingleside Homes, Inc., $12,000to support renovations to the kitchen and laundry areas.
- Lewes Senior Activity Center $20,000 to support a capital campaign to renovate existing space, add more parking, and include new outdoor amenities.
- Mary Campbell Center $25,000 to support expansion of the dining area, nursing station, case managers’ office, support station, and physical therapy room.
- Music School of Delaware $15,000 to support repairs to the school’s roof.
- NCALL, $20,000 to support the “Restoring Central Dover” project, a major community development initiative focused on revitalizing the downtown area.
- Peoples Place II, Inc. $15,000 to support conversion of a storage trailer to useful workshop space at this emergency family shelter.
- Primeros Pasos, $11,250 to support the construction of the third and final building of the new Early Learning Center.
- Sacred Heart Housing, Inc., $15,000 to support the construction of the Village of St. John, which will provide affordable housing for low-income seniors.
- Sussex County Habitat for Humanity, $15,000to support interior renovations to the Race Street property, which houses up to eight AmeriCorps volunteers.
- United Cerebral Palsy of Delaware, $3,500to support renovations to pavilions at Camp Lenape.
- Westside Family Healthcare, $20,000to support roof repair at a Wilmington site.
