The Delaware Community Foundation, in partnership with the CenDel Foundation, has awarded $300,000 in grants from the Potter Charity Trust Grants Fund to nonprofit organizations addressing homelessness (including the provision of meals) and providing crisis funding and medical care in Kent County. The recipients are:

Grant Committee Members & Recipients

Communities in Schools of Delaware, Inc. – $100,000

To fund the Kent County Community Assistance program (final award of a three-year grant)

Catholic Charities, Inc. – $30,000

To fund housing stability programs for at-risk Kent County residents

Delaware Guidance Services for Children and Youth, Inc. – $30,000

To fund outpatient psychiatric services for children and their families in Kent County

Human Services Council – $30,000

To provide emergency financial assistance for households in Kent County

Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition – $30,000

To fund the Breast Health Access Project in Kent County

Milford Housing Development Corporation – $30,000

To fund the Home Repair Project in Kent County

Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing – $25,000

To provide food for the homeless in Kent Count 

Cancer Support Community Delaware – $15,000

To fund the Cancer Disparities Community Network in Kent County

Lake Forest Church Association – $10,000

To fund a refrigeration improvement project for the Harrington Food Pantry

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