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DCF Awards 189 Scholarships Totaling $389,000 for 2021-2022 School Year

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

The Delaware Community Foundation has awarded $389,000 in scholarships for the 2021-2022 school year, helping 172 students pursue secondary education. Each year, the DCF awards scholarships to students from funds established by generous people who care about education and understand that it can be costly. This year, 189 scholarships were awarded to 172 students. There is no cap on the

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5 Questions with Stu: Abby Stewart, Executive Director of Embrace Delaware

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Stuart Comstock-Gay | 0 Comments

Embrace Delaware, formerly ARISE Delaware, envisions a community where individuals affected by disabilities and their families are fully supported, valued, and included in every aspect of community life. They build community through services such as respite nights, after school programs, summer camps and accessible holiday events. Even more, they provide training for businesses, organizations, schools and churches in order to

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The Power of Generosity

Posted on May 24, 2021 by Stuart Comstock-Gay | 0 Comments

How giving is part of our path forward … my recent op-ed in the News Journal… – – – American generosity is a powerful thing. As we slowly claw our way out of the pandemic era, it’s time to pause for a moment to acknowledge the incredible generosity that has helped us along the way. Delawareans — indeed Americans across

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$360,000 in 2021 Focus Grants Include Multi-Year Support for BIPOC Leaders in Our Communities

Posted on May 18, 2021 by Rebecca Klug | 0 Comments

The Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) has awarded $360,000 in Focus Grants to programs enriching the lives of Delaware youth, supporting Latino communities, and advancing nonprofit leaders of color. Focus Grants support organizations and initiatives working to build opportunity so all Delaware residents can overcome barriers to success, benefit equitably and thrive. Grants were awarded in three priority areas and include

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Four Interns Join Delaware’s First Statewide News Collaborative Initiative

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Note: This article was updated 6/10/2021 to reflect changes to the participants. Four aspiring journalists will be working in local newsrooms this summer through the new DCF Journalism Internship Program, Delaware’s first statewide collaborative journalism initiative. The program, funded by a grant from the COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund and managed by the Delaware Community Foundation, will increase news and information

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Benjamin F. Potter Trust Grants to Aid the Economically Underprivileged in Kent County Open for Applications

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Nonprofit organizations supporting the needy in Kent County are invited to apply for grants from the Benjamin F. Potter Trust through the Delaware Community Foundation. The application will open at 8 a.m. on Mon., May 17; the deadline is 5 p.m. on Wed., June 30, 2021. The purpose of the Benjamin F. Potter Trust, created in 1843 and one of

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2021 DCF Youth Philanthropy Boards Grant $50,000 Statewide

Posted on May 12, 2021 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

High school students study community issues and award grants to critical nonprofits High school students participating in the Youth Philanthropy Boards (YPB) of the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) have awarded $50,000 to 15 nonprofit organizations throughout the state. The DCF sponsors a YPB in each county, to encourage high school students to become more involved in philanthropy. Each board of

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Community Needs Grants Program Accepting Applications For June 2021

Posted on May 7, 2021 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Organizations can receive general operating grants of $10,000 Beginning Wednesday, May 12, at 8 a.m., Delaware nonprofits are invited to apply for general operating grants of $10,000 from the Community Needs Grants Program at the Delaware Community Foundation. The Community Needs Grants Program is part of the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund, a partnership of the DCF and Philanthropy Delaware. In this round, the program –

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21 Grants Awarded In Latest Round of Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund Grants

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Fund has now awarded more than $3.6 million since it launched March 18, 2020 The Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund’s Community Needs Grants program at the Delaware Community Foundation has awarded $210,000 to 21 nonprofit organizations providing services to communities throughout the state. These general operating grants, each in the amount of $10,000, will allow organizations to use funds as

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5 Questions with Stu: David Mariner, Executive Director of CAMP Rehoboth

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Stuart Comstock-Gay | 0 Comments

CAMP Rehoboth, a community center in Rehoboth Beach and recipient of a COVID-19 Community Needs Grant, has a mission of building a community inclusive of all sexual orientations and gender identities. A mission that became undoubtably difficult during a worldwide pandemic. They seek to promote community well-being on all levels; to foster the development of community groups; to develop community

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