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DCF Announces Scholarships Available for 2020-2021 School Year

Posted on December 2, 2019 by Rebecca Klug | 0 Comments

Delaware students are invited to apply for scholarships available through the Delaware Community Foundation. The deadline to apply is March 15, 2020. Last year, the DCF awarded scholarships totaling $378,650 to 193 students to assist them in pursuing higher education. Students can apply for most scholarships by completing a single online application, available at delcf.org/scholarships. On the website, students can

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Grants Available from DCF’s New Castle County Youth Philanthropy Board

Posted on November 19, 2019 by Rebecca Klug | 0 Comments

$15,000 available for New Castle County nonprofits New Castle County nonprofit organizations are invited to apply for grants from the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) Youth Philanthropy Board (YPB). The YPB will consider applications for programs that advance equity and opportunity for at-risk youth with special consideration given to programs providing financial literacy, life skill training with a trauma informed approach,

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AAEFD Provides Three Education Grants

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

The African American Empowerment Fund of Delaware has awarded $6,000 to help support three high-quality programs focused on education in our community. The recipients of the AAEFD’s 2018 Education Grants Program are: One Village Alliance-$2,500: Propels the most marginalized children and their families on a holistic journey toward excellence through education, entrepreneurship and the arts. Nehemiah Gateway/Tennis Rocks Tutoring Program-$2,500:

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Delaware Towns are National Leaders in Initiatives to Build Opportunity, Renowned Authors Say

Posted on November 7, 2019 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

From Reach Riverside to Seaford Park Development Project, initiatives to build opportunity in Delaware communities are setting the bar for other states, said James and Deborah Fallows, renowned journalists and authors of Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America. The Fallowses, nationally recognized for their in-depth journalism on rebounding towns throughout the country, yesterday presented the 2019

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New Kent & Sussex Youth Philanthropy Boards Selected

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Thirty-nine Kent and Sussex County high school seniors and juniors will experience the triumphs and challenges of being philanthropists this year through the Delaware Community Foundation’s Youth Philanthropy Board (YPB). Like their counterpart in New Castle County, the Kent and Sussex County YPBs include students from public, private and parochial schools. The DCF gives the Kent and Sussex County student

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Join Us Nov. 6 to Talk about “Our Towns” with Authors James & Deborah Fallows

Posted on October 28, 2019 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

James and Deborah Fallows, journalists and authors of Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America, will present the 2019 DCF Building Opportunity Keynote on Nov. 6 at the HOTEL DUPONT in Wilmington. The event also will be livestreamed at Laurel Public Library, Lewes Public Library and the Paradee Center in Dover, through partnerships with Sussex County Libraries and

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Sussex Central Student Receives Edwards Scholarship

Posted on October 23, 2019 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Cindy Zheng, a 2019 graduate of Sussex Central High School, received this year’s Don and Nancy Edwards Scholarship through the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF). Cindy was the co-president of Students in Action, was involved in Math League and Health Occupations Students of America, and volunteered for Beebe Hospital, but she balanced her school activities with other obligations most of her

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Caesar Rodney Rotary Fund Accepting Grant Applications for 2020 Projects Serving At-Risk Youth in New Castle County

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Rebecca Klug | 0 Comments

The Caesar Rodney Rotary Foundation (CRRF) New Castle County Youth Empowerment Fund at the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF) will accept grant applications Oct. 15-Nov. 15, 2019. The grant maximum is $2,500 and is available only to New Castle County nonprofit organizations serving youth and young adults ages birth through 25 years who are underserved and at risk for not having

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Joan’s Toolbox: Set It and Forget It Giving

Posted on October 11, 2019 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

Everybody’s got their favorites. For those with a philanthropic spirit, there are always one or two personal causes that are especially dear. Whether it’s your church, an alma mater or a favorite nonprofit, the Delaware Community Foundation is here to help you permanently support those favorite organizations through a designated fund. A designated fund is a kind of “set it

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$2.2MM Brandywine Creek Woodlawn Fund Created at the DCF

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Allison Levine | 0 Comments

A private trust fund established by the Woodlawn Trustees nearly 40 years ago to benefit Brandywine Creek State Park in Wilmington is now being managed by the Delaware Community Foundation (DCF). Transfer of the $2.2 million to the new Brandywine Creek Woodlawn Fund was announced at the DCF’s annual meeting in June, and is now complete. In 1981, the Woodlawn

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DCF Announces Scholarships Available for 2020-2021 School Year

Grants Available from DCF’s New Castle County Youth Philanthropy Board

AAEFD Provides Three Education Grants

Delaware Towns are National Leaders in Initiatives to Build Opportunity, Renowned Authors Say

New Kent & Sussex Youth Philanthropy Boards Selected

Join Us Nov. 6 to Talk about “Our Towns” with Authors James & Deborah Fallows

Sussex Central Student Receives Edwards Scholarship

Caesar Rodney Rotary Fund Accepting Grant Applications for 2020 Projects Serving At-Risk Youth in New Castle County

Joan’s Toolbox: Set It and Forget It Giving

$2.2MM Brandywine Creek Woodlawn Fund Created at the DCF

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