COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund Grantees

So far, the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund has awarded $2.8 million to 128 nonprofit organizations providing services to communities throughout the state.

Please review the information about our ongoing Community Needs Grants and Vision Grants programs.

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Week 10

St. Michael’s School & Nursery — $28,000 for cleaning supplies and PPE to safely reopen the Wilmington preschool.
Latin American Community Center – $25,000 for emergency assistance for families in New Castle County.
YMCA – $25,000 to run the Take on Summer teen program at four YMCA branches in Wilmington.
Network Delaware – $25,000 for emergency assistance to immigrant families in Sussex County.
Kent-Sussex Industries – $25,000 to modify and restart programs supporting the developmentally disabled.
Vision to Learn – $20,000 for eyeglasses for low-income children in New Castle County.
Holy Rosary Catholic Church Outreach – $20,000 for food for families in Claymont.
Delaware First Media – $16,000 for infrastructure and technology to support increased news coverage of COVID-19.
Delaware Volunteer Legal Services – $15,442 for technology to provide legal services to clients statewide.
Partners for Justice – $15,000 to support social services and legal services to low-income people in New Castle County.
Life Center Complex – $15,000 for technology and staff to provide behavioral telehealth services in New Castle County.
The Grand Opera House – $15,000 for a touchless ticketing system to facilitate safe cultural arts activities.
Reading Assist Institute – $15,000 to support AmeriCorps members providing one-on-one reading intervention for low-income children in New Castle County.
Better Tomorrows – $13,000 for food for families in Wilmington.
Delaware Symphony Orchestra – $12,500 for video editing equipment to facilitate virtual programming.
Exceptional Care for Children – $10,388 for cleaning and respiratory therapy supplies for medically fragile children.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Delaware – $10,000 to support e-mentoring statewide.
CAMP Rehoboth – $10,000 for communication technology and programming for LGBTQ seniors.
Mental Health Association – $6,221 for technology to provide virtual mental health services to clients statewide.
Arden Club – $4,000 for equipment to video livestream arts and cultural events.
Coastal Concerts – $3,150 to operate the Lewes-based classical music organization.
Serenity Place – $3,000 for a freezer for the substance abuse treatment residence in Dover.
Delaware Historical Society – $2,000 for technology to facilitate remote work.
Lutheran Church of Our Savior – $1,500 for the Rehoboth Beach church to transition its ESL program to a virtual program.

Week 9

Absolutely Flawless Women — $5,000 to provide meals for families in Indian River School District.
Bellevue Community Center — $10,000 to provide fresh produce to underserved families in Wilmington.
Chinese American Community Center — $8,000 to support virtual programming and operations of the facility in Hockessin.
Clear Space Theatre Company — $10,000 to support operations.
Delaware Center for Horticulture — $10,000 to mobilize home gardeners to grow and donate produce statewide.
Delaware Zoological Society — $10,000 to support zoo operations and virtual programming.
Joshua M. Freeman Foundation — $10,000 to convert the Freeman Stage’s free, weekly Young Audience Series to a virtual program.
Laurel Public Library — $3,900 for a UV sanitation machine for books and materials.
Lewes Public Library — $10,000 for equipment to support virtual programming.
Merakey Allos — $6,500 for equipment to provide services for individuals with intellectual disabilities at Delaware group homes.
Paws for People — $4,000 to support virtual pet therapy and reading programs statewide.
Siegel JCC — $16,360 for equipment to facilitate safely reopening the facility in Wilmington.
Wilmington & Western Railroad — $5,000 for equipment to facilitate safely reopening the historical railroad.

Week 8

Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children – $22,000 for virtual training to protect Delaware children and keep them safe from abuse.
Brandywine Valley SPCA – $10,000 to provide veterinary care for pets of families in need in Kent County.
Choir School of Delaware – $20,000 for summer camp programming in Wilmington.
Code Purple Kent County – $12,000 to provide shelter and food for homeless people in Kent County.
Delaware Art Museum – $10,775 to provide educational art kits for children in Wilmington.
Delaware College Scholars – $18,000 for technology to support high-achieving public-school students from low-income families statewide.
Downtown Visions – $10,000 to provide safety services and trash removal in downtown Wilmington.
Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore, Inc. – $30,000 for thermal scanners for Delaware locations statewide.
EDGE for Tomorrow – $9,000 for technology to provide underserved children in Edgemoor with tutoring and mentoring.
Fellowship Health Resources Inc. – $6,500 for technology to provide telehealth services for individuals in recovery in Sussex County.
Georgetown Public Library – $16,000 for sanitizing equipment and sneeze guards.
Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County – $10,000 for technology to provide remote services and facilitate social distancing to reopen the ReStore.
Harrington Senior Center – $2,500 to help them safely deliver food to seniors in Kent County.
Latin American Community Center – $25,000 for emergency assistance for families in Greater Wilmington.
Laurel Community Foundation, Inc. – $4,000 to provide emergency housing for homeless families in western Sussex County.
Literacy Delaware – $15,567 for technology to provide virtual literacy instruction to adults statewide.
Ministry of Caring Inc. – $11,000 to make capital improvements to allow for safely relaunching dental services in Wilmington.
One Village Alliance, Inc. – $15,000 to provide virtual tutoring, mentoring and support to underserved children in greater Wilmington.
Wilmington Children’s Chorus – $13,250 to provide virtual summer programming in Wilmington.

Week 7

Community Education Building – $2,800 to provide food to Wilmington families in need.
Delaware Shakespeare Festival – $7,500 to provide virtual programming.
Delaware Institute for the Arts in Education – $10,000 for art kits for underserved children in Wilmington.
Delaware Museum of Natural History – $10,000 to provide virtual programming.
Frederica Senior Center – $12,000 to deliver food to seniors in Kent County.
Progressive Life Center – $15,000 for technology to facilitate communication between staff and foster children statewide.
Blood Bank of Delmarva – $20,000 for lab supplies and pre-clinical testing of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Family Counseling Center of St. Paul’s – $21,000 for case management and mental health services statewide.
Delaware Children’s Museum – $25,000 for virtual programming, delivering activities and snacks to children in Wilmington, and operations.
Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project – $25,000 to pump septic tanks for low-income families in Sussex County.
Survivors of Abuse in Recovery (SOAR) – $30,325 to support mental health services for victims of sexual trauma statewide.

Week 6

Central Baptist Community Development Corporation – $9,000 to deliver fresh produce to vulnerable families in New Castle County.
Delaware Contemporary – $10,000 to support virtual programming for at-risk children in New Castle County.
Delaware Theatre Company – $10,000 to support staff working remotely with clients and educational programming participants.
Down Syndrome Association of Delaware – $3,700 to fund virtual programming statewide.
Elizabeth W. Murphey School – $15,600 to support pandemic-related precautions in housing foster children in Kent County.
Faithful Friends Animal Society – $28,000 to fund Community Pet Food Banks in partnership with Delaware Humane Association and Delaware SPCA for families in need statewide.
Harrington Senior Center – $4,800 for a commercial refrigerator and freezer to facilitate meal delivery to homebound seniors.
Harry K Foundation – $15,000 to provide take-away meals for families at sites in Kent and Sussex County.
Home of the Brave Foundation – $10,000 to provide housing for veterans in Milford.
La Red Health Center – $42,000 to provide prenatal care for women in Sussex County.
Latin American Community Center – $25,000 to provide families in New Castle County with emergency assistance.
Mary Campbell Center – $10,000 for personal protective equipment for staff at the Wilmington home for adults with disabilities.
Milford Housing Development Corporation – $10,500 for technology and supplies needed for staff to serve clients remotely in Greater Milford.
Music School of Delaware – $10,000 for technology needed to provide distance learning to students throughout Delaware.
NCALL – $29,000 for technology and training to enable staff to serve clients remotely in Kent County.
Neighborhood House – $16,000 for case management, food and other direct support for families in Wilmington.
Square One Delaware – $17,000 to provide housing for individuals recovering from addiction in Seaford.
Wilmington Senior Center – $10,000 to deliver food to seniors in Wilmington.

Week 5

Arise Delaware – $4,300 to purchase sensory equipment to lend to families with special needs children in Kent County.
Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware – $30,000 to provide food to families in Wilmington.
Catholic Charities – Diocese of Wilmington – $12,500 to provide case management for families in need statewide.
Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity – $35,000 to complete construction of houses and provide mortgage relief for families in Kent County.
Christina Cultural Arts Center – $15,000 to provide distance learning support for underserved families in Wilmington.
Communities in Schools Delaware – $12,500 to provide technology for staff supporting underserved students statewide.
Community Education Building – $5,000 to provide laundry services for low-income families in Wilmington.
Delmarva Community Services – $5,700 for technology to serve residents of group homes for developmentally delayed individuals in Sussex County.
Family Promise of Northern New Castle County –$25,000 for housing for homeless families.
Ingleside Homes – $30,000 to pay for staff and supplies for additional cleaning and individual meal delivery to residents.
Rehoboth Art League – $15,000 to help pay for staff and maintenance of facilities.
Survivors of Abuse in Recovery (SOAR) – $3,000 for technology to support telehealth.
Sussex County Habitat for Humanity – $40,000 to complete construction of houses and provide mortgage relief for families in Sussex County.

Week 4

A Wave of Healthy Meals – $2,000 to provide meals for medically fragile individuals in Sussex County.
Choir School of Delaware – $17,500 to provide virtual after-school tutoring to students in Wilmington.
Children & Families First – $20,000 for technology to continue providing telehealth and state-mandated monitoring.
ContactLifeline – $7,000 to increase staffing meet increasing demand for the statewide crisis intervention hotline.
Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition – $15,000 to support social platforms and communications tools to provide survivors with mental health services.
Delaware Center for Justice – $25,000 to serve individuals statewide re-entering the community after incarceration.
Delmarva Adult & Teen Challenge Home of Hope – $25,000 to provide housing and services for individuals recovering from addiction in Sussex County.
Frederica Senior Center – $10,500 to purchase food and personal hygiene items for seniors and veterans in Kent and Sussex County.
Friendship House – $30,000 to provide housing for homeless individuals in New Castle County.
Latin American Community Center – $25,000 to provide emergency support for low-income immigrant families in Wilmington.
St. Patrick’s Center – $20,000 to set up outdoor distribution of food and hygiene kits for vulnerable populations in Wilmington.
What is Your Voice – $8,000 for technology to serve victims of violence in Sussex County.
YMCA of Delaware – $50,000 for food for the community statewide and the residents of the Central Y.

Week 3

Catholic Charities – Diocese of Wilmington – $25,000 to provide case management for families affected by COVID-19 statewide.
Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. – $10,000 for secure technology to continue serving clients statewide while working remotely.
Delaware First Media/Delaware Public Media – $12,500 to address increased demand for statewide news coverage of the pandemic.
Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County – $50,000 to complete two homes currently under construction and provide additional case management.
House of Pride – $9,000 to operate low-income housing in Dover.
Love INC of Mid-Delmarva – $50,000 to provide shelter for the homeless in Western Sussex County.
Modern Maturity Center – $50,000 to deliver meals and grocery shop for seniors in Kent County who can no longer participate in congregate meals because of COVID-19.
Rosa Health Center, Inc. – $3,000 for technology and personal protective equipment to provide medical care for people in Sussex County.
Stop the Violence Prayer Chain – $2,500 to help volunteers provide children in Wilmington with food and supplies.
Sussex Community Housing Services, Inc. – $15,000 to provide shelter for the homeless in Sussex County.
Warriors Helping Warriors – $10,000 to provide case management to veterans in greater Middletown.
West End Neighborhood House, Inc. – $50,000 to provide food and housing assistance to families in Wilmington.

Week 2

First State Community Action Agency – $40,000 to provide for basic needs of low-income families statewide.
Colonial Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America – $5,000 to provide supplies for veterans with spinal cord injuries statewide.
Green Beret Project – $10,000 to support at-risk youth and their families in Kent County.
Ingleside Homes – $49,000 to pay for personal protective equipment, as well as staff and supplies for additional cleaning and individual meal delivery to residents.
Jewish Family Services – $30,000 to provide remote counseling and support services statewide.
La Esperanza – $18,000 for technology upgrades to better provide emergency services to the Latino community in Sussex County.
Little Sisters of the Poor – $40,000 to fund personal protective equipment, cleaning and additional staff to control the virus and care for residents of the Newark facility.
Milton Community Food Pantry – $1,000 to provide emergency food to families in Milton and surrounding communities.
Nanticoke Senior Center – $32,000 to purchase, package and deliver food to seniors in the Seaford area.
Project New Start – $25,000 to provide remote case management to individual reentering the community after incarceration statewide.
Planned Parenthood of Delaware – $40,000 to fund personal protective equipment and staffing to provide reproductive health services statewide.
TRIAD Addiction Recovery Services – $25,000 to provide remote counseling to individuals in recovery in greater Wilmington.
YWCA – $35,000 to provide isolation for infected families at its Home-Life Management Center in Wilmington and provide remote counseling for survivors of sexual abuse and domestic violence.

Week 1

Modern Maturity – $50,000 to deliver additional meals to seniors at their homes.
Brandywine Counseling – $25,000 to meet increased demand for recovery services.
Family Counseling of St. Paul – $22,000 to meet increased demand for family counseling services.
Westside Family Healthcare – $50,000 for telehealth equipment to provide care for prenatal and chronically ill patients.
YMCA – $50,000 for childcare for essential workers statewide.
Easterseals of Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore – $29,000 for telehealth equipment to provide child intervention services.
CHILD, Inc – $36,000 to provide housing for battered women and their children, meeting increased demand because of social distancing requirements.
CHEER – $38,000 delivering additional meals to seniors at their homes.
Housing vouchers for the homeless – $50,000
- Friendship House for New Castle County – $30,000
- Community Resource Center for Sussex County – $10,000
- Catholic Charities for Kent County – $10,000