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COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund Grantees Weeks 1 – 9

Weeks 1-3

OrganizationGrant Usage
Week 1Modern 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
Week 2First 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 3Catholic 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.

Weeks 4-6

OrganizationGrant Usage
Week 4A 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 5Arise 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$40,000 to complete construction of houses and provide mortgage relief for families in Sussex County.
Week 6Central 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.

Weeks 7-9

OrganizationGrant Usage
Week 7Community 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 8Beau 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.
 Absolutely Flawless Women$5,000 to provide meals for families in Indian River School District.
Week 9Bellevue 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.

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