Strategic Response Fund Impact

Oh my gosh, I didn’t even know delivery was available. You don’t know how much stress it relieves just not to have a ride the bus downtown to your office. This is so nice!

– Delaware HIV Services Client At-Home Testing Kit

The Community Needs Grant helped us serve over 1,000,000 meals to homeless, displaced and hotel stayers. We also were able to construct an extra bathroom, shower and laundry room, and launch a food truck program to help address food insecurity in areas where we previously could not reach.

– Emmanuel Ennio President, Code Purple Kent County

Kids really like it – it came out in discussion in the room after we were on Zoom. Thank You!!!

Participating Teacher Biggs Museum of American Art Virtual Field Trip Program

Being able to rent a Macbook Pro from a DAC to build my website has been a game changer for my career.

– Lisa Chambers Creative Career Support Program Graduate, Developing Artist Collaboration

Through the Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund, a partnership of the Delaware Community Foundation and Philanthropy Delaware, Delawareans donated more than $5 million to address community needs related to the pandemic. We committed to you and all donors that we would disburse that money strategically throughout the duration of the pandemic, to address needs as they evolved.

Of that money, to date, over $3.6 million has been awarded through the Community Needs Grants Program to more than 150 nonprofit organizations statewide. Click the impact reports below to learn more.

NEW Strategic Response Fund
Impact Report

Strategic Response Fund Impact – 
First Eight Weeks

Vision Grants Impact Report

SEE ALL GRANTEES

Among the success stories of the past year at Sojourners’ Place, Inc. were several residents who saw their nursing licenses reinstated and found employment as healthcare professionals, as well as residents who secured employment at Amazon and the Delaware Recycling Center.

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