These general operating grants, each in the amount of $10,000, will allow organizations to use funds as needed to continue to operate in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Grantees are:

• Choir School of Delaware
• Claymont Renaissance Development Corporation
• Delaware Association for the Education of Young Children
• Delaware Foundation for Science and Mathematics Education
• EDGE for Tomorrow
• Embrace Delaware
• Future Promises Foundation
• Harrington Senior Center
• Hope Medical Dental Clinic
• House of Hope
• I Am Leadership & Technical Academy
• Imperial Dynasty Arts Program
• Inner City Cultural League
• Junior League of Wilmington
• Kent County Theater Guild
• Mispillion Art League
• Moms House Inc. of Dover
• Multiplying Good
• National Coalition of 100 Black Women
• Nehemiah Gateway CDC/Tennis Rocks Tutoring and Music Association
• Paralyzed Veterans of America Colonial Chapter
• Preston’s March for Energy
• Project New Start, Inc.
• Southern Delaware Therapeutic and Recreational Horseback Riding
• Spur Impact Association
• Strive: How You Lead Matters
• Supporting Kidds
• TeenSHARP
• Waggies by Maggie & Friends
• Wilmington Senior Center
• Women and Children Transformation Ministry

These general operating grants, each in the amount of $10,000, will allow organizations to use funds as needed to continue to operate in the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Grantees are:

• Be Ready Community Development Corporation
• Caring Hearts Helping Hands, Inc.
• Central Baptist CDC
• Clothing Our Kids
• Code Purple
• Contact Lifeline, Inc.
• Delaware Children’s Theatre
• Delaware Zoological Society
• Delmarva Clergy United In Social Action Foundation
• Epilepsy Foundation of Delaware
• ITN Southern Delaware, Inc
• Leading Youth Through Empowerment
• Literacy Delaware
• Milton Community Food Pantry
• Nanticoke Indian Association Inc.
• Paws for People
• Read Aloud Delaware
• Rehoboth Beach Historical Society
• Sussex Community Crisis Housing Services, Inc
• The Precision Institute
• Wilmington Children’s Chorus

• Connecting Generations – $10,000 for staff to train volunteers on virtual mentoring.
• Delaware Zoological Society – $8,000 to purchase video equipment to create a virtual traveling zoo experience.
• Jewish Family Services – $25,000 to support specialized care for individuals with dementia.
• Leading Youth Through Empowerment (LYTE) – $15,000 for teachers and curriculum for the fall virtual program.
• NCALL – $25,000 for a foreclosure prevention program.
• Ingleside – $25,000 for delivery of meals for frail and low-income seniors.
• Delaware Theatre Company – $1,750 for technology to provide outdoor theater.
• Ronald McDonald House – $10,000 for temporary staff to provide guest services normally provided by volunteers. .
• Harry K Foundation – $13,000 to restock and re-open food pantries statewide that provide for meals for students.
• Newark Symphony Orchestra – $7,500 for technology to provide virtual symphony programming.
• The Precision Institute – $2,500 for driving simulation equipment for neurodiverse people.
• Sewell C. Biggs Trust (Biggs Museum of American Art) – $7,250 for technology, supplies and materials to provide a virtual arts programming.
• Children & Families First – $25,000 to provide cell phones, tablets and signal boosters for clients receiving virtual services.

• Christina Cultural Arts Center – $18,000 for laptops, projectors and other technology to pivot instruction to a virtual platform.
• Delaware HIV Services Inc. – $20,000 for in-home HIV test kits and other resources to enable and expand services in the COVID-19 environment.
• Friendship House, Inc. – $25,000 to provide food and case management to homeless people.
• Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County – $15,000 to help build 12 homes on Wilmington’s East Side.
• Harrington Senior Center – $10,000 for facility safety upgrades to improve efficiency, expand capacity, and offer normal programming.
• Mispillion Art League, Inc. – $6,000 for computers to continue to provide community-wide access to a quality visual arts program.
• OperaDelaware – $8,500 to create a “streamable stage” to allow for virtual programming when outdoor performances are no longer viable.
• Public Allies Delaware – $20,000 for materials to support remote work and to provide mental health supports for Allies.
• Read Aloud Delaware – $20,000 for technology and other costs to facilitate remote work to accelerate language development in children birth to age 3.
• Rodney Street Tennis & Tutoring Association – $6,000 for take-away supply bags for online enrichment courses, life skills, and STEAM activities for school-year programs.
• Sojourners’ Place, Inc. – $6,000 for laptops and travel support to provide case management and training for homeless men and women.
• TeenSHARP – $40,000 for math and English instructors to provide virtual academic support during the 2020-2021 school year.

• Delaware Children’s Museum — $20,000 for safety materials for visitors, social distancing signage, sneeze guards and other equipment to ensure a safe reopening.
• Kent-Sussex Industries — $25,000 for equipment and renovation of program space.
• Sussex County Habitat for Humanity — $27,440 for technology for various purposes, including a website redesign to integrate online ReStore sales.
• West End Neighborhood House — $20,086 for an outdoor classroom, disposable masks and a temperature screening system.
• YMCA Delaware — $50,000 to improve indoor safety and air quality through ventilation and filtration.
• Code Purple of Kent County — $25,000 for a food truck to deliver food to the homeless in Kent and Sussex County.
• Delaware Zoological Society — $6,600 for online ticketing software.
• Developing Artists Collaboration (Dewey Artists) — $3,400 for electronics for the Creative Career Service Program.
• Kalmar Nyckel — $5,400 for a virtual field trip program.
• Serviam Girls Academy — $20,000 to prepare for a safe reopening, including health and safety training for teachers and administration.
• Historic Lewes Farmers Market — $7,500 for signage and equipment to reopen safely.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.
• Absolutely Flawless Women $5,000 to provide meals for families in Indian River School District.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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-$40,000 to complete construction of houses and provide mortgage relief for families in Sussex County.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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