Youth Philanthropy Board Grantees

The Delaware Community Foundation’s Youth Philanthropy Boards (YPBs), one in each of Delaware’s three counties, are composed of students from public, independent and diocesan high schools throughout the state.

KENT COUNTY

Focus Area: Nonprofits that provide assistance for mental health and healthcare services for the underprivileged and uninsured community.

Code Purple Kent County – $4,334 for medical check-ins for the homeless
Compassionate Hearts – $4,333 for equine therapy
Inner City Cultural League – $4,333 to provide care for the underinsured in the Sankofa Health and Wellness Center
Survivors of Abuse in Recovery – $1,000 to help fund a part-time clinician
The Shepherd Place – $1,000 for supplies for the emergency shelter for the homeless

NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Focus Area: Nonprofits that promote equitable education for individuals who are experiencing mental health issues, or are in the foster care system, or who have learning disabilities.

Down Syndrome Association (DSA) – $4,167 for textbooks for educators working with students with Down syndrome
Survivors of Abuse and Recovery (SOAR) – $4,167 to support intake specialists who connect clinicians to youth and families for mental health services
Love-In-Deed – $4,167 to support home economics courses and college tours for students in foster care
Connecting Generations – $2,500 to expand mentoring for students in foster care
Delaware Contemporary – $2,500 to support the Summer of Play festival, which provides access to art and education about how play can mitigate trauma
Delaware Art Museum – $2,500 to support the bilingual Healing through the Arts program in partnership with the Teen Warehouse
Edge for Tomorrow – $2,500 to fund Mt. Pleasant Elementary’s afterschool Feel the Beat Fridays program, which provides students the opportunity to express emotions and process trauma and stress
Latin America Community Center (LACC) – $2,500 to support a field trip to SkyZone for children in the Youth Achievement Center’s mental health program

SUSSEX COUNTY
Focus Area: Nonprofits that focus on supporting vulnerable communities with student success (before, during and/or after school), workforce development and/or food insecurity. Preference was given to organizations that support immigrant/minority families with students in elementary and secondary school.

Primeros Pasos – $945 to help pre-K teachers purchase materials
Native Nourishment – $2,000 to provide garden starter kits to Native American families
Family Promise of Southern Delaware – $2,500 to pay for clients’ needs (e.g., rent, utilities, employment support, etc.)
Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Delaware – $2,500 to support the Bigs in Blue program, which creates a bridge between law enforcement and youth to build trust and create mentoring opportunities
Harry K Foundation – $3,000 to support their many food pantries
Philadelphia Arms Townhomes – $4,055 to build a new playground for small children whose parents are homeless and awaiting permanent housing

KENT COUNTY
Focus Area: Nonprofits that provide mental health and/or domestic violence services, with a preference for organizations that service the elderly, the homeless and/or the uninsured.

Compassionate Hearts – $5,000 for equine therapy sessions not covered by insurance
Mental Health Association in Delaware – $2,000 to fund suicide prevention trainings and education
Survivors of Abuse in Recovery – $3,000 to fund a part-time practice manager
YWCA – $5,000 to fund the Sexual Assault Response Center

NEW CASTLE COUNTY
Focus Area: Nonprofits that are advancing racial equity by building opportunity for all with special consideration for organizations providing arts, education, athletics and extracurricular activities.

Delaware Contemporary – $2,500 to support of Building a Creative Future afterschool program
Fresh Start Scholarship Foundation – $2,500 for the 2021-2022 program to support scholarships
Latin American Community Center – $2,500 to support culinary components of the Youth Achievement Center enrichment activities
Leading Youth Through Empowerment – $2,500 to pay for 25 background checks
Nativity Preparatory School – $2,500 for general operating support
One Village Alliance – $2,500 to support the Freedom Fellows mentoring program in New Castle County
Reading Assist Institute – $2,500 to recruit, train and embed new Reading Assist Fellows
Teen Warehouse – $2,500 to help fund Level Up programming for up to 20 students

SUSSEX COUNTY
Focus Area: Nonprofits that focus on addressing the social determinants of health, including but not limited to mental health, substance abuse, domestic abuse, homelessness and food insecurity. Preference given to organizations that support low-income families.

Children & Families First – $3,000 to fund the Casey Community of Hope in Seaford
Laurel Community Foundation – $3,000 to fund House of Hope I & II short-term transitional housing apartments
One Village Alliance – $3,000 to support the Freedom Fellows mentoring program in Sussex County
Philadelphia Arms Townhomes – $4,000 for the Ellendale homeless shelter Morgan’s Place
Survivors of Abuse in Recovery – $2,000 to fund a part-time practice manager

$3,500 – Compassionate Hearts
$2,500 – Green Beret Project
$2,000 – Children & Families First
$2,000 – YWCA of Delaware
$5,000 – Survivors of Abuse in Recovery

New Castle County YPB focused on post-secondary readiness and/or mentoring programs that serve teens and young adults in New Castle County, with special consideration for initiatives that build leadership opportunities, address specific challenges (including homelessness, substance abuse or violence), or target traditionally underserved populations (including low-income and immigrant youth).

$1,250 – Jewish Family Services
$2,500 – Leading Youth Through Empowerment (LYTE)
$2,500 – Survivors of Abuse in Recovery (SOAR)
$2,500 – The Delaware Contemporary
$2,500 – Delaware Youth Leadership Network
$3,125 – Catholic Charities
$3,125 – YWCA of Delaware
$2,500 – Delaware College Scholars

Sussex County YPB chose to focus on nonprofit organizations that focus on mentoring at-risk youth in Sussex County, with a preference for programs supporting those affected by substance abuse, sex trafficking and/or mental health issues.

$5,000 – Green Beret Project
$4,675 – La Red Health Center
$2,825 – Mental Health Association of Delaware
$2,500 – YWCA of Delaware

Kent County YPB focused on organizations that enhance and support youth development in Kent County, with preference for those that focus on mental health, the arts, hunger and/or agricultural programs. Kent County YPB grants were presented on April 8 at the Duncan Center in Dover. This year’s grants were awarded to:

$4,770 – Compassionate Hearts
$2,615 – Green Beret Project
$2,615 – Inner City Cultural League
$5,000 – Survivors of Abuse in Recovery

$2,500 – Duffy’s Hope
$1,200 – EastSide Charter School
$2,000 – Girls Inc. of Delaware
$1,800 – I Am My Sister’s Keeper
$1,250 – Nativity Prep
$2,500 – One Village Alliance
$1,250 – TeenSHARP
$2,500 – Teen Warehouse
$2,500 – UrbanPromise
$2,500 – West End Neighborhood House

Sussex County YPB chose to focus on organizations that focus on mentoring at-risk youth in Sussex County, with a preference for programs supporting those affected by substance abuse, sex trafficking and/or mental health issues. The Sussex County YPB presented grants on May 6 at the CHEER Center in Georgetown. This year’s grants were awarded to:

$2,500 – Connecting Generations
$3,000 – First State Community Action Agency
$2,500 – FORGE Youth & Family Academy
$3,000 – Laurel Public Library
$4,000 – Pathways to Success

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