More than 20 years ago, Sekea Murray was an avid volunteer with Habitat for Humanity in Philadelphia while she was in high school, helping families achieve their dreams of becoming homeowners.
Now in 2021, Murray is one of those people getting her first home in Middletown.
“I did not think in a million years that I would be here,” the five-year Newark resident said.
Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County has initiated a statewide effort to provide new, energy-efficient refrigerators to low-income Delmarva customers in Delaware.
Working in collaboration with affiliates in Sussex County and Central Delaware, Habitat is piloting a statewide refrigerator replacement program conducted through all three ReStores.
The ReStore Refrigerator Replacement Program is made possible through a $500,000 Energize Delaware Empowerment Grant.
Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County (HFHNCC) has initiated a statewide effort to provide new, energy-efficient refrigerators to low-income Delmarva customers in Delaware. Working in collaboration with the Habitat affiliates in Sussex County and Central Delaware, HFHNCC is piloting a statewide refrigerator replacement program conducted through all three Habitat’s ReStores.
Throughout the pandemic, many people have cleaned out their homes, purging their closests, basements and garages of items that they don’t want, use, or need anymore.
And that has created a surge in donations.
In this week’s Enlighten Me, Delaware Public Media contributor Eileen Dallabrida takes a closer look at this phenomenon and its impact.
$3.2 million awarded to more than 150 nonprofits since fund launched March 18
The Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund at the Delaware Community Foundation Friday awarded $194,500 to 12 nonprofit organizations providing services to communities throughout the state.
Friday’s grants will address a broad range of community needs during the pandemic.
For nearly three months, Habitat for Humanity closed their ReStores statewide and turned away volunteers to comply with COVID-19 restrictions. People who would spend every week helping build homes had to be told they could no longer give back to their communities.
The Division of Public Health (DPH) and the Healthy Communities Delaware (HCD) initiative announced on Tuesday collaborations with several communities throughout Delaware that have been significantly impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.
Energize Delaware announced this week that the Empowerment Grant Program (EGP) funded by the Exelon Merger for Delmarva Power Customers in Delaware is awarding $500,000 to Habitat for Humanity (HFH) of New Castle County. In its application, HFH of New Castle County proposed working with their Central Delaware and Sussex County partner Habitat agencies and their ReStore locations across the state on an innovative program to provide improved efficiency, reliability and energy savings to Delaware income-qualified residents.
Desiree Leguizamo of Newark was renting a home when her landlord told her the house was going to be sold. Leguizamo was forced to find a new living situation quickly for her and her two daughters. Habitat for Humanity is making sure she doesn’t have to worry about this kind of situation again.
