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WILMINGTON, Del. – U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) today joined Habitat for Humanity International CEO Jonathan Reckford for a bus tour highlighting multiple Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County projects underway around the city of Wilmington.

Throughout the day, stakeholders involved with the projects joined the tour, including financial supporters and community members benefiting from Habitat’s efforts. The bus tour visited Stubbs Early Education Center, a Critical Home Repairs site in the 500 block of East 9th Street, multiple projects between the 800 and 1000 block of Bennett Street, and a Prices Run neighborhood site at Lamotte and East 22nd streets. The stops put on full display the breadth of work undertaken by Habitat for Humanity locally.

In the evening, Senator Coons, Reckford, and Dr. Andre M. Perry, author of “Know Your Price: Valuing Black Lives and Property in America’s Black Cities,” participated in the “Affordable Housing Summit: Perspectives to Address the Crisis at the Local, Federal, and Global Levels,” a conversation moderated by New Castle County Habitat for Humanity CEO Kevin Smith. The event was hosted at the University of Delaware’s Clayton Hall.

[DOVER, DE August 7th, 2023] – All three Delaware Habitat for Humanity organizations, along with the Delaware State Housing Authority, have announced that they will be beginning a $3 million dollar grant program meant to help homeowners make critical repairs that they can not afford due to the effects of COVID-19.

The maximum amount awarded by the Delaware Homeowner Assistance Fund Home Repair Program is per household is $20,000, says the authority. Here are their eligibility requirements:

• household income at or below 80% of the area median income (AMI)
• the property must be the homeowner’s primary residence
• the financial hardship must have occurred after January 21, 2020
• the property must be a single-family, detached or attached home or townhouse, a one-to-four-unit single-family condominium, or a mobile or manufactured home.

[GEORGETOWN, DE, August 4, 2023] – Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County, Central Delaware Habitat for Humanity and Sussex County Habitat for Humanity are launching a statewide program to reduce barriers to aging in place modifications for low-income older adults in the State of Delaware. This program is made possible by a recently awarded Older Adults Home Modification Program (OAHMP) grant of $1,248,216 through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This program is especially needed in Delaware. U.S. Census data shows more than 64,000 Delawareans aged 62 years and older own their residence and live on less than 80% of the area median income.

A dozen new townhomes are coming to Wilmington’s east side, to be made available to first-time home buyers.

Bennett Point is part of Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County’s ongoing partnership with Wilmington and local investors – with state and federal support – to be a part of the community’s revitalization. The homes will go up at what’s currently vacant property in the 900-block of Bennett Street, and a couple of existing homes will be replaced.

Wilmington, DE, July 6, 2023 – Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County (Habitat NCC) continues to address Wilmington’s affordable housing shortage by building 12 new townhomes on Wilmington’s Eastside. These new homes are funded by local, state, and federal investors.

The Bennett Point Groundbreaking will be held on July 11th at 11 am, on the 900 block of Bennett St.

Wilmington, DE, April 27, 2023 –(PR.com)– Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County (HFHNCC) is pleased to announce the launch of Almost Home, a new program to help more low-income individuals become homeowners. Made possible by funding from New Castle County and JPMorgan Chase, Almost Home is one of Habitat’s ways of creatively addressing New Castle County’s affordable housing crisis.

[read the full Press Release here]

A new rent-to-own home ownership program is getting underway in New Castle County – a new venture for Habitat for Humanity.

[read the full WDEL article here]

Habitat for Humanity-New Castle County’s new Almost Home program looks to increase affordable housing stock in Wilmington, and help potential low-income homeowners qualify for Habitat’s 0% Mortgage Program.

[read the full Delaware Public Media article here]

Gov. John Carney outlined his proposal for a nearly $5.5 billion 2024 operating budget on Thursday, debuting new plans for tax relief and investments in housing and early childhood education.

[Read the full Delaware Public Media article here]