Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County, in partnership with Wells Fargo Bank, held a community cleanup on Wilmington’s Eastside. Volunteers picked up litter and spruced up landscaping throughout the neighborhood, as well as installed video doorbells and smoke detectors for residents.
WILMINGTON, DE / ACCESSWIRE / October 24, 2022 / Delaware Park Casino & Racing presented Habitat for Humanity New Castle County with a check in the amount of $7,500 today. In the past few months, Meals on Wheels Delaware, Boys & Girls Club of Delaware and Nemours Fund for Children’s Health all received donations from Delaware Park totaling $18,500. “We are overjoyed at the level of guest participation thus far. We plan to continue collecting unused slot vouchers, as well as making substantial cash contributions to many more worthy organizations on a monthly basis,” said Ron Baumann, President and General Manager of Delaware Park Casino & Racing.
Fifteen Delaware Park Team Members had a hands-on opportunity September 14th, as they assisted with one of Habitat’s building sites. Says Mr. Baumann, “This experience was very rewarding and allowed us the unique opportunity to give back to the Community in a very concrete way.”
Habitat for Humanity NCC empowers homeowners, residents and volunteers to make lasting change in neighborhoods through education, training and advocacy. Since 1986, Habitat NCC has built more than 250 homes and has served more than 350 New Castle County families.
On Friday, Director Eugene Young, Jr. joined Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County, New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer, Senator Darius Brown, and Rep. Franklin Cooke for a groundbreakin
g of a future home for the Newton family.
DSHA is proud to have supported this project through the Strong Neighborhoods Housing Fund (SNHF).
Since 2015, DSHA has received $14.2 million in SNHF funding to support community development and transform neighborhoods that are experiencing blight or other forms of stress, including high crime. The SNHF supports these communities by renovating abandoned, foreclosed, or blighted properties.
We look forward to seeing this project completed and welcoming the Newton family to their new home!
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New Castle County officials joined state and local officials for Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County’s groundbreaking and wall raising for new properties in the Rosegate Community in New Castle on Thursday morning. The new homes will bring three new families to the community.
Since the pandemic began in March 2020, state housing officials have provided motel vouchers to more than 6,000 homeless families at a cost of $25 million.
On Sept. 30, however, that federal pandemic relief money will run out. Delaware’s emergency housing assistance program will revert to pre-pandemic regulations, which provide families with two to three weeks in a motel while they try to find more permanent housing.
“It just brings the reality that we, like many other states, have a housing challenge. Some individuals do not have enough funding, they don’t have enough income, they don’t have that support,” Renee Beaman, director of the Division of State Service Centers, said during a forum on homelessness Sept. 21.
The forum, held at Newark’s city hall, was organized by State Sen. David Sokola and State Rep. Paul Baumbach.
Delaware Park Casino & Racing has continued its commitment to the community with a $7,500 donation to Boys & Girls Club of Delaware. Donation boxes are located throughout the casino to collect unused vouchers from guests with the total amount augmented by a cash donation from the casino. Last month, Meals on Wheels Delaware was presented with $10,000 and September’s collections and a donation from Delaware Park will benefit Habitat for Humanity of New Castle County.
“Community outreach is one of our cornerstone values,” said Ron Baumann, President and General Manager of Delaware Park Casino & Racing. “We are committed to monthly fundraising efforts, as well as coordinating opportunities for our Team Members to engage with these vital organizations.”
