THIS STORY HAS BEEN UPDATED. New Castle County officials provided an update this week on the Family Housing Opportunities for Purposeful Empowerment (HOPE) Project, a major initiative aimed at reducing homelessness among vulnerable families. During a presentation to the County Councilâs Community Services Committee on Tuesday, Michael Bowser, policy director for the county executiveâs office, outlined recent progress in securing …
Cinnaire has announced the closing of a $340 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) multi-investor fund, the largest in its 32-year history. Known as Fund 43, the investment will support the development and preservation of affordable housing across 11 states, including a major project in Wilmington. The fund will finance 33 developments, resulting in 2,455 affordable housing units and benefiting more …
Companies looking to grow a business in the MidAtlantic need look no farther than Wilmington’s Three Rivers region for available real estate and for a community that will support a business and help it grow. That’s the message Sen. Darius Brown, D-Wilmington, will highlight Wednesday, Nov. 1, in his Opportunity LIVES Here symposium at the Chase Center on the Riverfront. …
Shortly after single mother of two Alison Mendez moved into northeast Wilmingtonâs Riverside neighborhood five years ago, there was a shooting right behind her home. âIt scared me and my kids,â Mendez said. âBut today, it’s changed.â She spoke before a crowd of some 300 community members, among them leaders in government, business, nonprofit, and philanthropy. They gathered in Riverside …
Wilmingtonâs Riverside neighborhood will receive $26.4 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to support its already-underway revitalization project. The funds come from more than $1 billion the state received from the American Rescue Act, a federal stimulus package aimed at hastening the economic recovery from the pandemic. Gov. John Carney was joined Monday by Delawareâs federal congressional delegation to …
The panelists said that growing up, they had Black role models who lifted them up and showed them what success looks like.
