Over 530 Delaware-based nonprofits raised over $2.37 million during Do More 24 Delaware 2023. The 24-hour around-the-clock fundraiser took place on March 2nd and 3rd. This year donations poured in from all 50 states, including over 15,000 donations from Delawareans...
Read Feel Good Friday for March 3, 2023 If you’re reading this before 6 p.m. on Friday, March 3, you’re joining us during Delaware’s biggest day of giving, DoMore24. This event offers nonprofits in our state an innovative way to reach their constituencies and raise...
Wilmington, Delaware (March 1, 2023) — United Way of Delaware (UWDE), Christiana Care and Always Best Care recently launched A Helping Hand to support senior citizens. Throughout March and April, the collaboration will focus on getting Delaware’s seniors the...
Read Feel Good Friday for February 24, 2023 I was eagerly anticipating this week, the first week of the 2023 Racial Equity Challenge Series. This is the third year United Way of Delaware has offered the Challenge. Described as “a journey of self- discovery,” it is an...
Wilmington Delaware (Feb 23, 2023) — United Way of Delaware (UWDE) and Nehemiah Gateway Community Development Corporation are offering free tax preparation services to Delawareans with annual household income of $60,000 or less, and those with zero taxable...
Read Feel Good Friday for February 17, 2023 High School Seniors Benefit from a Partnered Approach for Success The following is an opinion piece co-written by Nello Paoli and me on the Success for Our Seniors Program and the pilot underway at Dover High School. It was...
Read Feel Good Friday for February 10, 2023 Every day, thousands of Delawareans struggle to find affordable childcare, access to healthcare, money to buy food and pay the bills, and take care of other essential needs. Can you imagine the frustration and fear that...
Wilmington, Delaware (Feb 8, 2023) — Nikita Thomas, owner of God’s Green EarthRx, a local company that markets a line of natural remedies, took first place in the second annual “Pitch or Ditch” competition. Held at the Wilmington Public Library and sponsored by...
Free Tax Preparation | Nehemiah Gateway Getting professional assistance with tax preparation can be costly, but for some Delawareans it’s possible to get their taxes prepared for free. The Delaware Tax & Financial Services Campaign is a program that provides...
Nello M. Paoli Jr., chair of the Youth Committee for the Delaware Workforce Development Board, and United of Delaware CEO, Dr. Michelle A. Taylor co-authored this recent OP-ED, announcing the first ever Success for Our Seniors initiative at Dover High School....
Read Feel Good Friday for February 3, 2023 Celebrate or Commemorate? “Should I write Happy Black History Month or It’s Black History Month?” my colleague Alex asked. “I want our post to be appropriate.” We were discussing our social media post featuring Delaware’s...
Read Feel Good Friday for January 27, 2023 The Day the Baby Comes Home from the Hospital What is the first thing that an infant does? He/she starts learning. Learning about Mom and Dad (bonding), learning the sensation of being touched, about feeling hot and cold, wet...