Re-Usable Grocery Bags

We now have Family Promise themed re-usable grocery bags! We provide every family we assist secure housing with food and basic home goods such as dish and silverware sets. We'll now be providing these basic goods to families in re-usable grocery bags. As plastic bags are now banned in Delaware, we believe providing re-usable grocery bags to our families will ensure they have one less thing to worry about once they're in permanent housing!

If you'd like one of your own, make sure you donate towards Do More 24! Our Development Director will deliver your bag in Mid March.

Highmark Health Funds Mental Health

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware recently awarded Family Promise of Northern New Castle County, Inc. with a grant from BluePrints for the Community. BluePrints for the Community, housed by the Delaware Community Foundation, has contributed over $17 million to the community since its inception in 2007. It was established to serve Delawareans, with emphasis on, but not limited to, the needs of the uninsured and underserved, and to reduce health care disparities in minority population and address social determinants of health.

The specific grant awarded to Family Promise NNCC is designed to help our organization tackle mental health/behavioral challenges faced by families experiencing homelessness. Mental health/behavioral issues, already a substantial challenge in normal times, have been greatly exacerbated by the pandemic. This grant will help us better tailor our services to families facing a mental health/behavioral issue.

Evicted During a Pandemic

Below is a great video put together by VICE. The video sheds light on what it's like to be evicted during a pandemic. This is a great video to gain a better understanding of the challenges some members of our community are facing. Click the link below to watch the video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOAb9UhpMVo