GREENWOOD — A first-of-its-kind housing program for homeless and former foster youth has officially opened in Sussex County, marking a major step forward in addressing youth homelessness in southern Delaware. The West End Neighborhood House celebrated the grand opening of Life Lines South on Monday. The program, located in a renovated former bed and breakfast in Greenwood, offers ten private efficiency …
This story was originally published by Spotlight Delaware. New Castle County is taking over the operations of the Hope Center homeless shelter from a hotel company that had held the contract to manage the facility ever since it launched during the height of the COVID pandemic. The company, Hersha Hospitality Trust, is the same firm that sold the Hope Center building – …
The mention of a small homeless encampment on Delaware State University property has led to the launch of a Dover committee assigned to find ways to help solve the problem in Delaware’s capital. The first meeting of Dover’s Unsheltered Working Group will be at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 7, at the Dover Public Library. Its creation came about during last …
