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WEST END NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE
710 N. LINCOLN STREET, WILMINGTON, DE 19805 | 302.658.4171 | WESTENDNH.ORG
HOW WE MAKE AN IMPACT
OUR MISSION
West End provides programs, services, support and advocacy when and where they are needed to ensure our families become self-sufficient.
Year established: 1883 Number of full-time employees: 59 Number of part-time employees: 43 Annual revenue: $6,991,715 Geographic service area: Statewide
We provide the tools our customers need to
become self-sufficient. Anthony, a senior at
William Penn, has participated in our Bright
Spot Farm program since 9th grade, and has
truly grown over the years, from a shy and
reserved teenager, into a confident leader.
Through his work on the farm, he placed 1st
at Delaware’s Future Farmers of America
State Fair with a project based on Social
Systems in Agriculture. After college, he plans
to be an entrepreneur, and start his own farm. With his help and our other youth, the farm provides free or reduced cost, local produce to more than 600 low-income individuals each year.
GIVING OPPORTUNITIES
There are many ways to support West End.
Donations can be made via check mailed to
710 N. Lincoln St., Wilmington, DE 19805,
online (https://westendnh.org/givingguide) or by
scanning the QR code. West End also accepts contributions 1) of stock; 2) via direct transfers from taxable IRAs (which count toward RMDs); 3) from Donor Advised Funds.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Volunteer opportunities at West End include working on our Bright
Spot Urban Farm, participating in neighborhood cleanups, assisting
with community events, providing technical assistance to our Launcher entrepreneurship program participants, serving as a tutor for our youth
or GED programs, and/or coaching our athletic teams and group activities, among other individual or group opportunities.
Paul F. Calistro, Jr
Executive Director
Clint Walker
Board Chair
TOP FUNDING SOURCES: Fed., State, Local Grants: 49% Contributions: 38% United Way: 9% Program Service Fess: 3% Other Income: 1%
Bright Spot Farm helped me realize that I could actually make a career out of farming. —Anthony
SOCIAL MEDIA:
LEADERSHIP
Paul F. Calistro, Jr., Executive Director
BOARD OFFICERS: Clint Walker, President John Matarese, VP. &
BOARD MEMBERS: Emery Abdel-Latif Michael A. Albero Andrew DiSabatino III Linda Friedman
David Holden Andrew Jones Evan Krick Randy Kunkle Danielle Manley
Penny Marshall
Lashawn Norton-Buckham Alyssa Pietrobono
Patricia Quann
Michael Shone
Damali Thomas
Ivan Thomas
Kerry Welsh
Joe Westcott
@WestEndNH Treasurer
Carol Anderson, Secretary
@westendnh
@West End Neighborhood House
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