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(Right) Nicole Cunningham, dog placement coordinator at Faithful Friends, with Ice, a shelter resident looking for her forever home. (Below right) Grayson recovered well from his eye operation and was recently adopted.
doors in 1987 until it could be fully licensed as a shelter. The next year, Friendship House Inc. opened its doors as a Delaware 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
Since then, Friendship House has become a sprawling network of resources and programs for those experiencing homelessness, employing 25 people and attracting over 1,000 volunteers. Friendship House also operates a Transitional Housing Program, four Empowerment Centers and financial assistance programs.
Additionally, Friendship House has a clothing bank that distributes over 100,000 pounds of garments annually, employs more than 30 women and donates school uniforms to 10 schools. Volunteers and donations are welcome.
Visit friendshiphousede.org.
Meals on Wheels
Meals on Wheels Delaware, which celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2021, began its work in response to a shortage of resources available for senior citizens in Delaware. Due to illnesses, disabilities or other circumstances, some seniors are unable to prepare food for themselves
or shop for groceries. Because of this, meal delivery services are crucial to their stability and independence.
In the last year alone, Meals on Wheels served more than 877,000 nutritious meals to over 6,200 seniors. If you want to contribute to Meals on Wheels, you can donate, volunteer or join their Legacy Builders Society, a charitable opportunity with a variety of benefits.
Visit mealsonwheelsde.org.
Kind to Kids Foundation
The Kind to Kids Foundation in Wilmington serves one of Delaware’s most vulnerable populations— children in foster care and poverty. Many children entering the foster care system have experienced neglect, abuse and trauma. Coping with that can be incredibly difficult, but the Kind to Kids Foundation approaches this
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