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Community Profile: Dover, DE Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

Community Organizations

This section provides information about affordable housing, social service, economic development, and community revitalization organizations in the area whose interests, activities, and initiatives improve the housing conditions and employment opportunities of residents. These groups represent potential partners for bankers seeking to more fully address the credit needs of each region’s low- and moderate-income people and communities.

The information in this section is obtained directly from the websites of the community organizations.

• Appoquinimink Development, Inc.
• Better Homes of Seaford, Inc. (BHS)
• Delmarva Rural Ministries, Inc.
• Dover Housing Development, Inc.
• First State Community Action Agency
• Interfaith Housing Delaware (IHD)
• Interfaith Mission of Sussex County, Inc.
• Milford Housing Development Corporation (MHDC)
• Millsboro Housing for Progress, Inc. (MHP)
• The National Council on Agricultural Life and Labor Research Fund, Inc. (NCALL)
• West End Neighborhood House (WENH)
• YWCA of Delaware

Appoquinimink Development, Inc.

Mission

Appoquinimink Development, Inc. (ADI) develops and provides housing for low- and moderate-income families in the southern New Castle County area and portions of Kent County.

Year of Origin

1972

Core Programs

• Identifies needs in area and develops appropriate housing to meet those needs
• Operates a move-in assistance program

Service Area

Primarily southern New Castle County, primarily Middletown, Odessa, and Townsend. Also covers portions of Kent County.

Contact Information

Appoquinimink Development, Inc.
P. O. Box 913
Middletown, DE 19709

Better Homes of Seaford, Inc. (BHS)

Mission

Better Homes of Seaford, Inc. provides housing affordable to low-income residents of the Seaford area.

Year of Origin

1969

Core Programs

• Identifies suitable sites to address housing needs for low- or very low-income residents
• Seeks financing from government and other suitable sources
• Interviews tenants for the housing units

Service Area

Seaford and the surrounding area

Contact Information

Better Homes of Seaford, Inc.
101 Independence Drive
Seaford, DE 19973
Phone: 302-629-8048

Delmarva Rural Ministries, Inc.

Mission

Delmarva Rural Ministries, Inc. offers holistic, empowering services to those with modest incomes, including seasonal and migrant farm workers, throughout the Delmarva Peninsula

Year of Origin

1972

Core Programs

• Conducts case management assessments of the needs of those with modest incomes
• Routinely helps families access services, such as Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, the Delaware Healthy Children Program, and the “Screening for Life” breast and cervical cancer screening program

Service Area

Delmarva Peninsula

Contact Information

Delmarva Rural Ministries, Inc.
Adminstration & Social Services
26 Wyoming Ave.
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: 302-678-3652
Website: http://www.drminc.org/

Dover Housing Development, Inc.

Mission

Dover Housing Development, Inc. (DHD) develops and manages affordable housing units for low-income families. DHD serves families making less than 50 percent of the median income.

Year of Origin

1992

Core Programs

• Acquires and rehabilitates housing units to provide affordable housing for low-income families

Service Area

Kent and Sussex counties

Contact Information

Dover Housing Development, Inc.
30 South New Street
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: 302-242-1257
Website: none

First State Community Action Agency

Mission

To eliminate the root causes of poverty while making less severe the effects of poverty on low-income people and communities.

Year of Origin

1965

Core Programs

• Family resources
• Community-based programs
• Housing services
• Community development
• Employment and training
• Life skills and small-business training

Service Area

Delaware

Contact Information

First State Community Action Agency

• Sussex County
  Stanford L. Bratton Bldg.
  308 N. Railroad Ave
  Georgetown, DE 19947
  Phone: 302-856-7761
  Phone: 800-372-2240
• Kent County
  Blue Hen Corporate Center
  655 S. Bay Road, Suite 4J
  Dover, DE 19901
  Phone: 302-674-1355

Website: http://www.firststatecaa.org/index.html

Interfaith Housing Delaware (IHD)

Mission

Interfaith Housing Delaware strengthens Delaware communities and serves low- and moderate-income households by developing and maintaining sustainable affordable housing and preparing individuals and families for successful homeownership.

Year of Origin

1985

Core Programs

• Builds and rehabilitates rental and for-sale housing
• Manages rental properties
• Has a homeownership education center that provides education and support programs

Service Area

Delaware

Contact Information

Interfaith Housing Delaware, Inc.
2 South Augustine Street, Suite B
Wilmington, DE 19804-2504
Phone: 302-995-7408
Fax: 302-995-2618
Website: http://www.interfaithhousingde.com/html/rental_props.html

Interfaith Mission of Sussex County, Inc.

Mission

To provide low- to moderate-income families access to safe, affordable housing

Year of Origin

1990

Core Programs

• Develops new housing and makes emergency home repairs

• Provides associated family support services, particularly educational programs

Service Area

Sussex County

Contact Information

Interfaith Mission of Sussex County, Inc.
31131 Whites Neck Drive
Ocean View, DE 19970
Phone: 302-537-9773
Fax: 302-537-2690
E-mail: interfaithsussex@mchsi.com
Website: http://www.orgsites.com/de/interfaithmission/

Milford Housing Development Corporation (MHDC)

Mission

Milford Housing Development Corporation seeks to provide decent, safe, and sanitary housing for very low- to moderate-income households.

Year of Origin

1977

Core Programs

• Acquires properties in need of rehabilitation and prepares them for rent or homeownership
• Provides training and construction supervision for families wanting to build their own homes through the USDA Self-Help Housing Program
• Educates tenants and homeowners to be responsible, well-informed residents
• Advocates for increased awareness and improvement of housing condition and policies

Service Area

Primarily Kent and Sussex counties

Contact Information

Milford Housing Development Corporation
977 East Masten Circle 
Milford, DE 19963
Phone: 302-422-8255
Fax: 302-422-8260
Website: http://www.milfordhousing.com/

Millsboro Housing for Progress, Inc. (MHP)

Mission

Millsboro Housing for Progress, Inc. develops and provides low- and moderate-income households of Millsboro, Del. and southern Sussex County with housing that is safe and affordable.

Year of Origin

1971

Core Programs

• Develops and provides housing to low- and moderate-income households that is safe and affordable based on an existing need in the area

Service Area

Millsboro and southern Sussex County

Contact Information

Millsboro Housing for Progress, Inc.
P.O. Box 177
Millsboro, DE 19966
Phone: 302-934-6491
Fax: 302-934-1409

The National Council on Agricultural Life and Labor Research Fund, Inc. (NCALL)

Mission

NCALL works to improve the housing conditions of low- and moderate-income people, primarily in rural areas of Delaware.

Year of Origin

1955

Core Programs

• Assists locally based nonprofits to develop multi-family housing projects, mostly apartments, through a variety of development services, such as financial packaging, asset management, and organizational development
• Provides assistance to potential and existing self-help housing organizations in 21 states in the mid-Atlantic, northeastern, and midwestern United States through a contract with the USDA's Rural Housing Service
• Offers homeownership counseling and financial literacy services
• Offers a loan fund to fill financial gaps for nonprofit customers with a community development or affordable housing mission

Service Area

Delmarva Penninsula

Contact Information

NCALL Research, Inc.
363 Saulsbury Rd.
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: 302-678-9400
Fax: 302-678-9058
Website: http://www.ncall.org/

West End Neighborhood House (WENH)

Mission

West End Neighborhood House assists individuals in achieving self-sufficiency and in reaching and maintaining their maximum potential.

Year of Origin

1883

Core Programs

• Statewide Security Loan Program – assists families in relocating to safe, affordable housing
• Family Resource Program - provides personalized guidance toward achieving long-term goals for income-eligible individuals in transitional or rental housing units
• Delawareans $ave! Matched Savings Accounts - a special savings account program for income-eligible individuals, specifically designed for purchasing a home or continuing education
• Crisis Alleviation – provides immediate assistance for families in need of food, clothing, rental or mortgage assistance, or utility assistance
• Reflections program – provides individualized academic instruction and tutoring, GED preparation, and job placement
• Offers a tutoring program, before and after school care, and youth activities

Service Area

The primary service area is the city of Wilmington. WENH’s Statewide Security Loan Program assists families throughout Delaware.

Contact Information

West End Neighborhood House, Inc
710 North Lincoln Street, Wilmington, DE 19805
Phone: 302-658-4171
Fax: 302-888-5314
Website: http://www.westendnh.org/

YWCA of Delaware

Mission

The YWCA of Delaware (YWCA) is affiliated with the YWCA of the USA, a women’s membership movement committed to the empowerment of women and the elimination of racism. The YWCA has a commitment to community service, focusing on the special needs of women. It is the YWCA’s goal to help women achieve self-sufficiency and to encourage their personal development.

Year of Origin

1895

Core Programs

• Financial Empowerment – provides financial education and matched savings program to help women build assets including homeownership, education, or business ownership
• Homeownership – assists low- to moderate-income families in buying and maintaining their homes
• Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship – provides training and support to start-up or expand a small business
• Homelife Management Center – provides emergency/transitional housing for homeless families
• Single Women’s Residence – provides affordable housing for women in need

Service Area

Delaware

Contact Information

YWCA of Delaware
Administrative Headquarters
100 West 10th Street, Suite 515
Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: 302-655-0039
Website: http://www.ywca.org/site/pp.asp?c=gjIQI4PKKoG&b=470941

• Last updated: Monday, October 29, 2007