Uniting people facing homelessness with loving, supportive communities they can call home
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An Evening with Friendship House
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On Thursday, February 6th, we held our first Evening with Friendship House fundraiser. Held at the Hagley Soda House in Wilmington and catered by Caffe Gelato, this event saw 100 attendees come out to support our organization.
At this event, two different speakers, Timeeka Cropper and Silas Harrison, shared their stories of how Friendship House helped them overcome adversity.
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MARCH 5 - 6
DO MORE 24 DELAWARE
JUNE 13
HIGHMARK WALK
JULY 19
VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION PICNIC
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ANNUAL CELEBRATION
HONORING MARCY PERKINS
MOTHER'S DAY GARDEN
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Martin Luther King Day 2020
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We had nearly 200 volunteers serve with us on MLK Day this year! The Clothing Bank held over 70 volunteers from various organizations such as the Reading Assist Institute, Delaware State Bar Associates, First Tabernacle Church of God & Saints of Christ, and Tamman Technologies. Sanford was a huge help to us, as students from their Upper School cleaned our administrative
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offices, and the Lower and Middle School prepared go bags and hygiene kits. We also received hygiene kits and blankets from Drinker, Biddle & Reath, and scarfs, hats, and socks from Bellefonte Lions Club. Church on Main in Middletown and Newark United Methodist Church hosted a Code Purple due to dropping temperatures that night. We are so grateful for all of the loving, support on MLK Day and everyday!
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A Resident's Story: Dmitri
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On the evening of December 24, 2018, I pulled up to the front yard of my parents’ house in a red Dodge pickup with a transmission barely shifting into first gear and a tank running on its last drop of gas. Homeless, jobless, and dead broke, I was hours away from feeling the nightmarish withdrawal produced by years of abusing my body and soul with drugs and alcohol.
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A Graduate's Story: Mary Jo
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Hello, my name is Mary Jo. I am proud to say that I am a Graduate of the Friendship House Transitional Housing program. I came there in July 2018. I have struggled with the disease of addiction half of my life.
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Friendship House is pleased to be one of the first 35 nonprofits to be part of t
he
Unite Delaware
initiative, a new partnership between
ChristianaCare
and
Unite Us
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a network connecti
ng health and social care providers in a collaborative ecosystem.
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Thanks to a grant to support opioid and overdose programs fro
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Highmark
Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Friendship House will be able to extend our reach and expand our impact as we work toward a healthier future for all Delawareans.
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Seventh grader, Sophia Wolff, fro
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Scholastic Kids Press
, wr
ote a wonderful article about the Friendship House Clothing Bank and Job Training Program.
(Read More)
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Meet our New Staff
Our Friendship House family is growing!
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Danielle Mass is our new Program Worker with our Transitional Housing program. She is happy to be able to make a positive impact on those in recovery, looking to find community.
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Kelly Tompkins is our newest Case Manager with our Empowerment Centers, working both Wilmington and Newark, where we work with people facing homelessness every day.
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Timeeka Cropper is our new Senior Warehouse Assistant at the Friendship House Clothing Bank. She brings passion for our job training program and is a great asset to our team.
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Make a donation today!
Thank you for your loving, support and believing in our mission. Your gift truly makes an impact!
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