NeighborGood Partners

As part of our 50th anniversary, our staff recently hit the road for a bus tour highlighting our projects and partnerships across Delaware. From completed homes and community spaces to projects still taking shape, it was a chance to see firsthand just how far our work has reached and the communities that have been part of our story.

A huge thank you to Jill Lordan for all the work she put into planning and coordinating the day, including the very nice bus that kept us comfortable for all those miles! We also want to thank Milford Housing Development Corporation’s Self-Help Housing Program for welcoming us and giving our team a tour of their homes, and Lewes Public Library for taking the time to show us around their beautiful facility and share more about the project.

After 50 years, there is a lot of ground to cover, literally. We’re grateful for the partners, communities and people who have helped make this work possible, and we’re excited about everything still ahead.

The tour,

Dover
Central Delaware Housing Collaborative’s Transitional Housing for Women
Solid Rock Baptist Church Community Center
N. Kirkwood Street Passive Homes
Mary Street Park
New Street Homes
NeighborGood Center
Sankofa Cultural Arts Center
MauTiste Investment Group townhome project

Harrington
CORAS Wellness
Diamond Court I & II affordable rental housing

Lincoln
MHDC Self-Help Homes at Knoll Acres

Ellendale
Diamond State Community Land Trust homes in Ingram Village

Georgetown
La Red Health Center
ASPIRA Charter School
NeighborGood Partners Georgetown office

Laurel
Meadow View, future 245-home affordable homeownership community
Laurel Glen, future workforce rental housing

Millsboro
CORAS Wellness
Millsboro Landing / Millsboro Housing for Progress

Lewes
Chapel Branch future multifamily development
Lewes Public Library
Lewes Senior Activity Center

Milford
39 Walnut Street restaurant and rental units
201 NW Front Street homeownership units
11 N. Church Avenue accessible rental units

Lewes Public Library Milford Housing Development Corporation

We’re officially SOLD OUT!

Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets, sponsored, and supported NeighborGood Partners’ 50th Anniversary Celebration. We can’t wait to celebrate 50 Years of Impact with you on October 8!

Still hoping to join us? We are checking ticket availability daily, so be sure to add your name to our waitlist - https://www.neighborgoodpartners.org/50years

Thank you to Woodforest National Bank for supporting NeighborGood Partners’ 50th Anniversary Celebration! We’re grateful for your partnership and for helping us celebrate 50 Years of Impact in communities across Delaware.

Woodforest National Bank

Thank you to Luther Towers of Dover and Luther Village, our Legacy Builder Sponsor, for supporting NeighborGood Partners’ 50th Anniversary Celebration.

Your partnership helps us celebrate 50 years of impact while continuing our work to strengthen communities across Delaware. We are grateful to have you be part of this milestone and our story.

Tonight, NeighborGood Partners was honored by the City of Dover with a Certificate of Congratulations recognizing our 50th anniversary and five decades of service to our community.

Since beginning our housing mission in 1976 to serve communities throughout Delaware, NeighborGood Partners has grown and evolved, working to expand affordable housing, support homeownership, strengthen neighborhoods, provide financial empowerment and create opportunities for individuals and families across the state and beyond.

We are especially grateful that the City recognized not only our work, but the generations of employees, board members, volunteers, partners, residents, customers and community leaders who have made these 50 years possible.

Thank you to the City of Dover for this meaningful recognition and for being such an important part of our story.

50 Years of Impact. And we’re not done yet.

There were so many great moments from yesterday’s gathering that we weren’t able to share them all in one post. Here are a few more from the conversations, remarks and people who came together in Laurel to celebrate the work ahead.

We’re grateful for everyone who joined us, shared their support and continues to believe in what’s possible for Meadow View and the families we hope to serve.

More good things to come! Check out yesterday’s post for more details about Meadow View and the project.

We were proud to welcome members of Delaware’s congressional delegation, community leaders and partners to Laurel, Delaware today to share the vision for Meadow View, a proposed affordable homeownership community planned to include 245 homes. The visit was also an opportunity to celebrate the $2 million in federal funding helping move this important project forward.

Projects like this take strong partnerships and a shared commitment to creating more opportunities for families to achieve homeownership. We are incredibly grateful to our federal, state and local partners and to everyone who joined us today in support of this work.

There is still much work ahead, but we are excited about what we can accomplish together for the families who will one day call Meadow View home.

Thank you for believing in this community and helping us build what comes next.

Meadow View has also been supported by $3 million in State ARPA funding used to secure the property, with a $6.88 million New Markets Tax Credits equity allocation currently pending. We are grateful for the many partners and funding sources working together to help make this vision possible.

U.S. Senator Chris C***s Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester Congresswoman Sarah McBride John Moore Karen Bierstedt Speakman DE State Housing Authority

Help us build the W**e Wall! 🍷

As part of NeighborGood Partners’ 50th Anniversary Celebration, we’re creating a W**e Wall, and we’d love your help filling it!

Donate a bottle of w**e or a w**e basket by September 25 and help us add a little mystery and fun to our celebration, all while supporting the work of NeighborGood Partners. Donations can be dropped off at our office at 363 Saulsbury Road in Dover.

Have questions or want to arrange a donation? Contact Camille at [email protected].

Thank you for helping us make our 50th celebration extra special!

We’re recruiting for a Consumer Services Outreach Specialist VISTA to serve with NeighborGood Partners. This full-time AmeriCorps VISTA opportunity is a great way to gain professional nonprofit experience while supporting financial education, housing stability, community outreach and partnerships throughout Delaware.

Learn more and apply by September 13 through AmeriCorps: My AmeriCorps - https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?fromSearch=true&id=129942

Early bird pricing won’t last forever! Join us on October 8 as NeighborGood Partners celebrates 50 years of impact at King Cole Farms.

Tickets are $75 through September 15, but after that, the price increases to $100. If you’ve been thinking about joining us, now is the time to grab your seat and save $25.

We’d love to celebrate this incredible milestone with the people who have been part of our story and the community we’re proud to serve.

Get your tickets today:
neighborgoodpartners.org/50years