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Youth Enrichment

Examples of Recent Grants

students experimenting at a table
Grant Awarded
Boys & Girls Clubs of Delaware
to support the 10-week Summer Camp for teens ages 13-15 and develop a statewide expansion blueprint.
Grant Amount:
$25,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2024
a student and counselor at an archery camp
Grant Awarded
Camp Possibilities Foundation
for Family Day and additional programs supporting kids in Delaware with type 1 diabetes.
Grant Amount:
$10,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2024
a youth participant on a bike during a bike riding competition.
Grant Awarded
Delaware Interscholastic Cycling League
for the "Shred the Barriers" initiative providing mountain bike loaners and scholarships to middle and high-school aged youth.
Grant Amount:
$15,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2024
a child posing in front of their art exhibition.
Grant Awarded
Delaware Pacem In Terris
to grow and integrate Arts for Peace and Peace Education programming into local schools and deepen relationships with other community partners.
Grant Amount:
$20,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2024
actors on a stage
Grant Awarded
Delaware Theatre Company
for the Student Matinee Program engaging middle school and high school students in the arts.
Grant Amount:
$20,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2024
two participants in a summer program smiling for the camera.
Grant Awarded
Down Syndrome Association of Delaware
to support development of a sibling component of the Days of Summer Camp in Kent and New Castle County.
Grant Amount:
$25,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2024
students playing in the park
Grant Awarded
Edge for Tomorrow
to sustain the STEAM and SEL-based after-school enrichment program for elementary-aged students.
Grant Amount:
$15,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2024
a child dancing in a ballet room.
Grant Awarded
First State Ballet Theatre, Inc.
for the Danceworks program supporting students from low-income communities in kindergarten to grade 5.
Grant Amount:
$15,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2024
children conducting a science experiment
Grant Awarded
Forum To Advance Minorities in Engineering Inc.
to support STEM education and enrichment programming, serving Delaware students.
Grant Amount:
$20,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2024
students posing with cameras on a trip
Grant Awarded
Four Youth
to support students in exploring Delaware's natural and historical sites, documenting their experience through videography and photojournalism.
Grant Amount:
$45,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2024
children and adults running in a race
Grant Awarded
Girls on the Run Delaware
to support its 'Confidence Suite' life-skills curriculum, adding anti stress and anxiety lesson plans to its athletic training program.
Grant Amount:
$16,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2023
youth posing in front a race car
Grant Awarded
Green Beret Project
to sustain young adult programming in the mechanic shop operations and the social enterprise start up opportunities.
Grant Amount:
$25,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2024
Two children hold medals after participating in a running race.
Grant Awarded
I Can Do 26 Point 2 Kids
to support programs promoting healthy lifestyles and combating childhood obesity in underserved communities through physical activity & nutritional...
Grant Amount:
$10,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2024
participants playing in an outdoor course
Grant Awarded
Kalmar Nyckel Foundation
for a pilot program for the interactive Maritime Outdoor Adventure Course.
Grant Amount:
$20,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2024
students sitting in a music library room at camp.
Grant Awarded
Nehemiah Gateway Community Development Corporation/Tennis Rocks Tutoring and Music Association
to supports its Summer Junior Leadership program at Haynes Park for middle schoolers and its summer Read-A-Thon.
Grant Amount:
$15,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2024
youth participating in a workshop
Grant Awarded
Network Connect
to support the Future Culture Creator Employment Program, enabling youth to develop essential skills and meaningful initiatives.
Grant Amount:
$30,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2024
doctors and health staff reading to a child in a patient room with their parent.
Grant Awarded
Reach Out and Read
to expand access to books and literacy guidance as a standard of care during regular well-child visits for children from birth and age five.
Grant Amount:
$25,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2023
tennis participants posing on the court with their instructors.
Grant Awarded
Rodney Street Tennis and Tutoring Association
for summer enrichment and outreach programming for communities in Wilmington.
Grant Amount:
$30,000
Grant Cycle:
Spring 2024
a child singing
Grant Awarded
The Choir School of Delaware
towards support for its vocal music, academic enrichment, health services, and life skills development programming.
Grant Amount:
$30,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2024
students watching a performance
Grant Awarded
The Grand
for Stages of Discovery, providing students in PreK to grade 12 an opportunity to experience live theatre with enriching curriculum connections.
Grant Amount:
$30,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2024
A worker and teenager sitting at a desk
Grant Awarded
The Warehouse
to establish new programming in Creative Arts, Education, and Health and Wellness alongside new supplies and equipment for activities.
Grant Amount:
$35,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2024
a plant bed sits in an urban garden.
Grant Awarded
Upendo United Foundation
to support low-income, immigrant, and BIPOC children through a community hub for S.T.E.M. enrichment, mentorship, tutoring, gardening, and arts &...
Grant Amount:
$10,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2023
participants being mentored in a recreational room
Grant Awarded
UrbanPromise Wilmington
for the StreetLeader program, employing and training teens to lead through tutoring, social-emotional learning, and mentorship.
Grant Amount:
$25,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2024
students singing with an instructor
Grant Awarded
Wilmington Children's Chorus
to expand and improve its Neighborhood-based programs, providing exceptional music education to low-income children in the city of Wilmington.
Grant Amount:
$20,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2024
students working on a science activity
Grant Awarded
YMCA of Delaware
for its THRIVE Out-of-School Program providing tutoring, SEL, and life skills activities and its summer activities in STEM and social-emotional...
Grant Amount:
$75,000
Grant Cycle:
Fall 2024
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