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Delaware Family Resource Directory
Food Assistance
Food Bank of Delaware
Address: 14 Garfield Way, Newark, DE 19713
Phone: (302) 292-1305
Website: https://www.fbd.org
Services: Provides emergency food boxes, community food pantries, and nutrition programs for families.
Salvation Army – Delaware
Address: 400 N Orange St, Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: (302) 652-2241
Website: https://easternusa.salvationarmy.org/eastern-pennsylvania/delaware-de/dover-corps
Services: Provides food pantries, clothing assistance, rent help, and emergency support.
Health Services
Early Childhood Development
WIC Program (Women, Infants & Children)
Address: 417 Federal Street, Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 741-2900
Website: https://dhss.delaware.gov/dhss/dph/chca/dphwic.html
Services: Provides nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and food benefits for mothers and children.
Delaware Division of Public Health
Address: 417 Federal Street, Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 744-4700
Website: https://www.facebook.com/DEPublicHealth
Services: Provides immunizations, health screenings, maternal health programs, and clinics.
Child Development Watch
Address: 1901 N Dupont Hwy, New Castle, DE 19720
Phone: (302) 255-9134
Website: https://www.b23de.org/
Services: Provides early intervention services and developmental screenings for infants and toddlers.
Delaware Head Start / Early Head Start
Address: 501 W 14th Street, Wilmington, DE 19801
Phone: (302) 655-6789
Website: https://deheadstart.org/delaware-programs/
Services: Provides early education, health screenings, and family support for low-income families.
Parenting Support
University of Delaware Cooperative Extension
Address: 16483 County Seat Hwy, Georgetown, DE 19947
Phone: (302) 856-7303
Website: https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/canr/cooperative-extension
Services: Offers parenting classes, family education programs, and nutrition education.
Healthy Start Program – Delaware
Address: 417 Federal Street, Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 744-4700
Website: https://dhss.delaware.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/dph/pdf/smartstartsvs.pdf
Services: Provides prenatal education, parenting support, and connections to community resources.
Suicide & Crisis Support
Delaware Domestic Violence Hotline
Address: Statewide
Phone: 1-800-701-0456
Website: https://dcadv.org
Services: 24-hour crisis support and referrals for victims of domestic violence.
Child, Inc.
Address: 507 Philadelphia Pike, Wilmington, DE 19809
Phone: (302) 762-8989
Website: https://www.childinc.com
Services: Provides domestic violence shelter, counseling, and family advocacy services.
Financial & Social Assistance
Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS)
Address: 1901 N Dupont Hwy, New Castle, DE 19720
Phone: (302) 255-9040
Website: https://assist.dhss.delaware.gov/
Services: Provides SNAP, Medicaid, childcare assistance, and family support programs.
Housing Assistance
Delaware State Housing Authority
Address: 18 The Green, Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 739-4263
Website: https://www.destatehousing.com
Services: Provides housing assistance, rental help, and housing stability programs.
Education & Community Resources
Delaware Division of Libraries
Address: 121 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd N, Dover, DE 19901
Phone: (302) 739-4748
Website: https://libraries.delaware.gov
Services: Provides literacy programs, storytime, educational activities, and free community resources.
Domestic Violence Support
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Address: United States
Phone: 988
Website: https://988lifeline.org
Services: Provides 24/7 mental health crisis support and connections to local counseling services.
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