REACH Riverside Awarded $1 Million Grant from Regional Foundation
The REGIONAL FOUNDATION, whose mission is to improve the quality of life for children and families living in low-income communities in Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware by concentrating resources on comprehensive, neighborhood-based economic and community development initiatives, has awarded REACH Riverside a $1 million grant. REACH is one of seven organizations receiving this round of Neighborhood Implementation Grants.
The Warehouse Cuts Ribbon on New RISE Innovation Center
The new space will host additional programming for teens enrolled in RISE, The Warehouse’s flagship workforce development program.
Photos: Riverside Families Hunt for Eggs at Eastside Charter School
The WRK Group, Eastside Charter School, and Christ Community Church came together to throw a community-wide egg hunt with entertainment for Riverside families!
Photos: ELA Students Hold Recital With Wilmington Children’s Chorus
The Wilmington Children’s Chorus teaches a music class for Kingswood ELA Students weekly.
Photos: Kingswood ELA Hosts Egg Hunt for Students
ELA Students had some spring fun hunting for eggs and candy!
WATCH: WRK Group CEO Logan Herring Gives GRIT Talk
Grit Talks are a quarterly speaker and networking event featuring interesting local leaders answering seven questions over fifteen minutes.
WRK Group CEO Logan Herring Attends White House Black History Month Celebration
Herring joined other Black Delawarean leaders, including Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester.
Delaware Business Times: As housing grows, REACH Riverside expands focus
WILMINGTON – With the first hundred new housing units built in Wilmington’s Riverside community, REACH RIVERSIDE has set its eyes on more pieces of the holistic puzzle of revitalization.
The MASTER-PLANNED COMMUNITY that largely bounds Northeast Boulevard and the Brandywine Creek to the city limits is designed with the principles of “purpose-built communities,” a holistic approach of housing, education and health care meant to tackle areas of concentrated urban poverty.
WRK Group CEO On Attending President Biden’s State of the Union Address
“Thanks to US Senator Chris Coons, I had the experience of a lifetime at the State of the Union yesterday. Not only did I attend the address, but also the Senate dinner prior and various media interviews, where the Senator was not shy about shouting out the work we are doing in Riverside. The reverence and respect from his colleagues was evident throughout the halls as we interacted with so many. I am truly grateful for the invite and the continued support from our beloved Senator. February 7, 2023 will forever be a day to remember.”
Logan Herring to Attend 2023 State of the Union
U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) today announced that his guest for President Biden’s State of the Union address tonight will be Wilmington’s Logan Herring Sr., CEO of The WRK Group (The Warehouse, REACH Riverside, and Kingswood Community Center).
“Under Logan’s leadership, REACH Riverside is doing incredible work to help revitalize and reimagine one of the most historically underserved parts of Wilmington,” said Senator Coons. “Logan’s work with REACH Riverside, The Warehouse, and the Kingswood Community Center makes our community and state stronger every day, and I am proud to have him join me in Washington this week to watch President Biden’s historic address.”