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From Broken Promises to Possibility: How The WRK Group is Rewriting the Story of Riverside
How do you transform a neighborhood defined by decades of poverty into a community of opportunity and hope? WRK Group CEO Logan Herring shares how a $600 million revitalization effort in Wilmington’s Riverside neighborhood is breaking intergenerational cycles of poverty by centering residents as designers and leaders while redefining success as dignity, self-sufficiency, and lasting community transformation.
Nemours Children’s Health Advances Whole Child Health with Community Impact Loan to Kingswood Community Center
The eight-figure funding supports redevelopment of the center to create a modernized hub for health care, learning, and opportunity in Delaware
WRK Group, Open Streets Wilmington 2023 Community Day Attracts Hundreds of Riverside Residents
The WRK Group and Open Streets Wilmington teamed up for an event on Saturday, September 16 that was the biggest in Riverside for years. The annual Community Day closed down Bowers Street for the first time between 23rd Street and Todds Lane, and the event attracted hundreds of Riverside and Imani Village residents.
Photos: Kingswood ELA Class of 2023 ELAvates to Kindergarten
For the second year in a row, every student moving up from the Kingswood ELA was Kindergarten Ready
Kingswood ELA Covered In Childcare Story – Delaware News Journal
The Delaware News Journal interviewed Kingswood Community Center Director of Operations Julie Bieber for a story on childcare licensing this week:
“Kingswood Community Center in Wilmington opens the doors to its Early Learning Academy at 7 every morning.
The 65 kids between the ages of 1 and 5 years old are dropped off to a team of teachers and staff for a day of playing, meals and creative learning units. All of the Early Learning Academy’s operations must meet guidelines set by state laws, or the community center risks losing its early childcare provider license.
Sign Up For Kingswood’s Backpack & School Supply Giveaway
Do you have children in your life who could use a brand-new backpack and school supplies for next school year? We can help! Fill out the application below to see if you qualify. We will contact all qualified applicants, and you can join us at Kingswood Community Center on Thursday, July 27 from 11am-1pm to receive your backpacks.
Kingswood Awarded $4 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds
Governor John Carney, Senators Chris Coons and Tom Carper and Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester have announced more than $65 million in American Rescue Plan funds for Delaware community centers and nonprofits, including $4 million for construction of the new Kingswood Community Center building in Riverside.
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!