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Logan Herring, WRK Group Awarded National Institute of Building Sciences DEI Leadership Award
Logan Herring attended BUILDING INNOVATION 2023 in Washington, DC and accepted the National Institute of Building Sciences Diversity, Equity, Leadership Award on behalf of The WRK Group.

Photos: WRK Group, Walnut Street YMCA Compete In Staff Kickball Game
WRK Group Staff from The Warehouse, REACH Riverside and Kingswood Community Center competed with staff from the Walnut Street YMCA on Friday in a friendly kickball game. They were cheered on by teens and young adults in The Warehouse’s RISE program and in programming at the Walnut Street YMCA. The game ended in a tie.

Photos: Choice Neighborhood Implementation Grant Announcement Event
The WRK Group, HUD, Wilmington Housing Authority, the City of Wilmington, Pennrose and the Riverside Community gathered to celebrate $50 million in funding for Northeast Wilmington

Wilmington Housing Authority, City of Wilmington, Awarded $50 Million HUD Grant for Riverside
The U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded the Wilmington Housing Authority (WHA) and the City of Wilmington with the $50 million Choice Neighborhoods Implementation Grant Award (Choice). The grant will support the eight-year community revitalization plan for Northeast Wilmington in collaboration with the City of Wilmington, the Housing Authority of Wilmington, REACH Riverside Development Corporation (REACH), Kingswood Community Center and Pennrose LLC.

The WRK Group Featured in Delaware Journal of Public Health Scholarly Article
Dorothy Dillard, PHD (Director of The Center for Neighborhood Revitalization and Research at Delaware State University) and Bianca Mers (Investment Analyst at REACH Riverside), have co-written a scholarly article appearing in the June 2023 issue of the Delaware Journal of Public Health.

Pennrose Named In Top 6 Affordable Housing Developers of 2022
Affordable Housing Finance has named Pennrose, WRK Group Partner and developer of Imani Village, in their Top 50 Affordable Housing Developers of 2022. Pennrose came in at 6th out of 50, with 1388 units started and 1498 units completed.

Photos: WRK Group Leadership Hosts Panel Discussion at DE & MARC NAHRO Conference
NAHRO Conference attendees participated in a panel discussion with The WRK Group, Pennrose, WHA & Purpose Built Communities, then toured Imani Village.

WRK Group VIP Daria Hubbard Highlighted in Wilmington Housing Authority Newsletter
“Ms. Hubbard’s Multiple Achievements” Showcases Daria Hubbard’s successes over diversity.

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.

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.