Dr. Christine Cannon has been the executive director of the Arsht-Cannon Fund since its inception in 2004. With careers in nursing and education, nonprofit board leadership, and experience in grantwriting and program development, Christine partners with grantees to achieve the most effective program outcomes and impacts — with a particular focus on Delaware’s Latino community.  Through the […]

An autism diagnosis is a challenge for any family. For some in the Latinx community, there’s a cultural stigma that makes that challenge even tougher. New funding will help Autism Delaware increase its outreach to reduce that stigma and help those families. “I was devastated. I didn’t know where to start,” said Maria Merma. When […]

Latino families in Delaware have improved access to quality educational programs and services as a result of close to $600,000 in grants from the Arsht-Cannon Fund (ACF), an endowed fund at the Delaware Community Foundation. Since 2007, the ACF has invested more than $9 million to expand and improve educational opportunities and access to healthcare […]

We are excited to share that our English Learner Fact Sheet series won not only first prize at the 2019 Delaware Press Association’s annual Communications Contest for best infographic—it has also won first prize at the 2019 National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) Annual Communications Contest. “This is wonderful news—and our funding for this project is one of the best […]