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 […]

La Colectiva’s Social Mobility team meets in Milton NOAH FRIEDMAN / LA COLECTIVA     Delaware’s Hispanic population continues to grow – especially in Sussex County But addressing the needs of this population and challenges it faces has proven difficult. Contributor Larry Nagengast reports that could be changing. For Latino immigrants in Sussex County, “there’s always a […]

For more than a decade, the Arsht-Cannon Fund has been underwriting projects, primarily in Sussex County, to advance educational opportunities and access to social services to Hispanic immigrant families. The fund, managed by the Delaware Community Foundation, was created through the vision of two prominent figures in the state’s legal community, corporate lawyer S. Samuel […]

BY NOW, YOU MAY KNOW THAT DELAWARE IS ONE IN FOUR STATES THAT DOES NOT PROVIDE ADDITIONAL STATE RESOURCES TO ENGLISH LEARNERS—STUDENTS WHO COME FROM NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING HOMES AND BACKGROUNDS. You may also know that less than three out of four (72 percent) of Delaware English learners graduate high school compared to 85 percent of […]