Governor Meyer, DSHA Announce Progress On Kent County Homeless Services Expansion

Governor Matt Meyer and the Delaware State Housing Authority (DSHA) announced today that they have an agreement in principle with Delaware State University to purchase its Living and Learning Commons in Dover as a site to expand the Hope Center model in Kent County. Governor Meyer had created the Delaware Interagency Collaborative to End Homelessness last spring. Since then, the group of state agency leaders and homelessness service providers identified significant gaps in shelter capacity and access to services, especially in Kent and Sussex counties. According to state officials, Opening a center in Dover will close those regional gaps, strengthen crisis response and improve the pathway to permanent housing. Under the agreement, DSHA would purchase the property for $11.243 million pending a final contract. DSHA will own and operate the center, purchasing the 5.98-acre property with existing funding. DSHA will not use state allocations for the acquisition.