Posts Tagged ‘Homeless’
Salisbury’s Anne Street Village Completed – Occupancy in May
The Anne Street Village has been completed. This is Salisbury’s first transitional housing community for homeless residents – and the first group of residents will move in next month. There…
Read MoreWhere Can The Homeless Find Shelter From The Cold?
Shelters for the homeless are open and available during the winter, thanks to volunteers and the non-profit Code Purple. Beds can be found on a nightly basis, but capacity at…
Read MoreTiny Homes Considered For Homeless Shelter In Sussex Co.
A non-profit will seek approvals and permits for its proposal to create temporary sleeping quarters for homeless people, including children. The cabins are manufactured by a company in Washington State.…
Read MoreMan Badly Burned In Georgetown Fire
A 37-year-old man has been critically injured in a fire that ignited vegetation and an apparent homeless campsite in Georgetown. According to the Delaware State Fire Marshal’s Office, local firefighters…
Read MoreSuspected Homeless Man Found Dead in Church Cemetery
A suspected homeless man was found dead in the cemetery surrounding the Midway Presbyterian Church on Coastal Highway outside of Rehoboth around 11:40 a.m. this past Saturday. He was pronounced dead at…
Read MoreSussex Co. Code Purple Shelters Open For Homeless
Shelter for the homeless is available in December and through the winter thanks to the Code Purple Sussex County program. Overseers of the shelter network, Love Incorporated of Mid-Delmarva, have…
Read MoreBody Found In Dover Shed
Dover Police are investigating the discovery of a body in a shed on Maple Parkway. Officers were called to the scene late Sunday morning by an employee who noticed an…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE | Homeless are dying on the streets of Sussex County
Homeless advocates are calling for additional resources and increased support after two homeless people died on the same night last week in Sussex County, a woman found dead in a…
Read MoreHomeless man charged with burglarizing car wash in Milford
A homeless man was arrested after police say he broke into a local car wash on three seperate occassions during a 24-hour period in Milford. According to the Milford Police…
Read MoreSussex County Council Approves Cluster Subdivision Ordinance Amendment
This week’s Sussex County Council meeting began with Georgetown resident and advocate for the homeless, Jim Martin, reading a letter to the editor, which was also sent to WGMD, which…
Read MoreCode Purple Shelters Open Statewide Through Thursday
With Delaware facing the coldest temperatures of the winter from Wednesday night through Thursday, Code Purple is being declared across the state by the nonprofit and volunteer organizations that operate…
Read MoreCode Purple Sussex Opens Nightly – Volunteers Still Needed
Night time temps are going to be very low until Dec 15th which is the beginning of Code Purple Sussex’s nightly openings without regard to temps. So with that in…
Read MoreUPDATED: Code Purple Shelters Open Across Delaware
NEW CASTLE (Jan. 3, 2018) – With a blizzard warning for Sussex County beginning tonight into Thursday and a winter storm warning for Kent and New Castle counties, Code Purple…
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