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  Archives:  May 2022

Program to Help Foster Youth Pursue Higher Education

Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2022

$529 payments available to qualified applicants Citing information showing nationwide, only about half of youth raised in foster care end up finishing high school, and less than 3% graduate from a four-year college, Delaware State Treasurer Colleen Davis announces the Aspire529 program. Aspire529 is a pilot program for youth in or aging out of the […]




Governor Carney, First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney Announce Compassionate Champion Awardees

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Award Ceremony to be Held June 14 Subtítulos en español. WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney and First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney on Tuesday announced the 2022 Compassionate Champion Awardees. The Compassionate Champion Awards recognize individuals, organizations, and educational institutions across the State of Delaware that provide trauma-informed services in a manner consistent with the Delaware Developmental Framework […]




Heritage Commission Book of the Week: Pierre S. du Pont IV: Governor of Delaware 1977-1985

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2022

When Pete DuPont was elected governor in 1977, Delaware was facing and severe economic downturn, substantial budget deficits, and the second-highest unemployment rate in the nation. Despite these challenges, the DuPont administration would achieve long-lasting solutions to the State’s woes and improve the lives of Delaware’s citizens. Larry Nagengast’s history of the DuPont administration is […]




Delaware State Parks Expected to Set Visitation Record

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Friday, May 27, 2022

After breaking attendance records in 2021, Delaware State Parks is on pace to set another visitors’ attendance mark by the end of 2022.




Division of the Arts Announces the 2022 “Award Winners” Exhibition Dates

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, May 27, 2022

Each year, the Biggs Museum of American Art, in partnership with the Delaware Division of the Arts, exhibits the work of Delaware’s Individual Artist Fellows. The Award Winners XXII exhibition recognizes the Fellows’ combined artistic accomplishments and will be on view from June 3 to July 23, 2022.






  Archives:  May 2022

Program to Help Foster Youth Pursue Higher Education

Office of the State Treasurer | State Treasurer Colleen C. Davis | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2022

$529 payments available to qualified applicants Citing information showing nationwide, only about half of youth raised in foster care end up finishing high school, and less than 3% graduate from a four-year college, Delaware State Treasurer Colleen Davis announces the Aspire529 program. Aspire529 is a pilot program for youth in or aging out of the […]




Governor Carney, First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney Announce Compassionate Champion Awardees

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2022

Award Ceremony to be Held June 14 Subtítulos en español. WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney and First Lady Tracey Quillen Carney on Tuesday announced the 2022 Compassionate Champion Awardees. The Compassionate Champion Awards recognize individuals, organizations, and educational institutions across the State of Delaware that provide trauma-informed services in a manner consistent with the Delaware Developmental Framework […]




Heritage Commission Book of the Week: Pierre S. du Pont IV: Governor of Delaware 1977-1985

Delaware Heritage Commission | Delaware Public Archives | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2022

When Pete DuPont was elected governor in 1977, Delaware was facing and severe economic downturn, substantial budget deficits, and the second-highest unemployment rate in the nation. Despite these challenges, the DuPont administration would achieve long-lasting solutions to the State’s woes and improve the lives of Delaware’s citizens. Larry Nagengast’s history of the DuPont administration is […]




Delaware State Parks Expected to Set Visitation Record

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Parks and Recreation | News | Date Posted: Friday, May 27, 2022

After breaking attendance records in 2021, Delaware State Parks is on pace to set another visitors’ attendance mark by the end of 2022.




Division of the Arts Announces the 2022 “Award Winners” Exhibition Dates

Delaware Division of the Arts | Department of State | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Sussex County | Date Posted: Friday, May 27, 2022

Each year, the Biggs Museum of American Art, in partnership with the Delaware Division of the Arts, exhibits the work of Delaware’s Individual Artist Fellows. The Award Winners XXII exhibition recognizes the Fellows’ combined artistic accomplishments and will be on view from June 3 to July 23, 2022.