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Governor Carney Announces Delaware Has Housed More Than 500 Homeless Veterans

Delaware State Housing Authority | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, June 22, 2017

Delaware joined the national effort to house homeless veterans in 2015 WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney announced on Thursday that Delaware has now housed more than 500 formerly homeless veterans since joining the national Mayors Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness in 2015. “Our veterans served because of a heartfelt duty to country. We owe […]




Governor Carney Announces Family Services Cabinet Council Summer Initiative

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Labor | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, June 22, 2017

The Summer Initiative will coordinate delivery of state services for families in Wilmington WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Thursday announced the Family Services Cabinet Council’s Summer Initiative, an interagency effort to improve the coordination of state services to better meet the needs of families in the city of Wilmington. The FSCC Summer Initiative […]




Governor Carney Meets with Boys State, Girls State Governors

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 21, 2017

DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney released the following statement after speaking with young women of the Delaware American Legion Girls State Program. Governor Carney spoke with the American Legion Boys State Program on Tuesday, June 13. “The Delaware American Legion’s Boys State and Girls State Programs give students across our state the opportunity to […]




Governor Carney, COAD Announce Agreement to Raise Correctional Officer Pay

Criminal Justice | Department of Correction | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Agreement also establishes Labor-Management Committee to study additional changes DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney and the Correctional Officers Association of Delaware (COAD) on Tuesday announced an agreement to increase salaries for Delaware’s correctional officers and study additional changes to help recruit and retain officers, and decrease the use of mandatory overtime across Delaware’s correctional […]




Governor Carney Joins Attorney General Denn to Announce Summer and Afterschool Programs

Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, June 19, 2017

Grants funded by settlements with national banks for alleged misconduct in the national financial markets WILMINGTON, Del. – The following is an excerpt from Governor Carney’s remarks on Monday at H. Fletcher Brown Boys and Girls Club for an announcement of more than $900,000 in funding for 16 organizations to provide summer and afterschool programs […]







  Category: Office of the Governor

Governor Carney Announces Delaware Has Housed More Than 500 Homeless Veterans

Delaware State Housing Authority | Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, June 22, 2017

Delaware joined the national effort to house homeless veterans in 2015 WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney announced on Thursday that Delaware has now housed more than 500 formerly homeless veterans since joining the national Mayors Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness in 2015. “Our veterans served because of a heartfelt duty to country. We owe […]




Governor Carney Announces Family Services Cabinet Council Summer Initiative

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Labor | Department of Safety and Homeland Security | Department of Services for Children, Youth and their Families | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, June 22, 2017

The Summer Initiative will coordinate delivery of state services for families in Wilmington WILMINGTON, Del. – Governor John Carney on Thursday announced the Family Services Cabinet Council’s Summer Initiative, an interagency effort to improve the coordination of state services to better meet the needs of families in the city of Wilmington. The FSCC Summer Initiative […]




Governor Carney Meets with Boys State, Girls State Governors

Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 21, 2017

DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney released the following statement after speaking with young women of the Delaware American Legion Girls State Program. Governor Carney spoke with the American Legion Boys State Program on Tuesday, June 13. “The Delaware American Legion’s Boys State and Girls State Programs give students across our state the opportunity to […]




Governor Carney, COAD Announce Agreement to Raise Correctional Officer Pay

Criminal Justice | Department of Correction | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Agreement also establishes Labor-Management Committee to study additional changes DOVER, Del. – Governor John Carney and the Correctional Officers Association of Delaware (COAD) on Tuesday announced an agreement to increase salaries for Delaware’s correctional officers and study additional changes to help recruit and retain officers, and decrease the use of mandatory overtime across Delaware’s correctional […]




Governor Carney Joins Attorney General Denn to Announce Summer and Afterschool Programs

Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | Sussex County | Date Posted: Monday, June 19, 2017

Grants funded by settlements with national banks for alleged misconduct in the national financial markets WILMINGTON, Del. – The following is an excerpt from Governor Carney’s remarks on Monday at H. Fletcher Brown Boys and Girls Club for an announcement of more than $900,000 in funding for 16 organizations to provide summer and afterschool programs […]