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DHSS Announces Launch of New Help Is Here Delaware Website

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health | Newsroom | Suspected Overdoses | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 10, 2023

NEW CASTLE – The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), in a coordinated effort with fellow government agencies, community partners, and Delaware residents, today announced the launch of the new, redesigned, and revamped HelpIsHereDE.com, available in English and Spanish. Designed after months of listening sessions and focus groups, the new HelpIsHereDE.com is the state’s comprehensive […]




DIAA Names 2022-2023 Dale Farmer State Champions in Sportsmanship Winners

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Eleven schools are being honored for sportsmanship this week by the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA).  The Dale Farmer State Champions in Sportsmanship Award is presented annually to schools that have demonstrated a strong school community commitment to the educational nature of interscholastic athletics. 




Two Schools Earn State School Counseling Award

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 9, 2023

Appoquinimink School District’s Bunker Hill Elementary School and Capital School District’s Kent County Secondary Intensive Learning Center have earned Delaware’s Sapphire Award for Excellence in School Counseling.




Blackbird Creek Fall Festival Set For October 21

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 6, 2023

The 14th annual Blackbird Creek Fall Festival, hosted by DNERR, will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21.




Delaware Announces Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program

Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 6, 2023

The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced they will be distributing $199,600 in relief funds through the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety (SPRS) Block Grant Program to eligible Delaware seafood processors, dealers, and processing vessels who were financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.







  Category: Newsroom

DHSS Announces Launch of New Help Is Here Delaware Website

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health | Newsroom | Suspected Overdoses | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 10, 2023

NEW CASTLE – The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS), in a coordinated effort with fellow government agencies, community partners, and Delaware residents, today announced the launch of the new, redesigned, and revamped HelpIsHereDE.com, available in English and Spanish. Designed after months of listening sessions and focus groups, the new HelpIsHereDE.com is the state’s comprehensive […]




DIAA Names 2022-2023 Dale Farmer State Champions in Sportsmanship Winners

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Eleven schools are being honored for sportsmanship this week by the Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association (DIAA).  The Dale Farmer State Champions in Sportsmanship Award is presented annually to schools that have demonstrated a strong school community commitment to the educational nature of interscholastic athletics. 




Two Schools Earn State School Counseling Award

Department of Education | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, October 9, 2023

Appoquinimink School District’s Bunker Hill Elementary School and Capital School District’s Kent County Secondary Intensive Learning Center have earned Delaware’s Sapphire Award for Excellence in School Counseling.




Blackbird Creek Fall Festival Set For October 21

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Climate, Coastal and Energy | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 6, 2023

The 14th annual Blackbird Creek Fall Festival, hosted by DNERR, will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 21.




Delaware Announces Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program

Department of Agriculture | Newsroom | Date Posted: Friday, October 6, 2023

The Delaware Department of Agriculture (DDA) announced they will be distributing $199,600 in relief funds through the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety (SPRS) Block Grant Program to eligible Delaware seafood processors, dealers, and processing vessels who were financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.