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Governor’s Welfare Employment Committee Honors Employers and Employees with 2018 TANF Employment Awards of Excellence

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Labor | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, April 26, 2018

DOVER (April 26, 2018) – The Governor’s Welfare Employment Committee announced the winners of its 2018 TANF Employment Awards of Excellence this week as it recognized 33 employers in Delaware who hire, train and maintain positive working relationships with employees who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, and 33 TANF clients who have […]




State awards grants to summer, afterschool programs

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 26, 2018

The Delaware Department of Education has awarded five new grants for afterschool and summer programs under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.

The 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) program grants are designed to provide students with enrichment activities to improve the academic success of students from Title I schools. Schools are designated as Title I based on high percentage of students who come from low-income families. The money comes from federal funds.




Governors Carney, Cuomo, Murphy, Malloy, Raimondo, Baker and Rosselló Announce Nation’s First Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium

Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Key Initiative of Historic Anti-Gun Violence Multi-State Agreement Between Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Puerto Rico Partnership Will Collect and Analyze Data Across Multiple Disciplines on Public Efforts to Reduce Gun Violence to Better Inform Policymakers Nationwide Fills Void Left by Federal Government’s 1996 Ban on Federally-Funded Gun Violence Research […]




Four More Mumps Cases Identified, Bringing Total to 19

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 24, 2018

he Division of Public Health (DPH) has identified four more cases of the mumps in Delaware as part of its ongoing investigation of an outbreak among attendees at two multi-cultural dances in New Castle County, bringing the total number of mumps cases in 2018 to 19. At least 11 of the 19 persons with mumps attended either the Feb. 10, or March 3, 2018, social dance (Baile Mexicano) that took place at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington.




24 Locations in Delaware to Participate in Drug Take-Back Day, April 28, 2018

Division of Public Health | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Delaware will hold its 16th Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 28, 2018, to help reduce the risk of prescription medications being diverted for misuse. Delawareans can discard their expired or unused medications at 24 locations statewide between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.







  Category: News

Governor’s Welfare Employment Committee Honors Employers and Employees with 2018 TANF Employment Awards of Excellence

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Labor | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Thursday, April 26, 2018

DOVER (April 26, 2018) – The Governor’s Welfare Employment Committee announced the winners of its 2018 TANF Employment Awards of Excellence this week as it recognized 33 employers in Delaware who hire, train and maintain positive working relationships with employees who receive Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits, and 33 TANF clients who have […]




State awards grants to summer, afterschool programs

Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Thursday, April 26, 2018

The Delaware Department of Education has awarded five new grants for afterschool and summer programs under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act.

The 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) program grants are designed to provide students with enrichment activities to improve the academic success of students from Title I schools. Schools are designated as Title I based on high percentage of students who come from low-income families. The money comes from federal funds.




Governors Carney, Cuomo, Murphy, Malloy, Raimondo, Baker and Rosselló Announce Nation’s First Regional Gun Violence Research Consortium

Governor John Carney | Kent County | New Castle County | News | Office of the Governor | Sussex County | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Key Initiative of Historic Anti-Gun Violence Multi-State Agreement Between Delaware, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Puerto Rico Partnership Will Collect and Analyze Data Across Multiple Disciplines on Public Efforts to Reduce Gun Violence to Better Inform Policymakers Nationwide Fills Void Left by Federal Government’s 1996 Ban on Federally-Funded Gun Violence Research […]




Four More Mumps Cases Identified, Bringing Total to 19

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 24, 2018

he Division of Public Health (DPH) has identified four more cases of the mumps in Delaware as part of its ongoing investigation of an outbreak among attendees at two multi-cultural dances in New Castle County, bringing the total number of mumps cases in 2018 to 19. At least 11 of the 19 persons with mumps attended either the Feb. 10, or March 3, 2018, social dance (Baile Mexicano) that took place at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington.




24 Locations in Delaware to Participate in Drug Take-Back Day, April 28, 2018

Division of Public Health | Governor John Carney | News | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Delaware will hold its 16th Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 28, 2018, to help reduce the risk of prescription medications being diverted for misuse. Delawareans can discard their expired or unused medications at 24 locations statewide between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.