NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER

After careful consideration, the Neighborhood House Board of Directors has made the difficult decision to consolidate our operations at our community center in Wilmington’s Southbridge neighborhood. This means closing our satellite office in Middletown, where we have served families since 1992. This was not a reactive decision. It was a deliberate one, made with the long-term health of the organization in mind. Why We Are Making This Change After nearly a century of service,

For months, Jay and his wife Barbara had been living without electricity. After a series of serious medical issues landed them in the hospital, the bills piled up faster than their fixed income could handle. Their electric bill climbed past $2,900, and eventually the power was shut off. Think about what that means. No lights. No heat through the winter. No way to cook a meal. Barbara, who depends on a CPAP machine, couldn’t use it. For six months, they lived like that. When t

On Saturday, May 2, Neighborhood House is joining nonprofits from across the Wilmington area for the 2026 Highmark Walk for a Healthy Community at Tubman Garrett Riverfront Park. If you're not familiar with the Highmark Walk, it's an annual fundraising walk that brings communities together to support local health and human service organizations. Highmark underwrites all event costs, which means every dollar raised by participants goes directly to the nonprofit they choose to