
Sade Truiett
- Feb 23, 2017
Save the Date for our 4th Annual Mini Golf Tournament!
On Tuesday, May 16th, First State Community Action Agency will host the 4th Annual Miniature Golf Tournament in Rehoboth Beach. We invite businesses, organizations, and individuals to join us for this amateur fun event! Participants can sign up to be a sponsor and register a team of four to play. Proceeds help support First State’s community youth programs in Delaware. Click here for more information on sponsorship opportunities or registration or contact Kaneisha Trott at

Sade Truiett
- Feb 22, 2017
Bernice Edwards to be honored at Women's Tea event, Dover
First State's Executive Director, Bernice Edwards, will be among four women to be honored at the second annual First Lady's Hat and Gloves Tea on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at Delaware State University's Martin Luther King Jr. Student Center. The event will begin at 4:00pm. 2017 honorees are Dr. Lozelle Deluz, Dr. Mary Scott, Mrs. Bernice Edwards, and the Honorable Lisa Blunt Rochester. The event will recognize outstanding women in Sussex, Kent, and New Castle Counties Delaware

Sade Truiett
- Feb 13, 2017
Renewable Energy Education Center opens in Dover
Dover - U.S. Senator Tom Carper joined Dignitaries from Delaware State University (DSU), Delmarva Power, and CPPO for the opening of the Renewable Energy Education Center inside the Science Center North on DSU campus in Dover. Senator Carper, along with Dr. Harry Williams (President, DSU), Mr. Gary Stockbridge (Region President of Delmarva Power), Dr. Eric Cheek (Associate Vice President for Adult and Continuing Education), And Mr. William W. Pickrum (Project Manager, CPPO) w

Sade Truiett
- Feb 3, 2017
Adult Culinary Training Program is now a Private Business & Trade School
First State’s Adult Culinary Arts Training Program is serving up a plate of success. We're pleased to announce our new designation as a Private Business and Trade School by the Delaware Department of Education! The top rated Culinary Arts training program for unemployed and underemployed adults now operates as a Trade School in the state of Delaware. Students receive 360 hours of in-depth instruction, internship and job shadowing, as well as ABC (Alcohol Beverage Control) ce

Sade Truiett
- Feb 1, 2017
Sites are Open - First State offering free tax preparation in Delaware
TAX SEASON is here and First State is providing free tax preparation to eligible Delaware taxpayers!!!! TAX SITES are opened now through April 18, 2017. First State Community Action Agency is pleased to partner with Nehemiah Gateway Community Development Corporation, United Way of Delaware, Stand By Me, and the Delaware Alliance Community Advancement to provide free tax preparation through the Delaware Tax & Financial Services Campaign. If your household income is at or below
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