West Side Grows Together

  • Arts & Culture
  • Basic Needs
  • Community
  • Family
  • Housing

Who We Are

Cornerstone West Community Development Corporation develops housing that meets the needs of New Castle County’s low- to moderate-income families and serves as a proactive catalyst for community revitalization in Wilmington’s West Side. Cornerstone’s housing development strategy focuses on meeting the diversity of West Side’s housing needs to strengthen and preserve this mixed-income community. Cornerstone West CDC serves as the backbone organization coordinating the West Side Grows Together neighborhood revitalization initiative. Cornerstone West CDC was established by a partnership between St. Francis Hospital and West End Neighborhood House in 1999.

What We Do

The West Side is in it together and is working to ensure that revitalization benefits the entire community. Our programmatic focuses include: OUR COMMUNITY IN OUR HANDS – focusing on empowering the community and bringing it together to improve quality of life, OUR YOUTH, OUR FUTURE – focusing on youth empowerment through educational opportunities in school and out, A PLACE TO CALL HOME – focusing on rehabilitating and improving existing housing and developing new housing for all income levels and diverse households, OPEN FOR BUSINESS – focusing on economic development to support thriving vibrant businesses that provide services and jobs, MOVING FORWARD – focusing on making streets safe and accessible for everyone, WEST SIDE OUTSIDE – focusing on improving parks and gardens as places where neighbors and neighborhoods comes together.

Details

Get Connected Icon (302) 888-5346
Get Connected Icon April Pagliassotti Barrett
Get Connected Icon Operations Manager
https://www.westsidegrows.org/