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IN THE NEWS…

CLICK HERE for the Delaware State News article headlined “Dover Interfaith sets sights on Division Street location” about fund raising and hurtles still to overcome for the Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing’s (DIMH's) move to new facilities (click for building photos) located at 630 Division St., Dover.

CLICK HERE for Dover Interfaith Housing Chair Jeanine Kleimo’s letter-to-the-editor on “raising funds for new site to assist the homeless.”

A donation of any size is welcome and appreciated.

"My Home Now"

 “This is My Home Now”

Song creates story about how
homelessness can happen to anyone

Howard Page, a retired teacher from Cincinnati, recently shared with Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing (DIMH) his wonderful musical composition titled “This is My Home Now” sang over a slide show by Patti Ramos of gripping photos about life on the streets.

Mr. Page said he hopes his words and music will “raise awareness and change perceptions of people experiencing homelessness.”

Please watch this powerful video...

630 WEST DIVISION, DOVER

Serving the homeless since December 2008

DONATIONS & SPONSORSHIPS SOUGHT FOR
BRAND NEW 630 DIVISION ST., DOVER HOME

Renovation of the newly acquired building at 630 Division St.,Dover (CLICK HERE for photos) will provide a 40-bed shelter for the homeless plus a Resource Center, 20-25 transitional housing beds, and office space for Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing.

A donation of any size is welcome and appreciated.

Below are listed a few suggested elements to sponsor.

Contributions of $100 or more will be listed on a plaque inside the building. 

All donations are tax-deductible and will be acknowledged. 

Checks may be sent to DIMH, P.O. Box 1148, Dover, DE 19903. 

Please consider a donation either individually, 
or as a community, business, or organization. 

Thank you for your prayers and whatever measure of support you might provide.

Click on letter above to enlarge

DISPLACED FAMILIES

URGENT: DISPLACED FAMILIES
NEED ASSISTANCE VIA DONATIONS

The Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing (DIMH) case managers are dealing with an increasing number of displaced families.

Most families are single mothers with children that have been temporarily placed in local motels after an eviction or other inability to remain in their homes.

Can you help -- individuals and your friends, clubs & organizations, businesses & agencies -- by providing large or small gifts of basic household items, especially as suggested on the list to the right? Any contribution is most welcomed and appreciated.

DONATIONS MAY BE DROPPED OFF at the
Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing,
684 Forest Street, Dover, DE 19904 AT ANY TIME.

Items received in the morning between 8:30 and noon means that someone will be able to deliver them the same day. THANK YOU!

Below DIMH case managers describe some of the situations.

1. Client RL has 5 children and has been laid off due to Covid -19. She and her children are staying at a local hotel with limited supplies to cook and prepare meals. She relied on her place of employment for money to purchase meals daily for her children, and the school lunch program. Since she has no access to those resources her and the children have been some nights with out meals and other resources to live and stay healthy.

2. Client KC has been laid off due to Covid- 19. She has 6 children of which one is disabled since birth requiring special feeding and sterile areas. This has been a struggle with limited access to cleaning supplies. She relied heavily on employment and food programs which has since ended.

3. Client BW has been laid off due to Covid- 19. She has 6 children that are staying with her at a local hotel. They have limited access to food and supplies. BW has an infant child who requires a special formula that she cannot access because of limitations on milk and badly needs asstiance to purchase the milk. She also relied heavily on the school lunch program.

4. Client KJ has been laid off due to Covid- 19. She has 4 children that are staying with her at a local hotel. They have limited access to food and supplies. KJ has a room with a very small refrigerator and a microwave that is nonfunctioning.

5. Client RD has been laid off due to Covid- 19. She has 7 children that are staying with her at a local hotel. They have limited access to food and supplies. She has a disabled child that requires special meal accommodations and she has no access to the meals or medication at this time.

6. Client NR has been laid off due to Covid- 19. She has 3 children that are staying with her at a local hotel. They have limited access to food and supplies.

7. Client SG has been laid off due to Covid- 19. She has 5 children that are staying with her at a local hotel. They have limited access to food and supplies. She has been applying for other asstiance and has been unsuccessful thus far. Also, her hotel voucher will end at the end of the month forcing her and the children back out into the streets.

8. Client AP has been laid off due to Covid- 19. She has 3 children that are staying with her at a local hotel. They have limited access to food and supplies. She is also chronically ill requiring oxygen.

9. Client VF has been laid off due to Covid- 19. She has 6 children that are staying with her at a local hotel. They have limited access to food and supplies. She and her children are victims of Domestic Violence and living under the radar.

10. Client PB has been laid off due to Covid- 19. She has 4 children that are staying with her at a local hotel. They have limited access to food and supplies.

11. Client MR has been laid off due to Covid- 19. She has 7 children that re staying with her at a local hotel. They have limited access to food and supplies. She relied heavily on the school lunch program to provide meals for her children. She also has a disabled child that requires special medical accommodations and meals.

12. Client JM has been laid off due to Covid- 19. She has 3 children. They have limited access to food and supplies. She has a disabled child that has recently been hospitalized and has been unable to leave the other children and be with her son because of funding and transportation. This family needs all resources.

LIST OF NEEDS FOR FAMILIES

Diapers 

Paper Towels 

Toilet Paper 

Baby Formula 

Can Food 

Can Openers 

Water 

Pads 

Tampons 

Laundry Detergent 

Towels 

Washcloths 

Microwave 

Microwave Dinners 

Lysol 

Lysol Wipes 

Tissues 

Mask 

Gloves 

Airborne 

Vitamin C 

Bleach 

Cleaner 

Tylenol 

Motrin 

Alcohol 

Peroxide 

Children Medication 

Bread 

Deodorant 

Floss 

Toothpaste 

Hand sanitizer 

Crackers 

Peanut Butter 

Jelly 

Cereal 

Protein Bars 

Toothbrushes 

Pull-Ups 

Old Cell Phones

TAX DEDUCTION

NEW $300 CHARITABLE GIFT DEDUCTION

AVAILABLE FOR ALL TAXPAYERS IN 2020

One of the many inclusions in the recently passed CARES act is the $300 charitable deduction that "regular" taxpayers can now take on their 2020 tax returns.

 

The CARES Act, formally known as The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (H.R. 748), was signed into law on March 27, 2020.

A provision of the act allows taxpayers who do not itemize their deductions to make a $300 cash donation to the charity of their choice and claim it on their 2020 taxes. It's a win-win for donors and nonprofits alike.

This adjustment written into the CARES Act is available for cash gifts to public charities only for 2020 only and is limited to $300 per taxpayer ($600 for a married couple).

Previously taxpayers could deduct charitable contributions only if they itemized their personal deductions instead of taking the standard deduction. If you did not itemize, which represents about 90% of taxpayers, you were not eligible for this specific deduction. THAT’S NOW CHANGED for 2020.

This information is based on published reports. 

Please consult with an IRS office 

or a tax accountant if you should question 

or want to ensure your eligibility.

Click here for needed items at 

Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing (DIMH).

Click here for donation information.

FOR SAFETY, NEW BUSINESS HOURS 

DURING THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

LETTER

A LETTER FROM 

DIMH’S JEANINE KLEIMO

TO FRIENDS & SUPPORTERS 

OF THE HOMELESS 

EXCERPTS from the letter…

"We pray that everyone in our network of concern remains in good health and good spirits…

"All three of our case managers have agreed to continue to work face to face with shelter guests and other homeless clients, as have those who work in the office…

"Many have expressed concern about coming into the shelter to provide meals… We wish to encourage you to drop off food that is prepared at home and that may be heated and served to our guests, or drop-off any take-out food items… The site supervisor on duty in the evening will coordinate any instructions that you might provide with food that is dropped off…

"We greatly appreciate any donations of prepared food or food that can be prepared at the shelter. There is a continuing need for nonperishable bag lunches to distribute to those who still live on the street and who avail themselves of our Resource Center services…

"May the God of all continue to bless all of us with health, strength, and compassion."

BREAKFAST BENEFIT

BREAKFAST BENEFIT 

Tuesday, April 7, $20 

7:30 AM – 9:00 AM 

An interfaith breakfast  

to benefit the 

DOVER INTERFAITH MISSION FOR HOUSING (DIMH) 

will be held at the 

Islamic Society of Central Delaware 

777 South Little Creek Road

Dover, DE 19901 (behind Safeway) 

Join us: individuals, couples, 
or gather a group together! 

Tickets are $20. Reserve yours 

by calling the Dover Interfaith office 

at 736-3600. 

 Breakfast servings may not be exactly as illustrated above.

SERVE DINNER

PLEASE HELP SERVE DINNER AT DIMH

Can your group, business, department, organization, club, neighborhood, etc. spare an evening to prepare and serve dinner at the Dover Interfaith Mission For Housing (DIMH)?

It’s surprisingly easy to do at relatively small costs for time well spent.

For information, please contact DIMH's Miss Wilma at 302-736-3600 or e-mail: interfaithdover@verizon.net. She can help and advise about how best to arrange a meal for these men. Or, simply call to learn more. (The shelter is located at 684 Forest Street, Dover, DE 19904).



Volunteers serving dinner prepare their dishes at home and/or cook right at the shelter’s large-scale, fully-equipped kitchen. CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS OF THE DIMH KITCHEN available to those serving dinner. CLICK HERE FOR 20 PHOTOS of the Woodbrook neighborhood serving up their specially prepared meal.

Click here for volunteer opportunities at the shelter. 

Click here for needed items. Click here for donation information.

SAVE THE DATE! 

BREAKFAST BENEFIT @ $20!

An interfaith breakfast to benefit the Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing will be held Tuesday, April 7 at the Islamic Society of Central Delaware, 777 S. Little Creek Road in Dover.

Tickets will go on sale soon for $20.

Islamic Society of Central Delaware

UPDATE: ALL THE FROZEN TURKEY HAVE BEEN TAKEN to be cooked and returned to the homeless shelter. HUGE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE who helped spread the word and/or picked up a bird & volunteered their time!

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CAN YOU HELP? WE SUPPLY THE TURKEY.
YOU SUPPLY THE LABOR AND OVEN SPACE!

You return the bird cooked and neatly packed in freezer bags.

CAN YOU COOK A TURKEY? Specifically, can you cook a turkey for the Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing (DIMH).

PLUS, HOMELESS SHELTER PROVIDES THE TURKEY! No cost to you. We are seeking volunteers for a little of their spare time.

DIMH has an overload of donated, frozen turkeys. The mission also has a kitchen. Actually, it is a full-equipped, large-scale kitchen, but oven space is limited (i.e. particularly shelf height). There is not nearly enough room to fit a big bird.

So, can you cook a turkey for us? Here’s how you can help. First, you (1) pick up the frozen turkey at the homeless center. Next, you will need to (2) defrost it. Then, once you’ve (3) cooked it, you (4) pull the meat from the bones and (5) place it in freezer storage bags that you (6) return fully packed to the homeless center.

Any single individual can do this – or make it a family, group, club, or organization project. Again, the turkeys are free. You supply the labor, oven, and freezer bags. In the end, you’ll get just a warm, grateful, most appreciative “thank you” for all your troubles, but you also will ensure many Dover homeless men do not go hungry this winter.

To arrange to pick up a frozen turkey from the Dover Interfaith Mission for Housing (DIMH), please call DIMH's Miss Wilma at 302-736-3600 after 9:00 AM, weekdays. She’ll arrange to have a frozen turkey waiting for you. (The shelter is located at 684 Forest Street, Dover, DE 19904).

WOODBROOK NEIGHBORS 
SERVE DINNER AT DIMH

The Woodbrook neighborhood rang in the New Year 2020 by serving a holiday dinner at the Dover Interface Mission for Housing (DIMH). The neighbor’s – Buttillo’s, DePrima’s, Engel’s, Forbes’, Lees’, Miller’s, McClusky’s, Moody’s, and Stein’s – prepared an amazing assortment of dishes including two tasty versions of bread crumb coated chicken, an especially savory chicken casserole, and a fourth chicken platter baked in a creamy white sauce. Also on the year-end menu was a delicious green bean casserole as well as green beans simmered with ham, homemade mash potatoes and blueberry bread piled high. There also was soda, chips and at least three delightful assortments of mouthwatering brownies.

CLICK HERE FOR 20 PHOTOS of the Woodbrook neighborhood serving up this specially prepared meal.

DATES ARE OPEN IN THE FUTURE FOR VOLUNTEERS

If your group, organization or neighborhood is interested in preparing and serving dinner at the homeless center, please contact DIMH's Miss Wilma at 302-736-3600 or e-mail: interfaithdover@verizon.net. She can help and advise about how to put together an evening meal for these men. (The shelter is located at 684 Forest Street, Dover, DE 19904).

Volunteers serving dinner prepare their dishes at home and/or cook right at the shelter’s large-scale, fully-equipped kitchen. CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS OF THE DIMH KITCHEN available to those serving dinner.