What We do
We invest in communities to improve the Vital Conditions through projects prioritized by residents, giving voice and power to those who know their community best. The community-based work is carried out by local organizational partners that provide the infrastructure to facilitate community transformation.
Beyond investment, HCD influences a culture of equity through supports directly to partners and to the community at large.
Our work is equity-focused, place-based, community-driven, and long-term. It improves the Vital Conditions that all people and places need to thrive.
Community Investment
We provide long-term, sustainable, and flexible funding to empower communities. By collaborating with diverse partners and focusing on underserved areas, HCD ensures resources are directly funneled to support resident-led change and community-driven revitalization.
Capacity Building
We empower funded partners across Delaware who are working on aligned and related efforts. Our approach brings together resources and activities to build people-hours, skills, knowledge, and abilities with training and technical-assistance. Through liaison support, learning opportunities and coordinated supports, our HCD partners enhance their skills, knowledge, and abilities to better serve their communities.
Capacity Building Techniques
Liaison Support
Learning Opportunities
Learning Opportunities
HCD utilizes and employs Liaisons to strengthen community partners' efforts. Liaisons guide revitalization plans, connect partners to external resources, support the annual grant submission process, and provide technical assistance through one-on-one meetings. Each partner is paired with a designated Liaison to help advance their resident-driven initiatives.
Learning Opportunities
Learning Opportunities
Learning Opportunities
HCD collaborates with national and local partners to deliver high-quality learning opportunities with organizations like NeighborWorks America and the Community Development Institute that uplift insights, tools, resources, and best practices for community-led and community-owned approaches. Partnerships provide robust skill development to empower community leaders.
Coordinated Supports
Learning Opportunities
Coordinated Supports
HCD fosters new connections and strengthens existing relationships among experts, peer organizations, and resources. Collaborations with evaluation consultants and marketing professionals empower communities to showcase and share their impact through high-quality data and creative storytelling.
100% of Community Partners report that they use HCD funding and support to build their capacity to advance their community's vision and plan.
Field Building
HCD brings together diverse stakeholders to create a unified vision for advancing the Vital Conditions in Delaware and shifting mindsets and systems. Co-designed solutions and shared stewardship help drive collaborative change.
Our Field Building Efforts
The Vital Conditions Framework
The Vital Conditions Framework
The Vital Conditions Framework
Institutes the Framework throughout Delaware in alignment with the Federal Plan for Equitable Long-Term Recovery and Resilience
(Federal Plan for ELTRR).
State Health Improvement Plan
The Vital Conditions Framework
The Vital Conditions Framework
Alignment of the Vital Conditions with the State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) to address social determinants of health and support improved equity in partnership with State departments.
Equity Action Summit
The Vital Conditions Framework
Shared Stewardship Webinar Series
A two-date event that convened stakeholders, policy makers, and community leaders held to share knowledge of the Vital Conditions for well-being and explore “multisolving” to advance equity.
Shared Stewardship Webinar Series
Shared Stewardship Webinar Series
Shared Stewardship Webinar Series
In our series, we discussed Shared Stewardship, and how working together in an integrated way; how to make decisions and take actions in a way that improves our vital conditions; a progress update; outcomes that to collectively realize for our communities.
Vital Conditions Youth Toolkit
Shared Stewardship Webinar Series
Vital Conditions Youth Toolkit
The Vital Conditions Youth Toolkit is to help youth explore the impact of community conditions on well-being and embrace the power to make change (in development).