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Newark Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Newark, Delaware that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Delaware page.

Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI)Free civil legal assistance
Websitedeclasi.org 
Phone302-575-0660
Address100 W. 10th Street, Suite 801, Wilmington, DE 19801

Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. provides free civil legal services to Delaware residents with low incomes, people with disabilities, people age 60 and older, and victims of violence and crime. Its practice areas include housing, domestic violence, immigration, public benefits, family, disability, and elder law. CLASI has offices in Wilmington, Dover, and Georgetown, and serves residents across Delaware.1

Food

Food Bank of DelawareFood bank headquartered in Newark
Websitefbd.org 
Phone302-292-1305
Address222 Lake Drive, Newark, DE 19702

The Food Bank of Delaware distributes food statewide through a network of partner pantries, mobile pantry stops, and emergency food pickup. Call ahead to schedule a pickup.2

Lutheran Community Services, St. Paul’s Lutheran ChurchFood pantry in Newark
Websitelcsde.org 
Phone302-654-8886
Address701 South College Avenue, Newark, DE 19713
Hours3rd Friday of each month, 2:30 PM to 4:00 PM

Lutheran Community Services runs free food pantries at Lutheran churches around New Castle County, including a monthly distribution at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Newark.3

Social services

Newark Housing AuthorityPublic housing and rental assistance
Websitenewarkhousingauthority.net 
Phone302-366-0826
Address313 E. Main Street, Newark, DE 19711

The Newark Housing Authority provides safe, decent, and sanitary housing for very low to moderate income families, the elderly, and people with disabilities in the city of Newark. It runs public housing and the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) program.4

Floyd I. Hudson State Service CenterState benefits and emergency help
Websitedhss.delaware.gov 
Phone302-283-7500
Address501 Ogletown Road, Newark, DE 19711
HoursMonday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM; Wednesday until 6:00 PM

The Floyd I. Hudson State Service Center is Newark’s Delaware Health and Social Services office. Visitors can learn about benefits, apply for and manage social services and Medicaid, and meet with a case manager. It also offers emergency cash assistance for rent and utilities, a food pantry, and a clothing closet.5

Sources & notes

Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:

Footnotes

  1. Community Legal Aid Society, Inc., Home page . The Wilmington office address and phone appear in the CLASI publication Delaware Avenues of Release Guide . ↩

  2. Food Bank of Delaware, Home page  and Community food pantries . ↩

  3. Lutheran Community Services, Food pantry services  and Food Bank of Delaware Community food pantries . ↩

  4. Newark Housing Authority, Home page . Programs listed on the Delaware Department of Correction Public Housing Authorities  page. ↩

  5. Delaware Health and Social Services, Hudson (Floyd I.) State Service Center (Newark) . ↩

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