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Wilmington Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Wilmington, 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.1

Food

Lutheran Community ServicesFood pantries in Wilmington
Websitelcsde.org 
Phone302-654-8886
Address2809 Baynard Boulevard, Wilmington, DE 19802

Lutheran Community Services runs free food pantries at its Baynard Boulevard office and at Lutheran churches around Wilmington. The Choice Pantry at the Baynard Boulevard office is open Fridays from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM.2

Social services

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of WilmingtonSocial services
Websiteccwilm.org 
Phone302-655-9624
Address2601 W. 4th Street, Wilmington, DE 19805
HoursMonday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Catholic Charities runs a Basic Needs program for households in a financial crisis. It offers case management, budget counseling, and help with rent, mortgage, utilities, diapers, and food, with the goal of preventing homelessness.3

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. Lutheran Community Services, Contact  and Food pantry services . Choice Pantry hours from the Food Bank of Delaware Community food pantries  list. ↩

  3. Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Wilmington, Basic Needs Program  and Contact Us . ↩

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