This Riverside Nonprofit Wants to Break the Poverty Cycle in Delaware
“In northeast Wilmington’s Riverside neighborhood, nestled between Route 13 and I-495, 70 percent of the community’s children live below the poverty line and 41 percent of adults are without a high school diploma. Of the area’s 3,000 residents, one-third live in public housing, where the median household income is $9,277. Once a thriving urban community, Riverside has fallen victim to decades of neglect, poverty and racial inequality.
For more than 75 years, the Kingswood Community Center has provided essential services for families in the Riverside neighborhood, from school-age children to senior citizens. In 2016, Wilmington native Logan Herring became CEO of Kingswood. Public service came naturally to him; his grandfather the Rev. Otis Herring founded Wilmington’s Union Baptist Church, where he delivered community services to address hunger, education and housing. However, the younger Herring quickly realized that if the tide was going to change for Riverside, if the residents were actually going to be given a chance, more action was needed.”