NAWC Benefits From Newark New Century Club Grant
Grant recipients and New Century Club members.
June 2019
The Newark Area Welfare Committee, along with nine other area non-profits, was the recipient of a grant from the Newark New Century Club in June 2019.
The women’s club gave $24,000 to NAWC in order to help neighbors in need. This is the fifth year of the club’s grant program which was started after selling its 97-year-old headquarters on Delaware Avenue, which was demolished in 2014.
The club invested the proceeds from the sale and decided to share the money with community organizations each year.
Founded in 1893, the club's early projects included helping support a community library and the women’s college at the University of Delaware. Members also donated to various women’s and children’s charities and supported World War II troops by rolling bandages.