Georgetown pallet village

Funding woes jeopardize future of Georgetown pallet village

Jose Castaneda PerezCulture, Headlines

This story was originally published on Spotlight Delaware.  Georgetown’s transitional housing pallet village is facing a funding shortfall, jeopardizing the project that houses 40 people experiencing homelessness in Sussex County. The village’s nonprofit operator, The Springboard Collaborative, was hoping to receive a $1.5 million grant this year from the Longwood Foundation, the Wilmington-based charitable grantmaking foundation linked to the du Pont family. …

Students at the University of Delaware would have easier access to abortion pills under a new legislative proposal under consideration in the state. | SPOTLIGHT DELAWARE PHOTO BY JACOB OWENS

Bill would require Delaware universities to offer abortion medication to students

Jose Castaneda PerezGovernment, Headlines

A new bill would require two Delaware universities to offer contraception and medication abortion to students on campus. Senate Bill 301 would only apply to Delaware State University and the University of Delaware, given that they’re the only schools with a student health center. If passed, the legislation would impact the over 30,000 students who attend both universities. The legislation comes …