Why Should Delaware Care?Since last year, tensions have been high between community advocates and Wilmington officials over the city’s handling of its homelessness crisis. This month, the city’s homelessness task force released its recommendations to the mayor on how to address the problem, but advocates say the plan falls short, prompting them to develop their own proposals.
Homelessness advocates in Wilmington are urging Mayor John Carney to consider providing more city-funded services for those who are unhoused, as some argue that the city’s recent proposals fall short in addressing the local crisis.
On Tuesday, after the city’s homelessness task force approved its list of recommendations to send to the mayor’s office, advocates from eight different organizations met in a subsequent meeting to discuss a new set of proposals that they say will help expand resources and shelter access for the city’s unhoused population…