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Delaware Has Alarming Child Poverty Rates in Concentrated Areas

As shown by the graph, there are certain areas in Delaware that face far higher degrees of child poverty than other parts. The majority of the state lives in New Castle County, the northern part of Delaware, and this is also where a major city, Wilmington, is located. The NIH found that child poverty rates reach 41% within Wilmington, meaning that there are thousands of children facing poverty in a city that doesn’t even have its own school district to cater to these kids. Instead, the state has been bussing students out of Wilmington to further suburban areas that do have public high schools which takes a toll on these kids’ time and ability to attend school. Given that the board of education lists equitable education as their highest priority, we need to do better as a state to help these children facing poverty to use education as a tool for social mobility. With the help of community organizations and Serve & Supply, we hope to help these children. Although we don’t have the ability to create any groundbreaking systemic change, Serve & Supply commits to ensuring that kids don’t have to stress about being equipped with proper supplies for their education to the best of our abilities.