The Foundation for Delaware County, a leading community foundation in the region, has announced a $100,000 grant from Boeing Philadelphia to support Family Village.
Family Village, a program of the Foundation, is a comprehensive hub dedicated to ensuring all children in Delaware County have a strong start in life. The hub integrates a robust constellation of supportive programs designed to address health, well-being, and the social determinants of health for pregnant women, new parents, infants, and families.
For more than 40 years, these maternal and child health programs have quietly supported families across our community (first through the Crozer Keystone Health System, and, since 2016, through the Foundation).
Now unified under the Family Village name, the programs operate under a cohesive identity that strengthens and expands the ability to serve more than 8,500 families each year.
“Boeing is proud to partner with The Foundation for Delaware County’s Family Village initiative, which strengthens families and builds more resilient communities,” said Michele Hengey, Boeing State Advocacy and Global Engagement senior community investor. “By expanding access to critical resources, Family Village is creating pathways for long-term stability. This partnership highlights Boeing’s and The Foundation for Delaware County’s shared commitment to empowering families and investing in the well-being of the region we call home.”
Services, including WIC, Healthy Start, and Nurse-Family Partnership, help ensure all children have a strong start in life. Clients receive comprehensive support, and families are connected to important resources, including doulas, depression treatment, nutrition counseling, health education, housing support, and more. Many of the program’s staff live in the community and know it well, which helps ensure that families receive resources that are useful and easy to access.
The initiative is uniquely positioned to respond to urgent local needs. Maternal mortality has nearly doubled nationally in just three years, and Chester has the highest infant mortality rate in Pennsylvania. The recent hospital closures and policy changes at the federal level have exacerbated health disparities and limited access to care for families in Delaware County.
Learn More about Family Village.
Family Village is a program of The Foundation for Delaware County, the largest grantmaking philanthropy in Delaware County.
The Foundation offers support and resources for nonprofits of every size, helps generous people give with more impact, brings together funders, nonprofits, and elected officials to address critical community problems, and responds to major challenges and crises in Delaware County as they arise.
In addition to grant funding, the Foundation operates the Center for Nonprofit Excellence to strengthen Delaware County’s nonprofit community through training workshops and peer learning opportunities.
The Foundation encourages philanthropy by connecting donors to worthy causes through efficient charitable giving vehicles like donor-advised and scholarship funds.
The Foundation hosts Delaware County’s annual giving day – Delco Gives. Delco Gives has raised nearly $4 million for hundreds of nonprofits since it launched in 2024.
