 
Important numbers
Toll-Free Crime Tip Hotline (new)
1-866-WILMTIP (1-866-945-6847)
This toll-free crime tip hotline enables any citizen, anywhere, to leave a confidential, recorded message about criminal activity in Wilmington, the location of the activity, the time of day it is occurring and any information about suspects or vehicles owned or used by suspected criminals. All information supplied through the new crime tip hotline will be kept confidential.
Non-emergency crimes or nuisances.
654-5151 - Community Policing
Prepare to give exact location or address of problem.
Emergencies
911 - Wilmington Police
Use this number for emergencies and crimes in progress.
Constituent Services - Marcia Starks - 576-3112
One-stop shop...call for ANY community problems, concerns or complaints, including:
- graffiti
- potholes
- utilities (street lights out, etc.)
- abandon cars
- shoes on wires
- drug activity
- loitering
Fire Marshal - 576-3129
Free Smoke Detectors - 571-4361
Bilingual Financial Guidance - 421-5456
Cornerstone West
Cornerstone West is a collaborative effort of St. Francis Hospital, West End Neighborhood House, and the community to improve the health status and economic viability of neighborhoods in New Castle County, Delaware, beginning with serving as a proactive catalyst for positive change. Key components of Cornerstone West include:
 Increasing the rate of homeownership
- Providing homeownership opportunities for primarily low- and moderate-income families
- Providing low-interest loans/grants to community residents for home improvement
- Providing homeownership counseling and education
- Facilitating collaborative strategies for community revitalization and health enhancement
West End Neighborhood House
 710 North Lincoln Street
302-658-4171
West End Neighborhood House, Inc. has been serving the changing needs of our community for more than one hundred years. Our mission is to help individuals achieve self-sufficiency, reach and maintain their maximum potential, and live responsibly and harmoniously in a healthy community and a complex world.
West End Neighborhood House was founded in 1883 to help struggling immigrant families in Wilmington, Delaware get the tools they needed to achieve their dreams. Over the years, its focus has been continually re-evaluated and adapted to meet the changing needs of the surrounding community. From its inception until after World War I, West End operated as a settlement house. During the depression, it helped struggling families through hard times. Through the World War II years, West End offered support to newly working women through increased child care and services. After World War II, it met the many needs of the homecoming servicemen and their burgeoning families. During the 1960s, programs at West End began to attract a greater diversity of people. Today, the depth and diversity of services and programs that West End offers reflect our long and successful history of serving our community.
Life Lines
West End Neighborhood House is developing an innovative transitional living program to prepare young people (18-21) leaving the foster care system to become self-sufficient. These young adults will have a better chance of succeeding with as many life lines as possible.
Life Lines is designed to meet the needs of young adults exiting the foster care system by incorporating a comprehensive community approach to service delivery. Young adults will transition to independence through the provision and training of basic home management skills, self-care, interpersonal skill building, employment and educational preparation and/or advancement, mentoring, and therapeutic services.
For more information, please contact:
Susan Barton
302-658-4171
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Little Italy Hosts Citywide Community Meeting
Civic leaders from throughout the city of Wilmington met to discuss ideas and solutions to make Wilmington a cleaner, safer and healthier city in 2004. The meeting was hosted by the Little Italy Neighborhood Association and organized by Dan Burroughs, a member of the Board of Directors.
Dan said the focus of the meeting was to discuss actions that “WE THE PEOPLE can take to help our communities. Government cannot be responsible for resolving all the city’s problems. The 71,000 residents who live here must decide that we are willing to get involved and to believe that together we CAN make a difference.” Attendees of the meeting have asked the News Journal to assist in this grassroots effort to inspire people to get involved.
Our readers are asked to:
- Join your local community association.
- Help fight litter, sweep daily.
- Be collaborative and cooperative with each other. Take personal, responsibility in our daily actions.
- Fight crime, turn on porch lights, spend time on your front porch, work with your neighbors, teach respect and responsibility to our children.
To locate local a community association, contact the Mayor’s Office of Constituent Services at 576-2489.
Community Cleanup
Residents, business owners, and non-resident admirers of Little Italy joined together to clean the neighborhood. They swept litter and cleared storm drains on all of the numbered streets from 5th to 10th beginning at Clayton and ending at Union. In only three hours time, these volunteers cleared 60 square blocks of accumulated litter.
It gets easier as the number of volunteers increase. If you or your teenage children would like to give two hours to make the community better, please call Dan Burroughs at 984-1377 or click here to volunteer.
P.S. Please don't litter...including cigarette butts!
Guido Borelli - Painter - A Friend of Little Italy
Guido's Italian Alps concepts are impressionistic paint with realism, closely tied to Italian realism of the 19th Century. Many of his works depict; landscapes, houses and villa set in Northern Italy.
A collection of Guido's work is displayed in all Italian Embassy's worldwide. His works have been purchased by those such as President Jimmy Carter, Neil Diamond, Donald Trump, Liza Minnelli, Luciano Pravoitti and more.
5 Actions for Emergency Preparedness
(From the American Red Cross)
In today's climate, it's more important than ever that all of us be prepared for possible emergencies. Natural or other disasters can strike suddenly, at any time and anywhere. But there are five actions everyone can take that can help make a difference...
- Make a plan
- Build a kit
- Get trained
- Volunteer
- Give Blood
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