DOVER – The Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce hosted a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for People’s Place on May 10^th, 2022, at 11am. The event was held at People’s Place at 1129 Airport Road in Milford. Chamber members and friends joined the team at People’s Place to celebrate their 50^th Anniversary!  

            People’s Place has grown into the largest multi-service 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is dedicated to helping people find their path to growth and independence since it was founded in 1972. The priority of People’s Place is to provide Delawareans a wide variety of mental health and social service programs to those in need. This organization is known for offering mental health counseling, domestic violence services & hotlines, and family visitation centers. People’s Place is proud to offer youth fostering, veteran assistance and mediation, and homelessness services. The nonprofit agency has 10 programs at 17 locations, employs 150 full-time and part-time employees, and is one of the premier providers of human services in Delaware. 

            The agency was founded in 1972 by a group of Milford citizens concerned with the welfare of local youth and their increasing drug use within the community. Since then, the mission of People’s Place is to be an organization that empowers those with social/mental health challenges and simultaneously connects them with the resources they need. People’s Place places a tremendous emphasis on promoting dignity, empowerment, independence, safety, self-esteem, and self-sufficiency to the community it serves. This done through counseling, education, prevention, and intervention techniques, as well as support and advocacy services.

            People’s Place provided services to 8,000 Delawareans across New Castle, Kent, and Sussex Counties in this past year. This nonprofit organization is excited to continue to give back to its local community in need by continuing to search for new opportunities to serve while always continuing to protect, strengthen, and improve present services in order to provide and identify the critical needs of Delaware citizens. 

To learn more about People’s Place, visit them on the web at www.peoplesplace2.com or give them a call at 302-422-8033. Please join the Central Delaware Chamber of Commerce in congratulating People’s Place on their 50^th Anniversary of serving Central Delaware!