Cornerstone West CDC Releases 2020 Annual Report

Over the past year, COVID-19 has greatly impacted Cornerstone’s operations and programmatic efforts. As a community development organization, our work focuses on bringing the community together in a variety of ways. Every year we host small business shopping events, movie nights in our parks, and group gardening activities in our community gardens. Because of the much needed public health measures implemented statewide, our organization worked swiftly and diligently to meet the changing needs of our West Side community. Via multiple private and public partnerships, Cornerstone quickly fundraised and implemented emerging programs such as Heroes & Restaurants, West Side Small Business Emergency Relief Grant, and the Curbside Outdoor Dining Series. Additionally, the West Side Small Business Emergency Relief Grant was used as a model in best practices in small business COVID-19 response, and was replicated citywide with the implementation of the Wilmington Strong Fund. These are just a few examples of our work in 2020 and are excited to share with you our work & impact in 2020