A Delaware pickleball fundraiser brought in more than $58,000. Delaware Womenade directs that community energy toward the things families in crisis can use immediately, from gift cards and shelter supplies to support for foster youth living independently.

Bethany Beach Volunteer Fire Company grew from a $390 fund drive into a coastal public-safety operation with a primary ambulance staffed every hour of the year. Donations help cover the practical business of being ready when Sussex County dispatch sends the call.

Milton Catsnippers reports more than 800 TNR cases since 2001. For Lewes-area donors with canned food, dry food, or litter, its daily colony care offers a direct local use for the supplies already in your car.