UrbanPromise Wilmington

🛶 We Need You To Paddle! 🛶
Raise $120,000 to Employ 34 StreetLeaders!
Saturday, June 6th, 2026

“That summer camp job was my first taste of purpose and joy in serving. Through the StreetLeader program, I found community.”
- Giovanni Paredes, UrbanPromise Wilmington Board Member, Former StreetLeader and UrbanPromise Academy Alumnus

When you participate in the Paddle for Promise, you impact dozens of teens. Paid employment and a safe place to work where they have fun, and make friends is theirs for the summer when you raise $1,000. As Giovanni stated above, you give teens joy, purpose, and community.

That’s why we’re asking you to hit the Christina River on June 6th!

UrbanPromise Wilmington’s Executive Council member, Josh Gregor, is the Director of the StreetLeader Program. He is passionate about the relationships, discipleship, and training we offer to teens in Wilmington. His personal invitation to Paddle is above.

So will you set up your fundraising page today and join us?
☀️ Register today - https://donate.urbanpromise.org/campaign/2026-paddle-for-promise/c790988?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio ☀️

Saturday, June 6, 2026
Launch time begins at 7:30 am

Time on the Water: Between 1.5 and 2 hours to canoe, kayak or paddle board 8 miles on the Christina River

Lunch: Provided through the generosity Chick-fil-A, ShopRite & The Kenny Family Foundation, and Wawa.

Registration Deadline: Monday, June 1, 2026 or until the canoes are full

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Spring has sprung, the sun is shining, and Paddle for Promise is coming soon! We’ve secured the date: June 6. 🗓️

Paddlers raise critical funds which allow UPW to employ 34 teens from Wilmington as StreetLeaders during the summer months. 

More information will come in the weeks ahead! For now, mark your calendars, invite a friend, and start thinking of your team name!

“I didn’t want to go to college” Dante reflects “but seeing all the colleges” he realizes “I could succeed more getting a bachelor’s degree.” Tuskegee University “made the trip pop,” he remembers, “being there witnessing everyone get along, I want to be part of that too.”
Andre, a college trip veteran, believes his first trip “expanded his brain”, but this time “he wants to see what is out there” for him. At Ole Miss, he finds “community” and an impressive football stadium. At Morehouse College, he sees “boys wearing suits, holding doors, turning into gentlemen” like a “brotherhood.”
For Andre and Dante, visiting each school means experiencing a world that they can see themselves uniquely fit for, but the trip also nurtures them in more personal ways.

**Keep reading the letter from our Executive Council about the College Vision Trip through the link in our bio to find out what else our students learned

Coming to the Auction? Our staff are making calls to invite people! Didn’t get a call? Maybe somethings up with our devices!

Find out more here -> https://www.urbanpromise.org/spring-into-auction-march-13th-2025-click-here

Due to the impending snowstorm and the Governor’s State of Emergency Declaration, all schools, offices, and programs at UrbanPromise will be closed on Monday, February 23, 2026.

Join us as we Spring into Auction! Thursday, March 12th at The Carriage House at Rockwood Park. To register - https://my.onecause.com/event/organizations/sf-0013c00001zuPC8AAM/events/vevt:cb4af135-1840-44aa-9ab1-e0a883592071/home/story.

Thursday, March 12th, 2026

The Carriage House at Rockwood Park
4671 Washington St. Ext.
Wilmington, DE 19809
*Enter off of Washington St.

5:30 pm Check In Opens
8:00 pm Tables Close

Advance tickets: $30 – (deadline March 9th)
**Tickets will be available at the door: $35**

Mark your calendars for our kickoff SpeakUP Writing Night on Thursday February 12. We need your help to prepare 49 students for the UrbanPromise SpeakUP Speech Contest! We are looking for 15 more. Consider helping out, and pass this request to your network of friends, family, and church members!

What is the SpeakUP Contest? Every year UrbanPromise holds a speech competition for our students and camp children, grades 3 to 12. Each student selects a prominent Black or Latino American, prepares a speech about them, and delivers the speech in a competition.

Interested in helping? Join for our kickoff SpeakUP Writing Night on Thursday February 12, 2026 - sign up through the link below! During the SpeakUP Writing Night, we will pair speech-writing coaches (hopefully YOU!) with the children to help them select their subject, research, and start to write their speech.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSexhsE1r8RQYuLO98MRHIbrEl0Yip_w8bKpEVR7cUodv2qibQ/viewform

Remember the warm days of summer? We’re gearing up for Summer Camp 2026 as staff are out at colleges recruiting interns for the summer and next school year. Do you know someone who has graduated high school or in college and is looking for a meaningful way to spend their summer or next school year?

UrbanPromise interns are talented, servant hearted young people who work with children and families in Wilmington, Delaware. They invest in a diverse, Christ-centered community. They work together to learn about urban issues, combat stereotypes, and develop a vision for the future where God’s children can thrive. UrbanPromise interns live together in community in the neighborhoods of our city. They serve in programs across the ministry and walk beside students and families building relationships, learning from other cultures, and living out their faith in exciting and tangible ways. Each person who took a step of faith to serve with us, planted seeds, and bore fruit and we are eternally grateful.

Follow the link for more information!
https://www.urbanpromise.org/internship?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAdGRleAPw7epleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAae8461P-y7S16Hyix6LQ03cMunYzJZwBeZE8nMRYhzzPfpezcl1qt427iZ3xw_aem_UXps-ABc2kPVBwSSzLIyJQ

Comment or DM any questions, or tag someone you think should know about the internship 💜