West End Neighborhood House

10/21/2026

Our sincere thanks to our Board Member, Ivan Thomas, of DETV - The DETV Foundation, for this great piece about Paul F Calistro Jr's recent Celebration event, and to his co-host, Grace Stauffer, one of our Launcher grads and founder of Natural Nest Play Cafe - Newark, for her shoutout about our amazing entrepreneurship program! 💙💚

10/17/2026

Last week was so much fun! Our thanks to First Ascent Design for creating this video, to get a glimpse of Paul F Calistro Jr’s impact during the past 35 years, and to some of our long-time staff, donors, and friends for sharing your thoughts about him. 💙💚

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19tk1H578J/?mibextid=wwXIfr

10/14/2026

We are excited to welcome middle school students and parents to our upcoming LIGHTS ON Pep Rally! 🎉

Join us for an evening filled with competitive games, exciting performances, food, community resources, and plenty of school spirit. This event is designed to bring our youth and families together while connecting them with opportunities and resources available in our community.

📅 Thursday, October 22 - 🕔 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
📍 West End Neighborhood House - 710 N. Lincoln St., Wilmington, DE 19805

Come out, get involved, and POWER BRIGHTER TOMORROWS! 💙💚

10/13/2026

Our sincere thanks to Delaware Online for joining us Friday and sharing a wonderful story and video celebrating Paul F Calistro Jr's retirement and 35 years of leadership at West End Neighborhood House! 💙💚

What an incredible evening! With 425 registered guests and 74 sponsors, including Barclays Bank US, whose support of our programs and customers is immensely appreciated, and the generosity of so many friends and supporters, we raised more than $380,000 for Our House! Unbelievable, and THANK YOU!

Our heartfelt thanks to every sponsor, donor, guest, committee member, and past and present staff member who helped make this celebration so special and honor Paul's remarkable career and the countless lives he has touched along the way.

We're also excited to welcome Stacy Shamburger, our current Life Lines Director, as West End's new Executive Director beginning December 1! 💙💚

Paul, Thank You For Everything! We'll have much more to share later this week, including photos, videos, and the celebration program. In the meantime, we'd love to see your photos from Friday! Please see comments for link.

10/09/2026

Tonight is the night! Please join us for Paul’s 35th retirement celebration!

https://westendnh.org/event/celebrating-paul-calistro/

Be sure to read the about event section on registration platform to save on the Zeffy surcharge 😉

10/06/2026

Happy [National] Taco Tuesday & National Orange W**e Day! We might have one of those at Friday's 35th Celebration for Paul F Calistro Jr, but what we will have is great food and drink (open bar), along with 40+ auction items, and two live auctions to bid on experiences with Paul. ❤

Live music with 14 different musicians at some point, and you know Paul will be singing and dancing, with our 400+ guests!

Tickets are stil available ($150) until 12:00 pm tomorrow, October 8th.

https://westendnh.org/event/celebrating-paul-calistro/

We also need to sing to the rooftops for some of our Friend Sponsors: Thank You for Everything!

Architectural Alliance Inc., Arthur Hall Insurance, City of Wilmington, Delaware, Blue Hen Mechanical, Delaware Community Foundation, DiSabatino Construction, Delaware Valley Development Company, Enstructure LLC, Kenny Family Foundation, New Castle County Government, Seeds of Jesus Daycare, TD, VanDemark & Lynch, Inc and Steinle Construction Engineers, Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP, Roger and Jean Martin, Office of U.S. Senator Chris C***s, and The Miller Family. 💚💙

See comments for additional details.

10/01/2026

It’s time to celebrate the fabulous Stacy Shamburger, Director of Life Lines - HomeBase_LLP, on her 7th year ! 💚

Stacy loves “having the ability to come into work and effect change, provide stability and opportunity for some of our most vulnerable consumers.”

One of our proud “Boomerangs,” Stacy found her way back to Our House, where she continues helping young people find stability, support, and a place to call home.

Congratulations, Stacy! We are grateful for your heart, leadership, and all you bring to our staff, customers, and community. 💙

09/30/2026

We hope you can join our friends West Side Grows (Wilmington, DE) for today's WESTCHELLA West Side Farmers Market at Cool Spring Park from 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm.💚💙

Westchella is taking over the West Side Farmers Market! Come out for an afternoon of live music, local vendors, community, good energy and West Side vibes.

Featuring live performances by Marco Arcana and Anthem Nation

Wednesday, September 30
3:30 to 6:30 PM
Cool Spring Park

Come shop local, support our community and enjoy the sounds of the West Side. See you at the market!

09/21/2026

Happy Earth, Wind & Fire Day, or as we like to say...18 days until Paul F Calistro Jr's 35 Retirement Celebration! 💚🎶🎉 💙

And while September 21 may have us asking, “Do you remember…” we already know we’ll be doing plenty of groovin’ on October 9 — including another EWF favorite, “Let’s Groove!” 🎶 We have less than 40 tickets left - Don't miss the party! https://westendnh.org/event/celebrating-paul-calistro/

Take a look at some photos from over the years featuring programs like Bright Spot Farm and our Emergency Assistance/Thanksgiving Basket Distribution — programs that benefit from some of the earth, wind and other elements around us… along with a few pictures of our West End family just groovin’! ❤️

And today, we’re also giving a special shoutout to several of our Innovator and Partner Sponsors we haven’t recognized yet:

Bank of America, Comenity, EDiS Company, Federal Home Bank of Pittsburgh, First Ascent Design, Harvey, Hanna & Associates, Inc., M&T Bank, Santora CPA Group, Union Park Automotive Group, Woodlawn Trustees, WSFS Cares Foundation

09/17/2026

If you're like us, you've missed the fun-filled community day events of Open Streets Wilmington, hosted by our friends at West Side Grows (Wilmington, DE) and Urban Bike Project of Wilmington, so this Saturday, September 19th from 1:00 - 4:00 PM is time to rejoin the party! 💙💚

West Side, this weekend is for YOU! ☀️🚲🎶

Open Streets Wilmington is taking over W. 2nd Street this Saturday, September 19 from 1 PM to 4 PM, and West Side Grows Together is excited to be part of the fun!

Come outside and enjoy free bike rentals, live music, kids activities, outdoor fitness, giveaways, safe street demos and more. Bring the family, bring a friend, and come experience what our streets can look like when community takes center stage. 💛

📍 W. 2nd Street between N. Van Buren Street and Judy Johnson Park
⏰ 1 PM to 4 PM
🎉 FREE and open to everyone

See you on 2nd Street!