UrbanPromise Wilmington

07/22/2026

UPW Admin team enjoyed some time out of the office today appreciating Jake and his season with us! ⛳️

07/18/2026

Every year, a cohort of servant leaders commits to serving 250 youth in UPW’s free summer camps. Post 2020, intern recruitment shifted dramatically, dropping from 25 to 3, with slow progress toward rebuilding.

The Lord blessed our recruitment efforts this year, bringing 12 summer interns to Wilmington! Together, they work with and lead youth, live in staff housing, drive to and from camp, attend church, participate in small groups, and take fun adventures. They experience conflict and reconciliation with one another. They experience tough and joyful situations with youth. Each encounter forms the crucible of transformative relationships in which interns experience the power of grace, the beauty of sacrifice, and the satisfaction of well-earned rest.

UPW intern, Cameron, expresses that “he struggled a lot” coming into the summer. Meeting new people and doing skits in front of strangers is difficult. “I started getting to know the campers,” he recalls and, “by the end of the first week I loved a lot of the campers, and built relationships with them.”

When asked what helps him persevere Cameron responded immediately, “Relationships with the campers,” and “having my director and other interns to lean back on…I can fall back on the community.”

Please pray for our interns, as they finish the summer. Pray that they will be continually strengthened in Christ to serve and love children and one another.

📣 IMPORTANT NOTE! 📣 Internship opportunities don’t end with the summer. School-year interns serve from September to May, and are a critical part of after-school programs. If you know someone who is passionate about serving children, living in community, and sharing the love of Christ, let’s connect! DM us or check out our website - https://www.urbanpromise.org/programs/interns/academic-year-internship

07/08/2026

We are SO thankful for the community that makes summer camp possible through supply donations!

Last week we had 2 extremely hot days and were able to pass out freeze pops to make the afternoon easier.

As more hot days are a head, we’re asking if you would help make it better.

Freeze pops can be dropped off at our main office or shipped to us.
UrbanPromise Wilmington
1000 E 28th St
Wilmington DE 19802

DM us with any questions

05/21/2026

🛶 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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05/13/2026

Paddle for Promise Registration is OPEN!

Paddle for Promise is Saturday, June 6th. Join us as we raise money to support these amazing teens we call StreetLeaders.

Register with a friend, get a group together, or just register yourself and we’ll find you a buddy.

https://donate.urbanpromise.org/campaign/2026-paddle-for-promise/c790988

04/03/2026

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!

04/03/2026

“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

03/27/2026

We had another delightful Spring into Auction! Thank you to our auction item donors, guests, and auction team for all being part of making the night so special. Keep an eye out next March for the 2027 Spring into Auction 🌷

Our next fundraising event is Paddle for Promise on June 6th. Registration will be coming soon. 🚣🏼‍♂️

02/27/2026

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

02/22/2026

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.