Delmarva Community Services, Inc. 
Meeting Eastern Shore Needs Today and in the Future
"The support for the project we hear in the community and among agency partners encourages us  everyday." 

Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Intergenerational Center
Priority 1 Build Out- Complete

The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Intergenerational Center opened its doors in November, 2021.  The Michael & Olga Perez Sprouts Early Learning Center has a waiting list for infants and openings for toddlers.  Delmarva Works is placing clients in competitive, integrated jobs.   Senior Services provides 300 meals daily and programming for 80 seniors weekly..

Intergenerational Programming
What will Chesapeake Grove mean for the immediate & broader community

The Chesapeake Grove Intergenerational Center provides experiences designed to enhance the lives of adults and children through shared experiences within the facility and also among the wider community. Using the “Bridges Together” curriculum and other models including methods utilized by the St. Ann’s Intergenerational Center and Generations United, programming will address three program areas:
  1. Interactive programming between daily attendees of the center including adults, individuals with disabilities and children.
  2. Activities coordinated with school children from two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school all located within 1 mile of the center.
  3. Natural spontaneous interactions between attendees fostered by unique physical spaces in the center.
​The new center will create an intimate, inviting community center that will be able to offer a variety of interesting and engaging opportunities. The new center will also give stakeholders more choices in programs, services, clubs, and classes made available in small group settings. Evening & weekend access will be available to community residents and facility rental will also be possible.

Senior Housing
Priority 2 Build Out

DCS plans to build three (3) Senior Housing buildings containing one and two bedroom units. Each senior housing building will contain approximately 29 units in each building, with units featuring kitchens and washers/dryers in each unit.

The units will provide residents immediate access to the services and facilities within the intergenerational center. Residents will also have easy access to the Delmarva Community Transit network.

Assisted Living
Priority 3 Build Out

Dorchester County currently has NO FORMAL assisted living facilities. DCS anticipates helping to fill this need by building two separate buildings, each contributing 15 beds for area seniors needing a higher level of assistance but not requiring nursing home care.

DCS also anticipates providing support for couples where one partner may live in a senior housing unit while another resides in a assisted living unit. DCS anticipates providing a stepped down or continuum of services including in-home assistance.

The community's  programming will be framed around four experiences of being human:

Being Active Together  - Being Healthy
  • Congregate Meals
  • Exercise
  • Meditation
Being Engaged Together  - Being Needed
  • Various Clubs, Gardening & Exercise
  • Civic Engagement
  • Helping Each Other
  • Cooking
Being Continual Learners  - Being Understood
  • Classes
  • Informative Speakers
  • Library and reading together
  • Current Events
Being Happy Together  - Being Accepted
  • Making Music / Listening to Music
  • Making Art / Observing Art
  • Drama and Performance
  • Travel and Learning
Join us in continuing to build a unique community that encourages health, safety and social well-being!