A group of Delaware community leaders has developed a fund to save the facility housing the Hockessin Colored School #107.
The fund, set up at the Delaware Community Foundation, seeks to raise $210,000 to avoid foreclosure of the school's building.
The Hockessin Colored School, built in 1920 to serve black children who were not allowed to attend school with white children, played a pivotal role in the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Brown vs. Board of Education.
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Three social enterprises were recognized at the 2013 President’s Challenge Social Enterprise Award for their major contributions to society. SATA CommHealth and Bliss Restaurant landed Social Enterprise of the Year titles, while Bettr Barista Coffee Academy bagged the award for Social Enterprise Start-up of the Year.