Springboard Collaborative takes aim at homelessness [Video]

GEORGETOWN – About a year ago, the Springboard Village opened 40 small cottages in Georgetown, each with heating and air conditioning as well as comprehensive care and meals. Today, that project launched by the Springboard Collaborative, has helped more than 90 people who have left the village since —  and many have found housing outside the village or jobs on their own.

It’s part of a larger picture that Springboard Collaborative Executive Director Judson Malone hopes to find a creative solution for homelessness in Delaware.

“Delaware is a surprisingly diverse state, when you think about it. There’s Wilmington and there’ rural areas of New Castle County and Sussex, and to the east there’s a vacation community,” Malone said. “In a small state, there’s really a big chance to become an experimental environment for statewide solutions.”

The Springboard Collaborative is a statewide nonprofit that focuses on “dignified dwellings” to help residents experiencing housing insecurity and …