Highmark Delaware announces plans to donate $200k to Delaware COVID-19 initiative

WILMINGTON, Del. – Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Delaware announced a $200,00 BluePrints for the Community contribution to the Delaware COVID-19 Emergency Response Initiative.

The Delaware COVID-19 Emergency Response Initiative is being coordinated by Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement, Delaware Community Foundation, Philanthropy Delaware, and the United Way of Delaware. The initiative consists of two funds:

• Delaware Does More COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund: This fund will focus on alleviating the near-term impact of COVID-29 by working to supplement and support efforts related to children in low-income households, the working poor, and seniors
• Delaware COVID-19 Strategic Response Fund: This fund will target emerging and evolving needs of the state’s most impacted communities, for the longer term needs of the community

The contribution will be divided evenly between the two funds at $100,000 each.