Springboard Delaware tells Georgetown council Pallet Village is working while residents raise safety and capacity questions

Springboard Delaware gave the Georgetown Town Council a detailed update on Nov. 10 about the Pallet Village navigation center, describing start-up funding, program outcomes and plans to expand the model.

Judd Malone, executive director, told the council the Pallet Village began as a privately funded experiment and has since secured a renewable four-year contract through a state RFP to operate the site alongside partners including First State Community Action Agency and the Delaware State Housing Authority. Malone said private foundations (notably Longwood) and philanthropic programs helped launch operations and that state emergency funding extended early operations.

Tom Ogden, newly elected board chairman, said the model has shown results and that Springboard plans a second navigation center in Wilmington within about 90–120 days. "Thanks to the vision and leadership of the good people of Georgetown, we are onto something here in Delaware," Ogden said.

Operations director…