Students experiencing homelessness in Delaware is a growing problem.Often when people think of homelessness, adults come to mind, but, in fact, many times its families with children experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.This week, Delaware Public Media’s Joe Irizarry speaks with the University of Delaware associate professor Ann Aviles, who recently co-authored a new book Serving Students Who Are Homeless: A Resource Guide for Schools, District, Educational Leaders, and Community Partners to learn more about how students facing homelessness can be supported.

The first twelve months of the second Trump administration have been a wild, rough ride for nonprofits with drastic cuts to funding and policy changes that threaten the missions of some non-profits.For many, the landscape has changed significantly.Meanwhile, on the state level, lawmakers are looking at a leaner budget and revenue predictions.To take the pulse of how nonprofits in the First State are doing now, Delaware Public Media's Martin Matheny spoke to Sheila Bravo, President and CEO, the Delaware Alliance for Nonprofit Advancement.

A travelling show that turns murderous and a date night interrupted by the incessant chime of text messages - what do they have in common?They're both stories about love triangles, and they're the stories of a pair of operas presented by Opera Delaware next Friday and Sunday.The operas are Pagliacci and Service Provider. To learn more about the music and why the two operas - one of which premiered in 1892 and one written just ten years ago - work so well together, DPM's Martin Matheny sat down with Opera Delaware's Kerriann Otano on this week's Arts Playlist.

In this week’s Enlighten Me, we visit the University of Delaware to highlight work from student journalists – pieces produced by UD Communications students for a fall semester class taught by Lydia Timmins.This week's featured student journalists are Ethan Grandin, Lily Grossberg and Cameron May.

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Ongoing efforts to address the substantial need for more affordable housing suggest multiple solutions are necessary to build the needed level of available housing stock.One approach that could help is something called “upper floor housing,” or upper floor redevelopment projects. They are a way some communities are utilizing underused spaces, like empty office buildings or unused historic buildings, to meet the demands for housing while preserving their downtown facade.Upstairs Downtown is an organization that seeks to help upper floor redevelopers through workshops like one last month at the Smyrna Opera House.Delaware Public Media’s Isreal Hale spend time with historic preservation architect Mike Jackson and Carmody Consulting principal consultant Dan Carmody to learn how Delaware communities could benefit from upper floor redevelopment.

As we head into 2026 – we here at The Green commit to once again putting a strong focus on the Delaware arts community through our regular arts segment – Arts Playlist.The segment is helmed by our local Morning Edition host Martin Matheny – and we figured as we launch into 2026, it would be a good time to chat with Martin about some of the people and places he’s got an eye on over the next few months.

The Delaware Contemporary.It is closed to the public right now, but inside, museum curators and other staff are working hard to prepare a trio of new exhibitions, designed to spark deep conversations and introspection.To find out what's coming to the Delaware Contemporary, Delaware Public Media's Martin Matheny spoke to Shefon Taylor, Director of Communications, Design and Strategy for this week's Arts Playlist.

In this week’s Enlighten Me, we visit the University of Delaware to highlight work from student journalists – pieces produced by UD Communications students for a fall semester class taught by Lydia Timmins.This week's featured student journalists are Erica Chang, Ellie Hintz and Rachea Santora.

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