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WHACC 9-U Youth Winter League Champions
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WHACC Events

Check out the calendar below for events hosted by and at the William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center.

Register for Events

The Department of Parks and Recreation has made it easier for you to register online securely and conveniently for events and activities taking place at the William "Hicks" Anderson Community Center, thanks to CommunityPass! Visit this link to create an account.

WHACC Mobile Food Pantry

Mayor Mike Purzycki, Department of Parks and Recreation Director Ian R. Smith, and the Food Bank of Delaware present:

MOBILE FOOD PANTRY

Delaware residents only. Must provide proof of residency. (photo I.D., recent bill or mail, EBT card, etc.)

SCHEDULE

2022

  • October 11
  • November 10
  • December 8

2023

  • January 12
  • February 9
  • March 16
  • April 5
  • May 10
  • June 14
  • July 13
  • August 10
  • September 6
  • October 11
  • November 8
  • December 13

HOURS OF OPERATION

  • 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

QUESTIONS? For more information, please contact (302) 571-4266.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Volunteers are needed to help with distribution. Call (302) 685-1797 if interested. Volunteer hours are 10:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Photo of a child enjoying a healthy lunch

Photo of the Food Bank of Delaware Kraft Foods Mobile Pantry

 

Other:February 14, 2024 WHACC Mobile Food Pantry Event Flyer
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About the Center

The William “Hicks” Anderson Community Center (WHACC), located on the corner of 5th and Madison Streets in Wilmington, opened its doors in 1972. Formerly known as the West Center City Community Center, the Center was renamed in honor of Wilmington youth and community advocate William “Hicks” Anderson. The Center has served as a hub of positive community activity in the West Center City neighborhood, and is focused on community strengthening and family-focused programming.

At the time of his passing in 1990, “Hicks” Anderson was a name well-known in the Wilmington community for his tireless efforts to help those in the city’s underrepresented communities and his work with Wilmington’s young, poor, uneducated and disenfranchised. Anderson dedicated his life to forwarding causes central to the quality of life possible for Wilmingtonians such as poverty, hunger, fair housing and especially, education.

Today, WHACC continues in the tradition of providing individual and family services to Wilmington’s families and youth. The Center is a bustling hub of activities for neighborhood children, including after-school academic enrichment and recreational programs. Additionally, the Center provides services for the elderly through its Adult Center, along with food and nutrition assistance, a clothes closet, crisis services and health programming through the Center’s workout room and swimming pool available to the general public. Organized sporting leagues and events, including basketball, boxing, aquatics programming, martial arts, as well as youth camps, field trips, and tutoring, are all core parts of the mission of the “Hicks” Anderson Center.