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The Reed family’s legacy and the next chapter for Reed’s Refuge.
August 4, 2026
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NEWS & MEDIA
Stories from the work. Voices from the community.
Reed’s Refuge archive · Wilmington, DE
A safe place to belong ◆ Skills to create and lead ◆ Pathways to what comes next ◆ A safe place to belong ◆ Skills to create and lead ◆ Pathways to what comes next ◆
A safe place to belong ◆ Skills to create and lead ◆ Pathways to what comes next ◆ A safe place to belong ◆ Skills to create and lead ◆ Pathways to what comes next ◆
The latest from our community.
Follow the latest from Reed’s Refuge Center: youth projects, program highlights, community events, organizational milestones, construction progress and media coverage.
Stories from
the refuge.
Recognizing a Commitment to the Community
A look back at Fred and Cora Reed’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Award, received at the Jefferson Awards national ceremony on June 22, 2017.
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A Permanent Home. A Bigger Future.
The building purchased in 2020, the spaces in the Developmental Center plan, and a dated look at published coverage of the project.
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Inside Reed’s Refuge’s Youth Media Programs
Photography, video, audio engineering and podcasting: a closer look at the production skills described in Reed’s Refuge’s programs and published coverage.
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When We Work Together, We Grow Together
How S.T.R.E.A.M. connects reading, science, technology and the arts, with a look back at Reed’s Refuge’s L.E.A.R.N. program announced in 2021.
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Attention OUT & ABOUT Readers
Out & About Magazine featured Reed’s Refuge Center in its March 2021 issue. Writer Michelle Kramer-Fitzgerald visited the Wilmington youth center for the...
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Reeds’ Refuge Receives Innovation Grant from New Castle
The L.E.A.R.N Program: Laboratory for Equal Education and Access at Reeds’ Refuge Neighborhood Reeds’ Refuge has created a virtual learning classroom which...
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Production skills and confidence grow through real projects.
VIDEOS
Youth voices. Creative possibilities.
Reed’s Refuge media projects give young people opportunities to plan, interview, perform, record, edit and reflect on their work.
The result is more than a finished video, song or podcast. Young people practice communication, collaboration, persistence and the confidence to share an idea with an audience.
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- RRC Safe City Project: "Breathe" Official Video ↗
- What's Up With Us (Official Music Video) ↗
- Reeds Refuge Center Musical Summer Camp ↗
- Official Safe City music video - Fred Reed, Izzy, Sunny Ray, Jr. and A.J. Harding ↗
- Commerical ↗
- Salesianum high school students in studio at Reeds Refuge Center ↗
- Reeds Refuge Center: Community Love day ↗
- Safe City Video Release Commercial ↗
- Making Shirts With Mr. Reed ↗
- Believe PSA (Omar Douglas) ↗
- Salesianum high school students in studio at Reeds Refuge Center ↗
- Fred Reed: Peace On The Streets Performance ↗
- The Boys Summer Camp Song ↗
- Believe - Official Video ↗
- Gun Violence ↗
- Salesianum high school students in studio at Reeds Refuge Center ↗
Moments that tell our story.
A selection from the Reed’s Refuge archive. Open a photograph to view it in full.
Arts in the community
Youth performance
Cooking Without a Stove
Young readers
Digital learning
Community gathering
Jefferson Awards · archive
Community meals · archive
Summer community gathering · archive
Mathematics and mentorship · archive
Believe music project · archive
Creative media learning · archive
Connections beyond the classroom.
People, partnerships and shared moments from the Reed’s Refuge photo archive.
Mentorship in action
Music industry connections
Recognition and service
Light Up The Queen Foundation
Teddy Riley & Fred Reed
Raheem DeVaughn & Fred Reed
Recognition across the work.
OUT & ABOUT · ARCHIVE
A Place for Hope
February 26, 2021
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Contact the team for the current event calendar and opportunities to attend, volunteer or sponsor. Ask us about the next chance to come together at Reed’s Refuge.
Ask about upcoming events →View past event announcements
Historical flyers from the Reed’s Refuge archive. These are past events; contact the team for current dates.
For the media.
ABOUT REED’S REFUGE CENTER: Reed’s Refuge Center is an award-winning Wilmington, Delaware nonprofit that helps children and families build confidence, skills and opportunity through the arts, education, mentorship, youth development and community engagement. Founded in 2012, Reed’s Refuge is guided by the motto “Seek Refuge in the Arts” and is developing a larger permanent center designed to expand creative, academic, workforce and family-centered opportunities for the community.
Media inquiries: (302) 887-0022 · reedsrefuge9@gmail.com
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