Dover Post
Christmas music blared from a nearby car as kids and adults – some dressed in festive apparel and Santa hats – paraded through Simon Circle, one of Dover’s affordable housing neighborhoods.
FBI agent Justin Downen nodded, taking in the smiling faces, the voices shouting “Merry Christmas” to neighbors, and the arms full of presents, frozen chickens, pizza and other items that would soon reach families in need.
“This is what love looks like,” said Downen, who is also a former U.S. Army Special Forces Green Beret and the founder of the Dover nonprofit, The Green Beret Project.
After tuning into a recent webinar, which focused on the power of empathy and included the University of Delaware’s Biden School of Public Policy & Administration, Downen was inspired to rally his leadership team and other community organizations to spread some kindness in Dover.