Greenwich United Way Awards 26 Community Impact Grants

GREENWICH, CT —The Greenwich United Way this week awarded nearly $1 million in Community Impact Grants to local health, education and self-sufficiency programs across 26 partner agencies: Abilis, Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich, Boys Scouts, Building One Community, Children’s Day School, Coffee For Good, Family Centers, Filling in the Blanks, Food Bank, Food Rescue US, Greenwich Alliance for Education, Inspirica, Jewish Family Services of Greenwich, Kids In Crisis, Laurel House, Liberation Programs, Mothers For Others, Neighbor To Neighbor, Pacific House, Pathways, River House Adult Day Center, The Rowan Center, Transportation Association of Greenwich (TAG), UJA-JCC, YMCA of Greenwich, and YWCA of Greenwich.

Grants were made to programs in priority areas – mental health, self-sufficiency and early childhood education – as identified by the results of comprehensive research conducted by the Greenwich United Way.

“Our Community Investment Process ensures the best outcomes of our donor dollars. The rigor our trained community volunteers apply to the grant selections enables the GUW to do all the work so you don’t have to, positively impacting thousands of Greenwich residents’ lives each year,” said David Rabin, CEO of Greenwich United Way.

Greenwich United Way Community Investment grants are awarded to local organizations based on submission of grant applications and a rigorous review process by dozens of community volunteers. Greenwich United Way volunteers on the Community Investment Process (CIP) committee review grant applications from human services agencies that serve Greenwich residents and visit program sites. Following intensive evaluation of the financials, applications and other data, trained volunteers recommend funding to the Greenwich United Way Board of Directors. The Community Investment Process is guided by the research of local needs as published in Greenwich United Way Needs Assessment Report and Executive Summary.

The 2024 Community Investment Grants went to the following specific programs at the recipient organizations:

• Abilis: Abilis Birth to Three Early Learners
• Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich: Full STEAM Ahead
• Boys Scouts: Campership programs
• Building One Community: Family & Individual Services (FIS)
• Children’s Day School: Technology improvements
• Coffee For Good: Cafe
• Family Centers: Family First in Education
• Filling in the Blanks: Weekend meal program
• Food Bank
• Food Resource US: Greenwich Inflation Relief Program
• Greenwich Alliance for Education: Transition to College (T2C)
• Inspirica: Family housing program
• Jewish Family Services: Immigration and legal services
• Kids In Crisis: KidTalk
• Laurel House: Thinking Well
• Liberation Programs: Clinical services for Greenwich residents
• Mothers For Others: The diaper acquisition and distribution program
• Neighbor to Neighbor: Supplemental food program
• Pacific House: Outreach for unsheltered homeless
• Pathways: Mental health crisis & prevention management program
• River House: Caring for Caregivers
• Rowan Center: Sexual violence prevention education and advocacy
• Transportation Around Greenwich (TAG): Dial-a-Ride
• UJA JCC: Dignity Grows
• YMCA of Greenwich: After-school enrichment program
• YWCA of Greenwich: Harmony Project crisis intervention services