The Junior League of Greenwich (JLG) is accepting applications for its Community Grant Award. Every year, the JLG awards a grant to a community organization. The grant is to provide financial support for a community need not currently being met by League projects or programs. The grant will be awarded to fund new initiatives or expand programs relating to community needs, not subsidize existing programs, and will be presented to the recipient in the spring.
Community Grant applications are due Dec. 8. For more information, please call the JLG office 203-869-1979 or email at jlg@jlgreenwich.org. Applications can be downloaded from the website, jlgreenwich.org under “ABOUT, COMMUNITY GRANT AWARD.”
Last year, the Junior League of Greenwich presented the Community Grant Award to Abilis, Inc. The grant was utilized to launch a new activities program, “Cooking and Crafts” for children with disabilities in the fourth to eighth grade level. There is a gap in Saturday morning programming options for children with special needs. Most children have sports and other activities, while children with special needs do not have that opportunity. The Junior League of Greenwich grant enabled Abilis to fill this gap.
