The Greenwich United Way will issue its second round of 2021 Community Impact Grants awarding more than $347,000 in grants to local health, education and self-sufficiency programs across 20 partner agencies, bringing the total amount of grants for this year to nearly $1 million during its Grant Impact Presentation on July 7 at 8:30 a.m. Those interested in attending should register via email or by calling 203-869-2221 to receive ZOOM details. Grant recipients include: Abilis, Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich, Building One Community, Caritas, Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut, Coffee for Good, Family Centers, Filling in the Blanks, Food Rescue, Jewish Family Services of Greenwich, Kids In Crisis, Laurel House, Liberation Programs, Pacific House, Pathways, Inc., River House Adult Day Center, The Rowan Center, Transportation Association of Greenwich (TAG), YMCA of Greenwich, and YWCA of Greenwich.
Grants are 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.
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 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.
“Our Community Investment Process ensures that our donors’ funds are put to work where needed most, positively impacting the lives of all Greenwich residents,” said David Rabin, CEO of Greenwich United Way. “We remain committed to our mission to ‘find it, fund it, fix it’ so that every Greenwich resident has the opportunity to be educated, healthy and self-sufficient. We are grateful for the generous support of our donors and volunteers who contribute time, talent and capital to make their hometown a better place.”
Attendees should register via email or by calling 203-869-2221.
About Greenwich United Way
The Greenwich United Way (GUW) shares a name with approximately 1,200 other similar organizations across the nation, although the Greenwich, Connecticut division is a privately incorporated, locally governed, nonprofit agency. As a volunteer-driven organization, the Greenwich United Way exists to help identify and address the health, educational and self-sufficiency needs specific to its local community and to create and affect meaningful, lasting solutions. Through various fundraising efforts and on-going research, the organization is able to directly grant the funds necessary to accomplish this goal. The Greenwich United Way also invests in and conducts collaborative efforts to address broad-based community needs with partnering nonprofit agencies. For more information, visit https://greenwichunitedway.org
