The Greenwich United Way (GUW) Board of Directors Annual Meeting was held on June 15 at Greenwich Country Club. Members of the organization’s staff and Board welcomed four new Board members: Pamela Fornero, Sabrina Forsythe, Clarena McBeth and Antonio Miranda.
GUW CEO David Rabin highlighted recent progress and noted that the organization put more than $2 million to work in the community this past year through grants and GUW’s own programming, positively impacting the lives of more than 25,000 town residents.
“Most notably, Early Childhood Achievement Gap Solutions ran for the fourth year, and we now have significant data points that show how the program is working to successfully narrow the achievement gap among the town’s youngest students,” said Rabin. “The ROI on a program such as this is a more vibrant, productive population of people who are able to lift themselves up and break the cycle of poverty, benefitting everyone in our community.”
Rabin provided details on the widespread youth and adolescent mental health crisis, accelerated and intensified by the pandemic, and shared dire reports from the Greenwich Police Department that prove the Greenwich community is not immune to what is being referred to as a national emergency.
“The GUW must be an integral part of the solution to this crisis in town, so in conjunction with Greenwich Hospital, we are embarking on the development of an intensive outpatient program to address mental health challenges. This will be a priority for us going forward.”
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