The Greenwich United Way awarded more than $640,000 in Community Impact Grants to local health, education and self-sufficiency programs across 24 partner agencies: Abilis, Boy Scouts, Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich, Building One Community, Children’s Day School, Coffee For Good, 8thGrade D.C. Trip, Filling in the Blanks, Food Bank, Food Rescue US, Girls With Impact, Greenwich Alliance for Education, Inspirica, Jewish Family Services of Greenwich, Kids In Crisis, Laurel House, Mothers For Others, Neighbor To Neighbor, New Lebanon After-School Transportation, Pathways, River House Adult Day Center, The Rowan Center, the Undies Project, and YMCA 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.
“The rigorous process applied to vetting the grant requests submitted by almost 35 organizations annually allows our donors to rest assured that their dollars are having the greatest positive impact in our community. GUW grants go where they are critically needed, helping our most vulnerable residents,” 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 2025 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: Club Talk Program
Boy Scouts of Greenwich: Campership programs
Building One Community: Family & Individual Services (FIS)
Children’s Day School: Scholarship Program
Coffee For Good: Café Training Program
8th Grade D.C. Trip: Field Trip Scholarships
Filling in the Blanks: Weekend meal program
Food Bank of Lower Fairfield County
Food Resource US: Greenwich Inflation Relief Program
Girls With Impact: Advancing NextGen Greenwich
Greenwich Alliance for Education: Transition to College (T2C)
Inspirica: Employment, Education & Financial Empowerment
Jewish Family Services: Compassionate Companions
Kids In Crisis: KidTalk at Hamilton Avenue School
Laurel House: Thinking Well
Mothers For Others: Diaper Acquisition and Distribution Program
Neighbor to Neighbor: Supplemental food program for low-income residents
New Lebanon School After-School Transportation: Title I Supplemental Programming (transportation)
Pathways: Crisis Prevention Program
River House: Caring for Caregivers
Rowan Center: Sexual violence prevention education and advocacy at Greenwich Public Schools
The Undies Project: Underwriting Undies
YMCA of Greenwich: After-school enrichment program
