Needs Assessment: Purpose, Mission and Objectives
The Greenwich United Way identifies unmet local health, educational and self-sufficiency needs, raises awareness and support, and works collaboratively with community partners to initiate solutions and implement programs that have a lasting and positive impact.
Purpose
The 2025 Needs Assessment supports the Greenwich United Way mission through a community-wide assessment of human service needs and community assets to support non-profits, philanthropy, leaders and the community at large in making data-informed actions for the public good.
Objectives
The Greenwich United Way engaged the Center for Social Impact at Fairfield University to complete the NA2025. The NA2025 dashboard is a new platform for sharing the findings of our assessment and enables any user to easily locate, interact with, and download data that is of particular interest. Unlike previous needs assessments, NA2025 data is available at the neighborhood level, facilitating a more specific and nuanced understanding of community needs and assets.
*To see how to navigate and view the findings of the 2025 Needs Assessment click the “How to use this report” tab at the top of the page.
About the Center for Social Impact
Fairfield University’s Center for Social Impact (CSI) connects community and campus to create high impact academic opportunities that address local, national, and global challenges and develop individuals committed to creating a more just and equitable world. The CSI’s Community-Engaged Research program connects the knowledge and resources of the university with knowledge and resources of the community to develop research-based solutions to social challenges.
Acknowledgements
Steering Committee – Greenwich United Way
David Rabin, CEO
Jeremy Nappi, Vice President of Fund Development & Operations
Robert Moore, Vice President of Community Impact
Karin McShane, Board Chair
Clarena McBeth, Vice Chair Community Impact
Research Committee – Fairfield University
Julie Berrett-Abebe, PhD, Associate Professor, Social Work
Mehmet Cansoy, PhD, Associate Professor, Sociology & Anthropology
Joseph DeLuca , PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychological and Brain Sciences
Tanika Eaves-Simpson, Associate Professor, Social Work
Reinaldo Gonzalez, MSADS, Associate Director, Community-Engaged Research, Center for Social Impact
Research Assistants
Jennifer Bissell, MSW’26
Jill Feltus, MS
Katherin Garcia Flores, Economics ’27
Kevin Hanson, Business Analytics ’27
Luis Quechol-Arias, Computer Science ’28
Phil-Jay Whyte, BA ‘25
Special thanks to all those who contributed to this report through participation in the survey and interviews.