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Communities 4 Action is a regional resource to support local initiatives. They provide information and support on substance misuse through speakers, trainings, evidence-based programs, legislative efforts, funding sources, coalition building, evaluation tools and community-based initiatives in both English and Spanish. Their mission is to serve our communities by being a catalyst for regional collaborations in order […]

Autism Speaks was founded in February 2005 by Bob and Suzanne Wright, grandparents of a child with autism. Their longtime friend Bernie Marcus donated $25 million to help financially launch the organization. Since then, Autism Speaks has grown into the world’s leading autism science and advocacy organization, dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, […]

Pathways, Inc. was founded by a group of Greenwich families in 1981 who were concerned about the lack of housing and services for their family members who suffered from severe mental illness. At this time, state psychiatric institutions were discharging many patients with severe mental illness back into the community. These communities were not equipped […]

This department responds to incidents of mass casualty, disaster or bio-terrorism. They coordinate with the Town of Greenwich municipal departments, agencies, such as the Red Cross, Greenwich Hospital, private industry and businesses.

Begun as a Junior League project in 1980, this parents self-help group offers parenting classes and support groups divided according to the age of the child, from 4 months through high school.   The program is sponsored by COMMUNITY HEALTH at GREENWICH HOSPITAL.

Founded in 1931, Silver Hill is a nationally recognized, non-profit hospital for the treatment of psychiatric, addictive and eating disorders. Adolescent and adult patients have a broad and comprehensive range of programs as Silver Hill is a psychiatric hospital providing both inpatient and extended on-site transitional living programs within its campus.

The Alzheimer’s Association, Connecticut Chapter is the primary source of information and support to the thousands of Connecticut residents dealing with the effects of Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. The mission: To eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the […]

Established in 1973, this is an outpatient alcohol and substance abuse health-care program for teens and their families coping with substance abuse and other high-risk behaviors. Sponsored by LIBERATION PROGRAMS.

A private, not-for-profit corporation, established in 1974. As a designated Area Agency on Aging, SWCAA is a funding source for federal and state dollars for the elderly in the fourteen town region of southwestern Connecticut.  Their mission is to provide leadership and resources to meet the needs of the rapidly growing elderly population and to […]

DAV is a veterans advocacy and assistance group. Their core mission is to fulfill our country’s promises to the men and women who served.  All are invited; veterans and civilians, men and women, young and old.  The Greenwich Chapter #50 became inactive in JUN 2002.

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The Connecticut Chapter was founded in 1984, as a grassroots, self-help, education, support and advocacy organization. It’s made up of parents, relatives and friends of people who have mental illness.  The group is dedicated to the eradication of the stigma of mental illness and the improvement of the quality of life of those affected by those […]