Greenwich United Way
Founded in 1988, this is a nationwide community-based organization. Rebuilding Together Fairfield County, Inc. provides assistance to low-income homeowners who are not able to cover the costs of home repair. Typically, these individuals are elderly or have a disability or are families with children. Nonprofit facilities such as schools, shelters and daycare centers are also included.
Founded in 1982, this is the world’s largest private relief organization. Keeping overhead under 2%, it sends relief flights of medicine, medical equipment, and nutritional items to victims of natural disasters, famine, and war in 137 countries around the world.
Norwalk Housing Authority will integrate NEON’s programs and services in 2016. NEON declared bankruptcy in 2014. Previously, in 2012 NEON (Norwalk) and her sister organization CTE (Stamford), the Committee on Training and Employment merged into one agency. Their mission is to provide economically disadvantaged residents of the greater Norwalk and Stamford area with the range of […]
Community Plates is a nonprofit organization, that exists to get that surplus food from the trash can, dumpsters and landfills to where it can make a difference in shelters, soup kitchens, food banks and food pantries.
Private nonprofit emergency ambulance service started in 1986. Each ambulance team has a Paramedic and Emergency Medical Technician. GEMS is the sole provider of emergency services to the TOWN OF GREENWICH. Their mission is to provide pre-hospital medical care of the highest quality and in the most cost effective manner. GREENWICH POLICE respond with GEMS to all […]
Branch of the Greenwich Library system. Offers computers and wireless throughout the building. A Community room displays art work throughout most of the year and the room is available for local meetings and programs.
Chartered in 1959, this league is part of an international nonprofit organization. The JLG has 900 women members, over age 21, committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and to improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. It has designed and […]
Nationwide nonprofit organization, founded in 1981, which arranges free air travel for cancer patients and bone marrow donors and recipients to or from recognized treatment centers by using empty seats on corporate aircrafts. There is no financial need requirement to use this service, but the patient must be able to walk and cannot require any […]
Founded in 1996, this nonprofit organization provides clothing for low-income women who are going into or returning to the work force. Referrals are through government agencies, including homeless or domestic violence shelters, immigration services, and job training programs. Each client receives one suit for interviewing and another when she gets a job.
Founded in 1949, this is a non-profit, all volunteer organization sends books in response to specific requests from Peace Corps volunteers, libraries and schools all over the world. Books are also donated to libraries, prisons, hospitals, and Native American and Appalachian groups in the United States. The lobby of the building is open 24 hours […]
Built in 1916, this community service agency offers athletic, educational, and recreational programs for youth, teens, adults, and seniors. The building is on the National Historic Register. It is a United Way agency.
Development Fund, Inc was established in 1989 as a nonprofit organization to finance the development of affordable housing. Since then, it has grown to a loan fund with over $93 million in funds under management that encompasses programs for pre-development, acquisition, rehabilitation, and construction of affordable housing as well as down payment and closing cost […]
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