Greenwich United Way

The Greenwich United Way plays a leadership role in the identification and documentation of critical human service needs within the community. Greenwich United Way reports and documents are shared with municipal agencies, other funders, service providers and other community organizations. When it is clear that a coordinated community response is required, the Greenwich United Way brings others to the table to develop a plan, determine meaningful goals and initiate action.the community planning process includes the gathering and sharing of information, convening key players, legislative advocacy, studying specific issues and disseminating published reports, etc. An area of emphasis over the past year has been to address the issues identified as priorities in the Greenwich United Way's latest assessment of human service needs and state of Greenwich statistical portrait. This report, the only comprehensive documentation of needs in the community, is used by public and private organizations, funders, and others who seek to play a meaningful role in addressing local needs. For the Greenwich United Way, it creates a roadmap for the distribution of funds, use of volunteer and staff resources, public policy advocacy, and the creation of new initiatives that address documented service gaps. The last full report was completed, published and released to the community in february 2021. Agency relations and coordination of services include working with and convening local and regional service providers in efforts to enhance collaboration, strengthen and support individual organizations, as well as the whole system of services. The Greenwich United Way also regularly provides guidance and assistance to individual agencies, their staffs, and board members, on issues regarding strategic planning, governance, management, etc.the total expenses related to community planning, agency relations, service coordination were $436,125.youth impact programming expands on the organization's successful reading champions and junior United Way programs and meets the emerging needs of youth such as math fluency, financial literacy and philanthropic education.