The Greenwich United Way made its initial emergency food fund grant of $40,000 to Neighbor to Neighbor.
The food pantry is preparing for increased food insecurity in town as 223 Greenwich families will lose SNAP benefits, regardless of the government shutdown, on December 1.
Changing requirements for SNAP will render 200+ town families in need ineligible for government assistance, forcing them to rely on the immediate support of non-profit organizations like Neighbor to Neighbor and the generosity of its donors.
“It is important to recognize that 29% of Greenwich residents are impoverished or ‘ALICE’ – Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed – meaning they struggle to afford basic necessities despite being employed. Neighbor to Neighbor is stepping in at this most critical time to provide groceries for those families who will permanently lose government assistance come December 1, regardless of the government reopening. Greenwich United Way is proud to support and partner with Neighbor to Neighbor to fight food insecurity in our community,” said David Rabin, CEO of Greenwich United Way.
To learn more and help provide immediate relief and lasting food security for Greenwich families, visit https://greenwichunitedway.org/snap/.
The Greenwich United Way (GUW) shares a name with approximately 1,200 other similar organizations across the nation, although the Greenwich, Connecticut division is a privately incorporated, locally governed, nonprofit agency. As a volunteer-driven organization, the Greenwich United Way exists to help identify and address the health, educational and self-sufficiency needs specific to its local community and to create and affect meaningful, lasting solutions. Through various fundraising efforts and on-going research, the organization is able to directly grant the funds necessary to accomplish this goal. The Greenwich United Way also invests in and conducts collaborative efforts to address broad-based community needs with partnering nonprofit agencies.