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At the Boys & Girls Club of Greenwich this week Torch Club Junior Cardinals and Keystone Cardinals Club members collaborated with Abilis in a event dubbed “Lights, Camera, Fashion,” which featured a fashion show and dance. Continue Reading →
The Greenwich United Way will award its first round of grants to local health, education and self-sufficiency programs across 21 partner agencies at the Community Investment Grant Recipient Reception on February 12 at Greenwich Hospital. Continue Reading →
The event will feature a 25% discount off total purchases. Free Valentine’s Day themed refreshments, cocktails and light appetizers will be offered to shoppers. Come join the fun! Continue Reading →
A crowd turned out to support a Abilis “Coffee for Good” coffee shop on church property at 48 Maple Ave. Continue Reading →
Individuals ages 18 through 64 who receive Social Security disability benefits can take advantage of the program. Continue Reading →
In 2019 restaurants opened. Houses were demolished. There were parades, plays, contests, graduations, and much more. Continue Reading →
Audubon for All develops programs and experiences that address the needs of under-represented communities including people with disabilities, senior citizens, and children from under-resourced communities. Continue Reading →
On Wednesday night the Abilis Gardens and Gifts buzzed with activity during a sip & shop event.
Guests browsed an assortment of holiday gifts including handcrafted candles and bath products, jewelry, serve ware, fashion accessories, children’s gifts and more. The greenhouse was bursting with assorted holiday plants, topiaries, succulents, pointsettias and fresh cut flowers. Abilis is a nonprofit organization that advances abilities for people with special needs since 1951. Abilis Gardens & Gifts is a retail-store training site where our members work toward community-based jobs in sales and production. Continue Reading →
“An HO allows additional uses, but it also allows for an increase in square footage in the building, up to 28,800 sq ft….Now there is 12,000 sq ft. …You’re having a Historic Overlay to save the building in perpetuity, but in 20 years the church could add an awful lot and redevelop to 28,000 sq ft.” – P&Z Commissioner Nick Macri Continue Reading →
The information session is for families to participate in an interactive discussion about Transition Programming for Young Adults with Special Needs. Continue Reading →