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If you have an hour free a week, Reading Champions is a well-established program that pairs volunteers with local children to improve their fluency. Volunteers receive free training. The application is available online. This is a very gratifying volunteer opportunity. Continue Reading →
“Your money will have a direct impact on ensuring a more stable and fulfilling life for all of our residents.” — First Selectman, Peter Tesei Continue Reading →
This year’s tournament will benefit Kids in Crisis and be held on Saturday, July 23rd with Sunday, July 24th as the rain date. Continue Reading →
Since inception, this flagship program has served over 2,500 children in achieving individual reading goals in fluency and comprehension. This year, 128 volunteers mentored 458 Greenwich elementary school students in 14 locations throughout the Town of Greenwich. Continue Reading →
Detective Michael Rooney described what happens when Greenwich Police learn of an underage drinking party. He also ran through the statutes and penalties for underage possession, serving minors, fake IDs and drinking & driving. Continue Reading →
Greenwich Safe Rides needs more teen volunteers (driver’s license not necessary) to manage dispatching and help screened professional drivers navigate Greenwich on nine Fridays from 10:00 pm – 2:00 am. For those dates, view the complete article. To volunteer or inquire further, email [email protected].
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“A Juvenile Review Board (JRB) is perceived, in some circumstances, as punitive. We look at it from the perch of restorative justice because the JRB is really service-based. We put services in place to help better position a child to make better choices in the future… I care passionately about young people having what they need to be successful,” said Jenny Byxbee, the co-Chair and co-Founder of the Greenwich Juvenile Review Board. Continue Reading →
The Greenwich United Way Sole Sisters Annual Spring Luncheon is Thursday, April 23 at Greenwich Country Club. Continue Reading →
Greenwich United Way, the Town’s largest non-government source of human service program funding, celebrated its 6th annual Oktoberfest fundraiser. Continue Reading →
If you have an hour free a week, Reading Champions is a well-established program that pairs volunteers with local children to improve their fluency. You get free training and work 20 minutes each with three children during the hour of volunteering. It’s a very gratifying volunteer opportunity. Continue Reading →