Board of Human Services

Board of Human Services holds fiscal year finale with ARPA wrap-up. Greenwich's human services board met June 16 in its final regular session of FY2026, unanimously re-electing Patty Roberts as Chair, David Snyder as Vice Chair, and Debbie Appelbaum as Secretary. Commissioner Demetria Nelson

Greenwich Fair Rent Commission reports doubled caseload in second year. The commission fielded 16 complaints in its second full year of operation, double the previous year, with five cases now open and at various resolution stages according to Commissioner Demetria Nelson and Fair Rent Commission

Board of Human Services approves prior meeting minutes, receives program updates. Patty Roberts, Board Chair, presided as Commissioner Demetria Nelson reported the department's operating budget remains 14 percent under budget with expectations to finish the fiscal year approximately 10 percent

Board of Human Services hears Fair Rent Commission workload surge. The Greenwich Board of Human Services, with eight members present under Chair Patty Roberts, unanimously approved January minutes and heard Commissioner Demetria Nelson report that the Fair Rent Commission has already surpassed

Greenwich residents face rising economic pressure as the Board of Human Services reviewed growing caseloads. Holiday assistance applications climbed from 452 to 494 winter households comparing 2024 and 2025; Thanksgiving applications rose to 456 households from 400. Evictions increased from 14 to