New health clinic in Greenwich
Work has begun to convert a vacant multipurpose space at the Wilbur Peck public housing community in Greenwich into Family Centers”™ new health clinic.
The clinic will offer residents of Greenwich public housing onsite access to health care services, according to Family Centers, a partner agency of United Way, the Community Fund of Darien and the New Canaan Community Foundation.
Construction will take place this winter. An opening date is targeted for early spring. The clinic was designed by architect Charles E. McDonald Jr. of Pennsylvania. The contractor is Greenwich-based Pecora Brothers Inc.
The Greenwich Housing Authority is “a major partner” in the project. Additionally, the United Way of Greenwich and the town of Greenwich Department of Social Services worked on the project to assess the health care needs of the town”™s low-income families.
Funding came from a federal New Access Points grant and from national philanthropic organizations the Turning Point Foundation and the Mark Family Foundation.
Called Family Centers Healthcare at Wilbur Peck Court, the clinic will provide primary health care services to children and adults living in Greenwich Public Housing units, Section 8 housing and the surrounding neighborhoods.
