Message from our Board Chair and Executive Director

Linda Rouse Sutton

Board Chair 

I am honored to be serving on Greene Lamp’s Board of Directors as Chair.  I want to thank our Board of Directors for their commitment to the agency, their support of the staff, and their dedication to the communities, the individuals, and the families we serve. 

The staff have done an outstanding job of delivering the programs to the individuals they were intended to reach. Even though Greene Lamp Community Action has made significant accomplishments in assisting low-income families, poverty levels remain high and more and more families are falling below the Federal poverty guidelines as the gap between the have and have-nots continues to grow. Today’s low income families are often working, but their wages are not sufficient to lift them above the poverty level. Many senior citizens live in poverty because their fixed income is not sufficient to cover the cost of living in today’s economy.  For families old or young that live on the fringe of poverty, an unexpected cost (automobile repair, appliance repair) or a life changing event (death of a family member, illness, divorce) quickly plunge these families deep into poverty. It may take these families years to work themselves up above the poverty level.

Greene Lamp continues to collaborate with new partners to help serve an increased number of individuals/families. These efforts afford Greene Lamp opportunities to serve families who might not otherwise be eligible for Federal benefits.  

As part of the Agency’s Strategic Plan, we are enhancing our public relation efforts by redesigning our website and becoming active on social media with Facebook and Twitter.

Lastly, I want to thank Greene Lamp’s stakeholders – our Board of Directors, our staff, our community, and our clients – for their continued support. As the agency positions itself for the future, we will continue to operate efficient and effective programs, while maintaining integrity and creating positive change in the community.

Respectively,

Linda Rouse Sutton,
Greene Lamp Board Chair