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A grant from the Library Technology program helped the Conway Public Library to buy and install a privacy pod. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

Grants help libraries keep up with tech needs

Thanks to a generous donation, the Charitable Foundation was able to develop the New Hampshire Library Technology Grant Program to help rural and under-resourced libraries meet the increasing need for online access by supporting technology upgrades, distance learning and staff training.

Ty, a 13-year-old from Hopkinton who was enrolled in the program, with his mom and Back in the Saddle Equine Therapy Center Executive Director Jaryn Hall-Haines. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

SOAR program helps young people thrive

The COVID-19 pandemic turned the world upside-down for children and teens, leaving families and schools looking for ways to help young people overcome feelings of profound uncertainty, anxiety and isolation. The SOAR program at Back in the Saddle Equine Therapy Center in Hopkinton, was designed specifically to help young people cope with COVID’s fallout.

Joshua Williams of Grafton is on his way to becoming an electrician with help from a Foundation scholarship. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

A week-long job shadow leads to a career path

With help from a Charitable Foundation scholarship, Joshua Williams is studying at Lakes Region Community College, majoring in Electrical Systems Maintenance and Installation and Electrical Power and Control Technologies. He plans four more years of study for an electrician journeyman’s license, then to earn his master electrician’s certification. He dreams of starting his own business.

UpReach Therapeutic Equestrian Center has made a profound difference in the life of Kim and Steve Tiller's son Ty, who has Down syndrome, and been riding horses at UpReach for 8 years. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

Improving lives with the help of horses

A New Hampshire Charitable Foundation field-of-interest fund, created by a generous donor, supports equine services and other animal therapy in New Hampshire.

She found her career path in a tidepool

Adrianna George of Milford is studying Animal Science and Marine Biology at UNH with help from a Charitable Foundation scholarship.

Steven Martinez of Manchester is completing his fourth year of schooling to become a licensed plumbing contractor thanks to a New Hampshire Charitable Foundation scholarship. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

Medallion Fund helps pave the way for careers

Steven Martinez of Manchester is entering his fourth year of schooling to become a licensed plumbing contractor, while working as a plumber's apprentice.

Meghan Foley is studying Fire Science at Lakes Region Community College in Laconia with help from a Charitable Foundation scholarship. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

From journalist to firefighter/EMT

Career change: Meghan Foley used to cover local emergencies as a reporter. Now she responds to them as a firefighter and EMT. With help from a Charitable Foundation scholarship, Meghan is studying Fire Science at Lakes Region Community College in Laconia.

Rick Fox of Kittery, ME, winner of the 2022 Piscataqua Region Artist Advancement Grant. (Photo by Tammy Byron.)

Rick Fox awarded 2022 Artist Advancement Grant

Kittery artist awarded grant that helps cultivate the Piscataqua Region’s arts community, boost artists’ careers and helps keep them living and working in the area.

Friends of Mascoma volunteers helping at the Canaan Food Pantry. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

Friends of Mascoma: “We’ve got you.”

The Friends of Mascoma Foundation has grown into a respected volunteer organization providing scholarships, awarding mini-grants to teachers, sponsoring art in the schools, donating musical instruments and establishing food pantries.

Haylee Jerry and Katherine Kennedy, students at Concord Regional Technical Center, practice casting at NHTI in Spring 2022.(Courtesy photo.)

Equitable access through homegrown career pathways

‘I didn’t know these doors were open to me.’ Partner post from Reaching Higher NH about how schools are promoting equitable access through homegrown career pathways.

Mary Ann Dempsey, General Counsel, New Hampshire Judicial Branch (center) pictured with former Caroline and Martin Gross Fellows and Foundation president (left to right): Terry Pfaff, Catherine Provencher, Tina Nadeau, Todd Selig and Richard Ober. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

Mary Ann Dempsey awarded 2022 Caroline and Martin Gross Fellowship

The honor will enable Dempsey to attend an intensive, three-week program this summer with public servants from around the world. Dempsey will attend the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in July. The fellowship, now in its 28th year, was established in memory of the late New Hampshire House Majority Leader Caroline Gross and the late Concord Mayor Martin Gross to honor dedication to public service.

Young people raise their voices about covid

In Laconia, the local paper has embarked on an ambitious project to hear directly from young people about their COVID experiences and other issues important to them. The Laconia Daily Sun is taking a Solutions Journalism approach to reporting on the issues raised by young people: examining how similar issues have been addressed elsewhere and what possible solutions might be options in the Lakes Region.