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Hurricane Florence. (Photo courtesy of NOAA.)

Community foundations step up to aid in disaster recovery

Community Foundations are helping those affected by severe storms, and by gas explosions in Massachusetts. Here are some ways to help

Yulya Spantchak, Foundation senior strategic learning and evaluation officer

Innovation internship

University of New Hampshire senior Riley Kenney shares his reflections on his summer internship at the Charitable Foundation

Alan Chong, director and CEO, Currier Museum of Art. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

Museums are for everyone

Dr. Alan Chong on why the power of art should be accessible to all

John Weeks, Managing Director of Family Wealth & Business Transition Planning at Harvest Capital in Concord, NH. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

Why businesses should plan for philanthropy

Charitable Foundation board member John Weeks III, managing director for Family Wealth & Business Transition Planning at Harvest Capital Management, on why philanthropic planning should be part of business planning

Justin Ballou, a teacher at Campbell High School, has been awarded the 2018 Christa McAuliffe Sabbatical from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

Justin Ballou Awarded 2018 Christa McAuliffe Sabbatical

Campbell High School social sciences teacher will use "Socracademy" approach to teach American history through the lens of hip hop

Emily Runyan, a nurse who volunteers for Hand Up, gives new syringes to a program participant on a recent Friday in Rochester. (Shawne K. Wickham/Sunday News).

Beyond the Stigma: “Meeting people where they’re at”

Lawmakers last year made it legal for health centers, public health networks and community organizations to operate what some call "needle exchange" programs

Kerry Norton, R.N., program director at Hope on Haven Hill, gets a room ready for a new resident. The Rochester facility provides residential treatment and recovery support for women who are pregnant or postpartum. (Shawne K. Wickham/Sunday News.)

Beyond the Stigma: Hope on Haven Hill

Kerry Norton, R.N., a Hope founder and its program director, said the women who live here are “the bravest people” she knows

‘Beyond the Stigma’ series will explore addiction, behavioral health crises

Foundation partners with New Hampshire Solutions Journalism Lab and others to support year-long series in New Hampshire Union Leader that will explore solutions to addiction and behavioral health crises

Emily Eng of Hancock, NH, Foundation scholarship recipient. (Courtesy photo.)

An aspiring conductor says ‘thanks’

Emily Eng is able to "create music more deeply, to dive into the art more passionately" and develop the leadership skills to conduct orchestras with help from a Foundation scholarship

Photo by Cheryl Senter.

Putting an end to homelessness

The Concord Coalition To End Homelessness has rallied the greater Concord community to help get people into permanent, stable housing — and build a needed emergency winter shelter

FIRST Robotics Competition, 2017 New England District Winner. (Courtesy photo.)

Without FIRST, ‘I wouldn’t be an engineer’

Elizabeth Heath on how a nonprofit organization changed the course of her life, and how she is paying it forward

Mallory Fredriksen of Alstead, NH, Foundation scholarship recipient. (Courtesy photo.)

A career dream coming true

Mallory Fredriksen of Alstead is studying to be a dental hygienist with help from a Charitable Foundation scholarship