Early childhood investments honored - NH Charitable Foundation

The public good that is public education is being imperiled in New Hampshire

Public K-12 schools deliver on the very American promise of an education for all — no matter how much money your parents have, or where you live, or the color of your skin or if you get around on your feet or in a wheelchair. But the public good that is public education is being imperiled in New Hampshire in ways that put children’s education and the well-being of our communities and our economy at risk.

Tym Rourke during initiative launch. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

We’re not saying “goodbye,” Tym

After 13 years at the Charitable Foundation, Tym Rourke to join national healthcare consulting firm to advance health equity and integrated behavioral healthcare.

A family plays outside at Cross Roads House in Portsmouth. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

New Hampshire Tomorrow 2020 progress report

Events of 2020 exacerbated inequities, increased urgency for work to ensure that young people are able to reach their potential.

Turning hurt into hope

Network of Child Advocacy Centers around the state provide a child-centered, consolidated approach to help children at the center of abuse allegations.

Teacher Martha Sharp works with child at Easterseals Child Development Center in Manchester. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

Progress for the youngest among us

In recent years, the Charitable Foundation has made investments that helped push statewide policy change and funding, build coalitions and secure significant federal dollars to help improve outcomes for young children. Christina Lachance, who had been leading that work, has now taken the helm as director of the New Hampshire Council For Thriving Children.

Alivia Menth has some fun with her Circle Program mentor, LuCynda Anderson (Courtesy photo).

Mentoring organizations adapt to keep supporting kids

The support that mentoring programs provide to young people may be more critical than ever during this time of social isolation. These nonprofits have met the moment with tenacity and creativity to keep mentors connected with the kids who rely on them.

Esther and Bill Levy (center and right) with a guide on a fishing trip. (Courtesy photo.)

New Hampshire Charitable Foundation announces six scholarship recipients for the Bill and Esther Levy Scholarship Fund

The Bill and Esther Levy Scholarships support students from A. Crosby Kennett High School in Conway — awarding $66,500 in scholarships in 2020.

Amber Roux, intervention counselor at Franklin Middle School, in a photo taken in February. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

There for Franklin’s children, no matter what

Many children who rely on intervention counselors like Amber Roux have had a lifetime’s worth of obstacles and traumas thrown at them before their tenth birthdays. Generous support from Charitable Foundation donors has helped to keep those counselors in Franklin's schools.

Anna Dude of North Conway is able to continue pursuing her nursing degree at White Mountains Community College thanks to grants from The Foundation for New Hampshire Community Colleges and the Charitable Foundation. Courtesy photo.)

Helping community college students through a difficult time

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many community college students — who have jobs in industries like hospitality and food service — were laid off. Already-tight budgets were stretched to breaking. A grant from the Foundation's Community Crisis Action Fund and Pathways 2025 fund is helping students meet emergency needs, from tuition assistance to groceries to utilities — and stay in school.

An update on Foundation’s New Hampshire Tomorrow initiative

In real and alarming ways, the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the inequities in our communities. New Hampshire Tomorrow is about increasing opportunity for young people who currently have the least access to opportunity. As the effects of this crisis continue to unfold in our communities, that work becomes even more urgent.