New Hampshire Tomorrow 2017 Progress Report

Cody Morrison, executive director of the Monadnock Economic Development Corporation , stands in front of a mural

Bringing it Home

The Monadnock Economic Development Corporation is working to increase child care availability in the region through the “Bringing it Home” program, which is supporting in-home child care providers.

A group of people having a meeting at a table as seen through a partially opened door

An evolution

An integrated response to mental health and substance use disorders is key to promoting health and well-being — and to saving lives. As the science in the field has evolved, so has our work.

CASA volunteers bring stability and consistency to children who need it most. Judges refer a child to CASA when the state opens a child protection case. A volunteer CASA advocate is a child’s representative through court proceedings, developing a trusting relationship and offering extensive information to help judges decide what is best for the child.

Airole Warden, of the Coös Coalition for Young Children and Families and the Coös County Directors’ Network. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

Speaking up for North Country children and families

"A New Hampshire for All" means that we need all voices from all corners to truly move forward.

Pictured left to right: Steve Doris, chairman of the NHS-1963 Alumni Committee, Noreen Doris (NHS-1963), Ava Rodriguez and Valeria Ortiz-Cuevas (winners of the two NHS-1963 scholarships), Sara Thelan (winner of the Richard Cabral Memorial scholarship, John Noraig (NHS-1963), Terry Fariz Huntley (NHS-1963), and Peter Chaloner (NHS-1963). (Courtesy photo.)

Nashua High Class of 1963 has started something big

A scholarship fund for graduating seniors, started through a crowdsourced effort at a 50th class reunion, continues to gain momentum — and will help Nashua's young people in perpetuity.

Day Martinez, who benefited from Camp Mariposa as a child, now mentors others. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

A New Hampshire where children can thrive

Camp Mariposa Nashua, run by the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua, helps lessen that burden for children whose young lives have been deeply affected by a family member’s substance misuse.

Manchester Community College in Manchester, NH. (Courtesy photo.)

Promise Program helps NH students afford community college

The Community College System of New Hampshire’s “Promise Program” covers the gap between the amount of aid a student receives and the total cost of tuition and fees required to attend one of the seven community colleges in the state.

Traci Fowler, the Charitable Foundation’s director of behavioral health discusses the Risk Behavioral Survey (YRBS) findings. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

New data point to behavioral health challenges among young people

Traci Fowler, Foundation director of behavioral health, on New Hampshire’s 2021 Youth Risk Behavior Survey: Data show behavioral health challenges among New Hampshire’s children and adolescents are real, and they are widespread. But importantly, they are also treatable, and oftentimes preventable. Prevention works, treatment is effective and people recover.

John Harrigan was an avid newsman, a passionate outdoorsman, a generous spirit, and a valued North Country community member. (Photo by Bruce Luetters, 3Sixty.com)

Scholarship honors a NH legend

The John Harrigan Memorial Scholarship Fund will help New Hampshire students who are studying Journalism and/or Environmental Science or Policy.

Felicia Fekay of Whitefield is studying to become a licensed practical nurse with help from Foundation Medallion Fund scholarships. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

‘I want to be able to provide for my children’

Felicia Fekay of Whitefield is doing the work she loves. She became a licensed practical nurse with help from Charitable Foundation scholarships and plans to continue her studies and become a registered nurse.

Seana McDuffie joined the Charitable Foundation in fall of 2022 as a program and student aid officer. (Photo by Cheryl Senter.)

Meet Seana McDuffie

Seana McDuffie joined the Charitable Foundation in fall of 2022 as a program and student aid officer. Read about how her experience, including as a U.S. Marine veteran, informs the work she does at the Foundation, about her love of podcasts, movies and retro video games — and about the culture shock and racism she experienced when she first moved to New Hampshire.

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.

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