News & Events
There’s a lot going on at Families in Transition! Browse recent news items, press releases, or check out recent and upcoming events!
Recent news stories
- Sidewalk signs added to anti-panhandling fight August 21, 2017
By PAUL FEELY New Hampshire Union Leader August 07. 2017 11:21PM A panhandling sign is posted on Elm Street outside Bunny’s Convenience store in Manchester on Monday afternoon. (Mark Bolton/Staff) MANCHESTER — City police have unveiled their latest tool to discourage residents from giving money to panhandlers — sandwich-board sidewalk signs asking people to give to local charities instead. The signs, ...
- My Turn: The stuff of life August 21, 2017
By CANDICE J. DALE For the Monitor Sunday, August 20, 2017 This summer, as I enter the other side of middle age, I have begun to get ready for my retirement from teaching. I already imagine the freedom of days without preparing lessons, grading essays or chaperoning teenage dances. Like many baby boomers, I have been looking back on ...
- New signs in Manchester ask drivers to give to charities, not panhandlers July 25, 2017
Police chief says request is rooted in hopes of fighting drug crisis MANCHESTER, N.H. — Signs have been installed across Manchester as police are urging residents to avoid giving money to panhandlers. The signs, which say “Your generosity could lead to a fatality,” ask drivers to donate to a local charity instead. The signs also list the addresses and ...
Events
- Possible Merger Town Hall Meeting
Please join us on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 The Board of Directors of Families in Transition and New Horizons invite you, our supporters, to hear more about the possibility of our two organizations merging into one in order to best serve the individuals and families in our community who are most in need. In a “town ...
- Hope House Ground Breaking Ceremony
We’re expanding to Wolfeboro, NH! Join us as at our ground breaking ceremony for our Hope House, the first short-term emergency housing option in Carroll County. Once completed, the Hope House will offer shelter and services to seven families at a time, totaling an anticipated 43 parents and 84 children per year. Families in Transition ...
- OutFITters 15th Anniversary Celebration
OutFITters Thrift Store is turning 15 and we want you to celebrate with us! This fall marks the 15th Anniversary of the opening of OutFITters Thrift Store, originally named Family OutFITters, in Manchester, NH. In November of 2002, with generous funding from the Great Bay Foundation, Families in Transition officially expanded into the area of social entrepreneurship ...
Press Releases
- SOMETHING WICKED IS COMING TO THE LAKES REGION September 12, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For information, contact: Michele Talwani, 603-641-9441 ext. 239 RUNNERS/WALKERS OF ALL AGES ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE – Families in Transition, a nonprofit homeless services agency, is bringing their signature Wicked FIT Run 5k to Wolfeboro, NH, on Saturday, September 30, at the Abenaki Ski Area. All funds raised at the Wolfeboro Wicked FIT Run will go ...
- FAMILIES IN TRANSITION ELECTS TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS June 6, 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2017 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603.641.9441 ext. 239 Members From Concord and Dover Join Board of Directors MANCHESTER, NH – Families in Transition (FIT), a Manchester, Concord, and Dover, NH, based homeless services provider, announces two new members who have been recently elected to their Board of Directors for two-year ...
- FAMILIES IN TRANSITION AMERICORPS VISTA PROGRAM SEEKS SERVICE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS May 19, 2017
Positions Available in Eight of the 10 New Hampshire Counties FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2017 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – (603) 641-9441 ext. 239 PROGRAM SEEKS CANDIDATES TO FILL POSITIONS – The Families in Transition (FIT) AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) Program is recruiting new members for their July 2017- July 2018 service year. ...