Events

There’s a lot going on at Families in Transition! We participate in and host a number of events throughout the year with the goal of increasing community awareness of our organization and building support for our programming and services. Check back frequently for an up-to-date listing of events, and be sure to check out our photo galleries page for pictures from recent events.

Events

• Thanksgiving Breakfast 2018 – 25th Anniversary

  In 2018, our annual Thanksgiving Breakfast is celebrating its 25th year. We invite you join us for breakfast and inspiration! Your generous support and participation in this event is critical to aid us in our mission to provide hunger relief, emergency shelter, safe affordable housing, and supportive services to individuals and families who are homeless ...

• Empty Bowls 2018

  The 16th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser is Sunday, October 14th at Brookside Congregational Church, 2013 Elm Street in Manchester from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm. Sponsored by the NH Potters Guild, the event raises money for New Horizons for New Hampshire. Empty Bowls is an international project to fight hunger.  Read more here.

• NH Gives – Provide healthy meals for those most in need

  Join Families in Transition-New Horizons (FIT-NHNH) in conjunction with NH Gives Day to combat hunger among homeless families in New Hampshire. Help us raise $10,000 to provide healthy meals to those most in need across the state of New Hampshire.   NH Gives is a statewide 24-hour online fundraising event that builds community by connecting donors ...

• Hope House – Open House

  Hope House Open House Celebration When:  Tuesday, June 26 at 2:00 p.m. Where: Program will take place, under a tent in the Foss Area Recreation’s parking lot (behind 16/18 Lehner Street, Wolfeboro NH)) Parking: Street parking will be available *Light refreshments and tours of the Hope House will be provided. Please RSVP to our Resource Development Office by Friday, June ...

• Hollows Community Garden and Learning Center Groundbreaking Ceremony

  We are celebrating the groundbreaking of our Hollows Community Garden and Learning Center. Families in Transition-New Horizons’ Hollows Community Garden and Learning Center will improve the quality of life and help homeless individuals break the cycle of homelessness by delivering immediate hunger relief and providing educational experiences that develop the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to cultivate self-sufficiency and ...

• Wicked FIT Runs 2018

    Mark your calendars for our TWO Wicked FIT Runs…  Wicked FIT Run in Concord; Saturday, October 27 at 9:30 a.m. at Rollins Park Wicked FIT Run in Wolfeboro; Saturday, September 29 at 10:30 a.m. at Abenaki Ski Area   Grab your sneakers and your favorite costume and come run (or walk) with Families in Transition-New Horizons at our 7th annual ...

• 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 Groundbreaking Ceremony

  We’re expanding to Wolfeboro, NH! Join us as at our groundbreaking 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 will ...

• 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 ...

• Provide Healthy Meals- NH Gives

  Thank you so much to everyone that made a donation during NH Gives. We ended up raising $4,160, surpassing our goal of $4,000! This amount of money will provide healthy meals and snacks for the entire shelter for 8 weeks!     Join Families in Transition (FIT) in conjunction with NH Gives Day to combat hunger among homeless ...