News
There’s a lot going on at Families in Transition! Browse recent news items and press releases on this page, or view photos from past events on our photo galleries page. Check back frequently for up-to-date news and stories about FIT.
Recent news stories
- Growing time: FIT ready to launch community garden at Family Place May 7, 2018
Manchester Ink Link May 6, 2018 Volunteers from Timberland helped with construction of the Hollows Community Garden and Learning Center in September of 2017. FIT MANCHESTER, NH – Families in Transition-New Horizons (FIT-NH) is breaking ground at their Hollows Community Garden and Learning Center at a ribbon cutting ceremony on May 10, 2018, from 2-3 p.m. at 401 Spruce Street, ...
- Katie McQuaid’s Scene in Manchester: Tennis anyone? Tournament will benefit Palace Theatre programs May 7, 2018
The Union Leader May 5, 2018 By KATIE MCQUAID Do you or someone you know have a tennis addiction? It’s a real thing. Some tell-tale signs: setting alarms for midnight the day the USTA ratings are coming out, blocking off “meetings” on your work calendar to get a match in, and endless talk about perfecting the awkward but ...
- People and Property: NH Real Estate and Construction News Roundup May 4, 2018
New Hampshire Business Review May 2, 2018 By NHBR Staff Grants awarded to affordable housing initiatives, NH construction unemployment rate rises in March … and more CATCH Neighborhood Housing has sold its previous office space at 79 S. State St. in Concord to the Crisis Center of Central New Hampshire. CATCH, which recently moved to new office space on Loudon ...
- Citizen of the Year: Maureen Beauregard moves mountains for those in need April 24, 2018
Manchester Ink Link April 24, 2018 By LAUREN GETTS Maureen Beauregard, second from left, is flanked by, from left, David Cassidy, Mike Skelton, Dick Anagnost, Preston Hunter and Tom Boucher, during last week’s GMCC Citizen of the Year award presentation. Courtesy Photo MANCHESTER, NH – Maureen Beauregard, President of Families in Transition – New Horizons, was named Citizen of the Year ...
- Citizen of the Year Maureen Beauregard honored as ‘an incredible asset’ April 20, 2018
New Hampshire Union Leader April 19, 2018 By Kevin Landrigan MANCHESTER — Maureen Beauregard, who has personified the fight against homelessness for a quarter century, said she never imagined becoming the Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce’s Citizen of the Year. The 56-year-old Epping native who’s a “long-time person in recovery” believes this honor will bring fresh attention to a ...
- Maureen Beauregard named Manchester Citizen of the Year April 18, 2018
WMUR 9 April 17, 2018 By AMY COVENO http://www.wmur.com/article/maureen-beauregard-named-manchester-citizen-of-the-year/19845304 Families in Transition founder and president Maureen Beauregard says she will use the honor to forward her mission. Read more at: http://www.wmur.com/article/maureen-beauregard-named-manchester-citizen-of-the-year/19845304
- Mark Hayward’s City Matters: Homeless kids in Manchester ‘not a new thing’ April 17, 2018
New Hampshire Union Leader Mark Hayward Monday, April 16, 2018 Officials acknowledged Friday that at least two dozen children live in “unsheltered” situations such as cars and homeless camps. The “unsheltered” category also includes children living in structures without basic necessities such as electricity or running water, said Jocelyne Pinsonneault, homeless education liaison for Manchester schools. In March, the Manchester ...
- Cinco de Mayo with a mission at FIT: It’s all fun and games to aid people in need April 17, 2018
Manchester Ink Link Monday, April 16, 2018 MANCHESTER, NH – Families in Transition-New Horizons is hosting its signature Cinco de Mayo celebration fundraising event a few days early this year. The event will include food, live music, live auction, and a unique game of chance on Thursday, May 3, at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). “This isn’t your typical ...
- A deserving citizen March 22, 2018
New Hampshire Union Leader March 21, 2018 To the Editor: I would like to publicly congratulate Maureen Beauregard for all of these years of dedicated service to homeless families. I could never have imagined how my life changed when I entered the pilot program of Families In Transition. There it was, one building with five families. How we ...
- Homeless in NH: A decade after Manchester’s call to arms to end homelessness, the problem has gotten worse statewide March 16, 2018
New Hampshire Business Review March 15, 2018 Jack Kenny From left: Chrissy Simonds and Cathy Kuhn, director of the NH Coalition to End Homelessness, at the building where Chrissy lives now, after going through the Families in Transition Granite Leaders Program. Time flies when you’re fighting homelessness. It has already been 10 years since the publication of a report ...
- Beauregard’s personal story guides her work with Manchester’s homeless March 14, 2018
New Hampshire Union Leader March 11, 2018 Micheal Cousineau MANCHESTER — When Maureen Beauregard works with homeless families, she often sees her own face and those of her sisters and brothers. The president of Families in Transition — New Horizons sometimes shares stories with them about growing up when “there were times when we didn’t have a place to live; ...
- Families in Transition VISTA Program seeks proposals from N.H. nonprofits March 14, 2018
Tuesday, March 13, 2018 Manchester Nonprofits needed The Families in Transition VISTA Program seeks proposals from New Hampshire nonprofits and government agencies to be service sites for professional AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteer in Service to America) members. VISTA service sites benefit from a VISTA volunteer by receiving the support of a full-time professional volunteer without the high cost of ...
- Families in Transition founder named ‘citizen of the year’ March 13, 2018
By MICHAEL COUSINEAU New Hampshire Union Leader March 07. 2018 11:59AM MANCHESTER — Maureen Beauregard, president and founder of Families in Transition–New Horizons, is this year’s citizen of the year. The Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce will honor her at its annual dinner April 19 at the Manchester Downtown Hotel. The organization has grown from owning five small units of ...
- InDepthNH.org honored with prestigious 2018 BOB Award March 12, 2018
Manchester Ink Link March 9, 2018 Carol Robidoux InDepthNH.org has been selected an editor’s pick in New Hampshire Business Review’s 2018 BOB Awards, which honor the Best of Business in New Hampshire in over 90 categories. “Your company was singled out as an editor’s pick in the category Most Ambitious Effort to Reinvigorate Investigative Journalism,” said Jeff Feingold, editor ...
- Families in Transition founder named ‘citizen of the year’ March 7, 2018
New Hampshire Union Leader March 7, 2018 Michael Cousineau MAUREEN BEAUREGARD MANCHESTER – Maureen Beauregard, president and founder of Families in Transition-New Horizons, is this year’s citizen of the year. The Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce will honor her at its annual dinner April 19 at the Manchester Downtown Hotel. The organization has grown from owning five small units of transitional ...
Recent press releases
- First of Its Kind in Carroll County. Housing for Homeless Families
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 7, 2018 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani at 603.641.9441 ext. 239 HOPE HOUSE IN WOLFEBORO SET TO OPEN Families in Transition-New Horizons to Hold Open House of Its New Short-Term Housing Facility for Homeless Families WOLFEBORO, NH- Families in Transition-New Horizons (FIT-NH) will hold an open house event, on Tuesday, June 26, 2018, for ...
- PLANTING ROOTS FOR LIFELONG HEALTHY HABITS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 10, 2018 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603-641-9441 ext. 239 GARDEN TO HELP WITH FOOD INSECURITY – Leaders from the Manchester community gathered today at the Families in Transition-New Horizons (FIT-NH) Hollows Community Garden and Learning Center for an official groundbreaking ceremony. When complete, the garden will provide fruit and vegetables for the ...
- CULTIVATING SELF-SUFFICIENCY AND HEALTHY BEHAVIORS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 2018 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603-641-9441 ext. 239 Families in Transition-New Horizons Working to Break the Cycle of Homelessness with Immediate Hunger Relief and Educational Experiences MANCHESTER, NH – Families in Transition-New Horizons (FIT-NH) is breaking ground at their Hollows Community Garden and Learning Center at a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, ...
- CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION RAISES OVER $100,000 FOR FAMILIES IN TRANSITION – NEW HORIZONS
May 3, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603.641.9441 ext. 239. CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION RAISES OVER $100,000 FOR FAMILIES IN TRANSITION – NEW HORIZONS Volunteers of the Years Awarded MANCHESTER, NH – Families in Transition – New Horizons (FIT-NH), a Manchester, Concord, Dover, and Wolfeboro, NH, based homeless services provider, raised over $100,000 at ...
- THE FIESTA CONTINUES AT FAMILIES IN TRANSITION-NEW HORIZONS SIGNATURE FUNDRAISING EVENT
April 16, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michele Talwani, 603-641-9441 ext. 239 Community Invited to Attend to Support Housing and Programming for Homeless Families and Individuals MANCHESTER, NH – Families in Transition-New Horizons (FIT-NH), a Manchester, Concord, Dover, and Wolfeboro, NH, based not-for-profit organization offering hunger relief, emergency shelter, safe affordable housing, and supportive services to individuals and ...
- OUTFITTERS THRIFT STORES IN MANCHESTER AND CONCORD ARE IN NEED OF DONATIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2018 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603-641-9441 ext. 239 OUTFITTERS THRIFT STORES IN MANCHESTER AND CONCORD ARE IN NEED OF DONATIONS An Opportunity to Fight Homelessness in New Hampshire Organize a Collections Drive to Benefit OutFITters Thrift Stores and Families in Transition – Proceeds from items sold at OutFITters Thrift Stores support Families in Transition-New ...
- Looking for Nonprofits and Government Agencies
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 8, 2018 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani, 603.641.9441 ext. 239 Statewide Federal Service Program Looking For Nonprofits in Need of Capacity Building Families in Transition VISTA Program Invites Nonprofits and Government Agencies to Apply to be Service Sites for Professional VISTA Volunteers MANCHESTER, NH – The Families in Transition (FIT) VISTA Program seeks proposals from New ...
- FAMILIES IN TRANSITION ANNOUNCES TWO NEW PROMOTIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 2, 2018 For more information, contact Michele Talwani: 603.641.9441 ext. 239 Families in Transition’s Management Team Grows Two new promotions – at Families in Transition – Families in Transition-New Horizons recently announced the promotion of Meghan Shea to Vice President of Clinical and Support Services and Kelly Paquette to Director of Housing Services and ...
- New Board of Directors Elected
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 17, 2018 For more information, contact Michele Talwani: 603.641.9441 ext. 239 FAMILIES IN TRANSITION-NEW HORIZONS KICKS OFF NEW YEAR AS ONE ORGANIZATION OFFICIALLY MERGED, NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTED – As of January 1, 2018, Families in Transition and New Horizons for New Hampshire officially merged into one entity. The newly elected, 25 member, Board ...
- Families in Transition to be receiver of Serenity Place
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 20, 2017 Media inquiries regarding Maureen’s statement: Michele Talwani, 603-641-9441 ext. 239. Media inquiries regarding the receivership: Director of the Charitable Trust of the Attorney General’s Office at 603-271-5650. A MESSAGE FROM MAUREEN BEAUREGARD REGARDING RECEIVERSHIP OF SERENITY PLACE A statement from Maureen Beauregard, Families in Transition-New Horizons President, “As the receiver organization, we’ll provide day ...
- Families in Transition and New Horizons Set to Merge
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 18, 2017 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603.641.9441 ext. 239 FAMILIES IN TRANSITION AND NEW HORIZONS SET TO MERGE Announcement Made at Press Conference LEADERS GATHER TO ANNOUNCE MERGER BETWEEN TWO HOMELESS SERVICES ORGANIZATION – At a press conference held at New Horizons in Manchester, NH, leaders from New Horizons and Families in Transition ...
- WICKED FIT 5K RUNNING FOR ITS SIXTH YEAR IN CONCORD
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2017 For more information, contact Michele Talwani: 603-641-9441 ext. 239 RUNNERS/WALKERS OF ALL AGES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COSTUMED 5K IN CONCORD – Families in Transition to host its sixth annual Wicked FIT Run on Saturday, October 28, at 9:30 AM in Rollins Park, Concord, NH. All money raised will help provide housing ...
- FAMILIES IN TRANSITION BRINGS HOPE TO WOLFEBORO
October 4, 2017 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani at 603.641.9441×239 FAMILIES IN TRANSITION BRINGS HOPE TO WOLFEBORO Families in Transition to Open First Short-term Emergency Housing Option in Carroll County WOLFEBORO, NH- Families in Transition (FIT) held a groundbreaking ceremony to kick off the construction for Hope House, a new short-term housing property for homeless families on Wednesday, ...
- $6,000 RAISED TO “CHASE AWAY HOMELESSNESS” THROUGH WICKED FIT RUN 5K IN WOLFEBORO
October 2, 2017 For more information, contact Michele Talwani: 603.641.9441 ext. 239 RUNNERS/WALKERS OF ALL AGES PARTICPATE IN FAMILY-FRIENDLY 5K IN WOLFEBORO, NH – Families in Transition, a homeless services provider, hosted its first annual Wicked FIT Run in Wolfeboro on Saturday, September 30, 2017. Ninety runners and walkers raised $6,000 to help “chase away homelessness.” $6,000 RAISED TO ...
- OUTFITTERS THIRFT STORE IS CELEBRATING ITS 15TH ANNIVERSARY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2017 For more information, contact Michele Talwani: 603.641.9441 ext. 239 (OutFITters Thrift Store.png) STORES EARN MONEY TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND SERVICES TO HOMELESS FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. OutFITters Thrift Store is celebrating 15 years in business with a birthday party kick-off on Thursday, October 12, with eight days of sales to follow at their ...