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- 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 ...
- Homeless leaders: N.H. turns strugglers into problem-solvers February 27, 2018
Christian Science Monitor February 26, 2018 Stacy Teicher Khadaroo Now in its third cycle, Granite Leaders teaches communication and advocacy skills to homeless and formerly homeless people, and connects them with policymakers. FEBRUARY 26, 2018 MANCHESTER, N.H. —Fourteen years ago, Chrissy Simonds escaped from her baby’s abusive father – instantly becoming homeless. Eventually they found a place in supportive housing, where ...
- Farnum Center, Granite Pathways formally assume Safe Station treatments February 2, 2018
New Hampshire Union Leader February 1, 2018 Mark Hayward MANCHESTER — Two human service organizations — one the well-known Manchester-based Farnum Center, the other a Seacoast group with a little footprint in the Queen City — formally took over Wednesday as the providers for most of the drug users who seek help through Safe Station.The announcement further signals ...
- No Serenity now: Learning from program’s collapse January 29, 2018
New Hampshire Union Leader January 28, 2018 Editorial The collapse of the Serenity Place drug-treatment center in Manchester must be a cautionary tale as New Hampshire continues to grapple with the opioid-addiction crisis. That will require local and state officials to take the time to determine just what went wrong with a program that closed with an $800,000 ...
- Mark Hayward’s City Matters: Middle-of-the-night vigil provides homeless headcount January 29, 2018
New Hampshire Union Leader January 26, 2018 Mark Hayward In two years, the federal government will take its 10-year head count of the country’s population, and we’ll get a sense of how many men and women, whites and minorities, kids and seniors live in the United States. Overnight Tuesday, the federal government took a census of the hundreds of ...
- Craig selects hospital officials, city health director to head addiction council January 25, 2018
New Hampshire Union Leader January 24, 2018 Mark Hayward MANCHESTER — Officials from the city’s two hospitals and city Health Director Tim Soucy will lead a council that will develop long-term strategies to help people suffering from drug addiction, Mayor Joyce Craig announced on Wednesday. Craig said Soucy, Elliot Health System Vice President Steve Norton and Catholic Medical Center ...
- What Will Happen After Closure Of Key N.H. Addiction Treatment Center? January 25, 2018
NHPR January 2018 Peter Biello Facing a dire financial situation, Serenity Place in Manchester will close its doors after four decades. Services provided by the addiction treatment center will now be divided up among a variety of providers in New Hampshire, including Granite Pathways, the Farnum Center, and Elliot Hospital. Tom Donovan is the director of charitable trusts for ...
- Serenity Place lays off 21, judge approves transition plans January 24, 2018
NewHampshire.com January 2018 Mark Hayward MANCHESTER — Serenity Place, the addiction-treatment program that fell into financial crisis last month, was divided up on Tuesday and parceled among several social service, drug treatment and health care organizations. The transfer of programs meant the end to a treatment and recovery operation that mushroomed in the last three years to accommodate the ...
- Judge OKs plan to distribute Serenity Place services to other organizations January 24, 2018
New Hampshire Union Leader January 2018 Mark Hayward MANCHESTER – The Serenity Place drug-treatment program dissolved further Tuesday when a judge approved plans to distribute its services among several non-profit organizations dedicated to drug and alcohol treatment and social services. The plan comes a month after state officials seized control of the financially troubled organization and turned it over to ...
- Serenity Place lays off 21, judge approves transition plans January 24, 2018
New Hampshire Union Leader January 2018 Mark Hayward MANCHESTER — Serenity Place, the addiction-treatment program that fell into financial crisis last month, was divided up on Tuesday and parceled among several social service, drug treatment and health care organizations. The transfer of programs meant the end to a treatment and recovery operation that mushroomed in the last three years ...
- Serenity Place Going Out of Business After 40 Years January 24, 2018
NHPR January 2018 Paige Sutherland Serenity Place, the addiction treatment center tied to Manchester’s Safe Station program, will be shutting its doors after more than four decades of operation. The nonprofit has severe financial problems and was court-ordered Tuesday to begin the liquidation process next month. The services offered by Serenity Place will continue without interruption but now under various ...
- Judge to Hear Plan for Key Drug Abuse Service in Manchester January 23, 2018
NHPR January 2018 Paige Sutherland A New Hampshire judge will be presented Tuesday with a plan for how to continue key drug abuse services in Manchester. Last month the state was court-ordered to take over the treatment center Serenity Place due to its severe financial troubles. Serenity Place is temporarily being run by the local nonprofit Families in Transition. That includes running services ...
Recent press releases
- Wolfeboro and Manchester Professionals Join FIT-NH Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2019 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603.641.9441 ext.239 FAMILIES IN TRANSITION-NEW HORIZONS ELECTS TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS Members from Wolfeboro and Manchester, NH MANCHESTER, NH – Families in Transition-New Horizons (FIT-NH), a Manchester, Concord, Wolfeboro, and Dover, NH, based homeless services and food insecurity provider, announces two new members elected to their Board ...
- AUTOFAIR MADE IT HAPPEN FOR THE SIXTH YEAR IN A ROW – Over $16,000 raised for New Horizons Shelter
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 4, 2018 For more information, contact Michele Talwani, 603-641-9441 ext. 239. Manchester, NH – Families in Transition-New Horizons received $16,220 today from AutoFair as part of their Thanks for Giving promotion throughout the month of November. The money will be used by the organization to support the programming at its New Horizons shelter, soup ...
- SNOWSTORM DOESN’T SCARE LEADERS FROM ATTENDING TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL THANKSGIVING BREAKFAST
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 21, 2018 For more information, contact Michele Talwani, 603-641-9441 ext. 239. SIX HUNDRED COMMUNITY LEADERS BRAVE THE SNOWSTORM AND ATTEND 25TH ANNUAL THANKSIVING BREAKFAST EVENT – The snowstorm didn’t scare away 600 people from attending Families in Transition – New Horizons Thanksgiving Breakfast event. All told, the event, in its 25th year, netted ...
- HUNDREDS RUN IN CONSTUMES AND BRAVE THE WEATHER TO RAISE MONEY FOR HOMELESS SERVICES AGENCY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 27, 2018 For more information, contact Michele Talwani: 603.641.9441 ext. 239 OVER $30,000 RAISED TO “CHASE AWAY HOMELESSNESS” THROUGH WICKED FIT RUN 5K IN CONCORD Weather Doesn’t Keep Community Members from Running and Walking in Support of Families in Transition-New Horizons CONCORD, NH – Families in Transition-New Horizons’ (FIT-NH) Wicked FIT Run returned to Concord for ...
- 7th Annual Wicked FIT Run at Rollins Park
Concord Monitor October 10, 2018 Families in Transition-New Horizons (FIT-NH) a homeless service provider with locations in Concord, Manchester, Dover, and Wolfeboro, is hosting its Seventh Annual Wicked FIT Run on Oct. 27 at 9:30 a.m. at Rollins Park in Concord. The race is a family-friendly, costume-themed, certified 5K dedicated to “chasing away homelessness.” Funds raised will ...
- NEWS: Wellington Hired to Oversee Housing Development
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2018 For more information, contact Michele Talwani: 603.641.9441 ext. 239 Families in Transition – New Horizons Hires Director MANCHESTER, NH – Families in Transition – New Horizons (FIT-NH), a Manchester, Concord, Dover, and Wolfeboro, NH, based homeless services provider, recently hired Chris Wellington of Manchester, NH, to be its Director of Housing Development & ...
- Community Raises $10k for Housing for Homeless Families
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2, 2018 For information, contact: Michele Talwani, 603-641-9441 ext. 239 Over $10,000 RAISED TO SUPPORT HOUSING AND SERVICES FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES Community Members Run and Walk to help “Chase Away Homelessness” WOLFEBORO, NH – Families in Transition-New Horizons’ (FIT-NH) Wicked FIT Run, 5K, came back to Wolfeboro, NH, Saturday, September 29. The race in Wolfeboro had ...
- TD Charitable Foundation supports Families In Transition-New Horizons with donation
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Michele Talwani, (603) 641-9441 ext. 239 TD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS FAMILIES IN TRANSITION-NEW HORIZONS WITH DONATION Funding to Help Organization Through Merger Process Manchester, NH – The TD Charitable Foundation, the charitable giving arm of TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, recently donated a total of $200,000 to Families in Transition-New Horizons as ...
- SOMETHING WICKED IS COMING TO WOLFEBORO
August 20, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603.641.9441 ext. 239. Families in Transition-New Horizons’ to Hold It’s Wicked FIT Run/Walk WOLFEBORO, NH – Families in Transition-New Horizons (FIT-NH), a homeless services provider, will hold its second annual Wolfeboro-based Wicked FIT Run on Saturday, September 29, 2018, at 10:30 AM at the Abenaki ...
- NH Providers Association announces 2018 award winners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 19, 2018 CONTACT: Sarah Freeman 603-225-9540 Ext 113 NH Providers Association announces 2018 award winners MEREDITH — The NH Providers Association today announced the winners for its 2018 Providers of the Year, Intern of the Year, and Excellence in Board Service Awards at its Annual Meeting in Meredith, NH. The mission of The NH ...
- NEW SHORT-TERM HOUSING OPPORTUNITY FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES OPENS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 27, 2018 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani at 603.641.9441 ext. 239 NEW SHORT-TERM HOUSING OPPORTUNITY FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES OPENS Families in Transition-New Horizons Ribbon Cutting Event at Their Hope House in Wolfeboro, NH WOLFEBORO, NH- Families in Transition-New Horizons (FIT-NH) held an open house event, Tuesday, June 26, 2018, for their Hope House, a short-term, ...
- 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 ...