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
- Art Jam Riverside aims to raise thousands for recovery programs September 10, 2018
WMUR September 9, 2018 An event that aims to raise thousands of dollars for people in recovery was held in Manchester on Saturday. Art Jam Riverside took over Arms Park. There was live music and more than 70 local artists showing off their work. Last year’s event raised $23,000 for Families in Transition and Hope for New Hampshire Recovery. ...
- Outfitters Thrift Store to hold grand re-opening event Sept. 27 September 10, 2018
Manchester Ink Link September 7, 2018 MANCHESTER, NH – Families in Transition-New Horizons’ OutFITters Thrift Store is hosting a one-day event to showcase a new store layout that allows more space for products like clothing, furniture, housewares, and books. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday, September 27, where customers can shop ...
- Katie McQuaid’s Scene in Manchester: Frosting Frenzy provides a sweet night out in the city September 10, 2018
New Hampshire Union Leader Katie McQuaid September 7, 2018 Executive chefs from local senior care facilities are busy planning elaborate Hollywood-themed cakes for Easterseals NH’s Frosting Frenzy cake competition this Wednesday. This annual competition gets more exciting every year, with designer cakes that could rival any Food Network baking champion. The evening, a fundraiser for local senior services, is as entertaining as it is ...
- $200K donation from TD Bank Foundation to assist FIT-New Horizons merger September 7, 2018
Manchester Ink Link August 6, 2018 From left, Jeff Seifert, TD Bank, Commercial RVP; Maureen Beauregard, President of FIT-NH; Steve Webb, TD Bank, NH Market President; Maureen Putney, TD Bank, Retail Store Manager; Dick Anagnost, President of Anagnost Companies and Co-Chairman of FIT-NH Board of Directors; and Scott Bartley, TD Bank, Community Development Manager. Courtesy Photo MANCHESTER, NH – ...
- Don’t Pay Full Price: Visit These NH Secondhand Stores August 27, 2018
NH1 August 25, 2018 By Vanessa Palange Why spend lots of money on designer duds or the latest trends in home and fashion when you can just snatch up someone else’s slightly used goods for a much more reasonable price? Here at NH1.com, we love our second-hand stores. It makes us feel good about not contributing to more waste. And ...
- Concord developer announces purchase of OutFITters Thrift Store July 16, 2018
Concord Monitor July 13, 2018 By JACOB DAWSON Concord developer Steve Duprey has reached an agreement with Families in Transition President Maureen Beauregard to purchase the OutFITters Thrift Store building at 20 S Main St. in a move that could expand the possibilities for the site of the new Concord Theater. The store, which opened in 2009, announced a closing sale beginning ...
- 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 ...
Recent press releases
- ?29th ANNUAL FAMILIES IN TRANSTION – NEW HORIZONS 5K WALK AGAINST HUNGER
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2019 Media Contact: Michele Talwani, 603-641-9441 ext 329 Walk Route To Pass Nine of the Organizations Properties MANCHESTER, NH – Families in Transition – New Horizons will hold its 29th Annual 5k Walk Against Hunger on Sunday, May 19, starting and ending in Veterans Park in Manchester, NH. This year’s walk route has changed to include ...
- COMMUNITY INVITED TO LAST CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION
April 19, 2019 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact:Michele Talwani, 603-641-6441 ext 239 COMMUNITY INVITED TO LAST CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION Hundreds to Participate in Families in Transition-New Horizons Fundraising Event MANCHESTER, NH – A cinco de mayo celebration in April? Yes, on Tuesday, April 30, Families in Transition-New Horizons (FIT-NH) will sunset its long-standing cinco de mayo celebration fundraising event. “This is one event ...
- 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 ...