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
- State takes control of Serenity Place; Manchester charity to run it for six months December 21, 2017
New Hampshire Union Leader By Mark Hayward December 2017 MANCHESTER — Serenity Place — the substance abuse treatment center that mushroomed over the last two years in the face of the opioid crisis — was taken over by state officials Wednesday and placed into the hands of another Manchester charity, which will run it for six months, state ...
- Struggling drug recovery center taken over December 21, 2017
Associated Press/Concord Monitor By Kathy McCormack December 2017 A judge on Wednesday approved the takeover of one of New Hampshire’s largest drug recovery centers, which has been facing financial difficulties. The Hillsborough County judge approved that custody of Serenity Place in Manchester go to Families in Transition, which will oversee the nonprofit’s services. Attorney General Gordon MacDonald said in a ...
- Aldermen given update on progress of addiction recovery center December 20, 2017
The New Hampshire Union Leader By Paul Feely December 2017 MANCHESTER — City aldermen received an update Tuesday on efforts to transform the former Hoitt’s Furniture Building on Wilson Street into a multi-level addiction recovery center. In the fall of 2015, a group consisting of local developer Dick Anagnost, Andy Crews, president and CEO of AutoFair, and Melissa Crews, ...
- More Are Homeless in NH, With Steepest Increase Among Families December 20, 2017
NHPR:The Exchange December 2017 Two new reports say more people are without permanent shelter this year. Among the top contributing factors: lack of affordable housing and the opioid crisis. The greatest increase is among families with children, some of whom are living in cars and tents this winter. We’ll get a statewide and regional picture. GUESTS: Courtney Bodge – She ...
- Good Cause of the Month: Families in Transition December 7, 2017
nhmagazine.com By Emily Heidt December 2017 This nonprofit helps over 170 families and 180 children on each given night. Throughout 2017, we’ve been alerting you to events and causes worthy of your time and philanthropic treasure in our Good Cause of the Month series. Keep an eye out for a Good Cause every month here at NHMagazine.com, from charitable ...
- Katie McQuaid’s Scene in Manchester: ‘Tis the season for … Creepy Santa T-shirts November 27, 2017
New Hampshire Union Leader By KATIE MCQUAID November 24, 2017 A giant Santa, who has inspired Creepy Santa T-shirts, welcomes patrons at Justin Rheaume’s Christmas tree sales lot on Salmon Street near the Brady-Sullivan tower in Manchester. (Nicole Goodhue Boyd/Union Leader) If you missed the opportunity to purchase last year’s inaugural Creepy Santa T-shirt, you’ll be glad you waited. Justin Rheaume, purveyor of ...
- Support your community this weekend with Plaid Friday, Shop Small Saturday and Stuff a Truck November 21, 2017
By JOHN BODELL The Concord Insider November 21, 2017 Can you believe the Christmas shopping season is already breathing down our necks? What happened to fall? Anyway, as most of us know, the day after Thanksgiving has become an all-day shopathon known as Black Friday. This is when people pitch tents and sleep in parking lots for a chance ...
- Greg & the Morning Buzz to Lend A Helping Can November 15, 2017
Seacoast Online November 14, 2017 PORTSMOUTH — The Greg & The Morning Buzz morning radio show will hold its annual Lend A Helping Can radiothon to benefit 11 New Hampshire charities working to combat local hunger and homelessness. On Thursday and Friday, Nov. 16-17, Greg & The Morning Buzz will extend its broadcast to a radiothon from 5:30 ...
- Spirit of New Hampshire Awards honors volunteers around the state November 8, 2017
By JEAN MACKIN WMUR 9 November 7, 2017 CONCORD, N.H. — The 15th annual spirit of New Hampshire awards were held Tuesday night, honoring people who give their time freely to improve lives in the Granite State. Over 100 awards were given at the Capitol Center for the Arts. The nonprofit group Volunteer NH, which organizes the annual event, ...
- Families in Transition president will take lead of merged nonprofits October 19, 2017
Union Leader October 18, 2017 MANCHESTER — The founder and president of Families in Transition will lead the umbrella entity that will be created early next year with the merger of New Horizons for New Hampshire and FiT, leaders of the two organizations said Wednesday. “Our goal is to feed anybody who needs to be fed and house anybody ...
- NH Social Service Agencies Merge, Plan to Expand Services October 19, 2017
By DON HIMSEL NH1 October 18, 2017 MANCHESTER — Two social service organizations announced Wednesday that they will join forces in an effort to expand services to those who need them. New Horizons, which provides food and shelter services, will join with housing and social service provider Families in Transition. At a press conference Wednesday, officials of both organizations said they ...
- NH organizations serving homeless, families in need announce merger October 18, 2017
New Horizons, Families in Transition will merge effective Jan. 1, 2018 By RAY BREWER WMUR Oct 18, 2017 MANCHESTER, N.H. — Two of the major organizations that serve the homeless and families in need in Manchester are joining forces. New Horizons and Families in Transition announced on Wednesday that they will be merging effective Jan. 1, 2018. The boards of both organizations ...
- There’s a slew of spooky and fun Halloween events coming up October 18, 2017
By Jon Bodell Concord Insider Oct 17, 2017 We’re all well aware by now – or, at least we should be – that Halloween is coming up fast. Before you know it, it will be time to put away the inflatable witches and ghosts and start leafing through the grocery store flyers for good deals on turkey and yams. In ...
- Wicked FIT 5K at Rollins Park October 12, 2017
Concord Monitor October 11, 2017 Families in Transition is hosting a 5K run on Oct. 28 at 9 a.m. at Rollins Park. The event will be costume-themed and raise funds to “Chase Away Homelessness,” providing a home and hope to families. The cost to register is $20 for adults 20 and older, $15 for kids 11 to ...
- New fund will help youngest victims of opioid crisis October 10, 2017
By DAVE SOLOMON New Hampshire Union Leader October 8, 2017 CONCORD — An anonymous donor, touched by the fate of babies born to opioid addicted mothers, is donating millions of dollars to address the problem. The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation is scheduled to announce the new fund Tuesday, along with representatives from the state Department of Health and Human ...
Recent press releases
- 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 ...
- 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 ...