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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
- A new horizon for the city’s homeless: Revamping the old and envisioning the new March 19, 2019
Wayne Jacques, Shelter manager, stands in one of the upstairs dorms. Photo/Carol Robidoux MANCHESTER, NH – Changes are on the horizon at Manchester’s homeless shelter, major adjustments long overdue for addressing the chronic issue of how to meet people where they are and move them from limbo to living again. It is going to require community support, discipline ...
- Podcast brings together food, politics and current events March 11, 2019
foster.com/seacoastonline.com March 9th, 2019 Karen Dandurant PORTSMOUTH — The first live recording of the podcast Add Passion and Stir: Big Chefs, Big Ideas happened Friday night at the Loft space of the Portsmouth Music Hall. Two podcasts were recorded with host Billy Shore. The first panel included U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, Dondero School Principal Kate Callahan and Chef Evan ...
- Paul Feely’s City Hall: ALCU-NH has already put Manchester ‘on notice’ over homeless March 11, 2019
New Hampshire Union Leader March 9, 2019 Paul Feely Fireworks erupted last week when Mayor Joyce Craig vetoed a proposal from Ward 3 Alderman Tim Baines to alter city ordinances to allow downtown business owners to control the use of sidewalks outside their storefronts year-round, despite a 12-0 show of support for the plan from fellow board members. Encumbrance permits are issued to ...
- Organizations work to help people struggling with homelessness March 1, 2019
WMUR Tim Callery February 28, 2019 MANCHESTER, N.H. — Homelessness affects thousands of people in New Hampshire, but several organizations are helping them get back on their feet. Ronald Seyres said he lost his job 15 years ago and quickly found himself on the streets with his 12-year-old son. “I slept in my car a couple times with him and bounced ...
- From Here to Eternity, Part 1: Homeless and dying in Manchester February 12, 2019
MANCHESTER, NH – On Sunday Todd Twombly will be reborn. He will be dunked in the baptismal trough at Manchester Christian Church and emerge a new spiritual creation. He knows it was only by the grace of God that a taxi ride to Manchester two years ago delivered him from his own darkness. “I found God in Manchester, and I’m ...
- Homeless shelters offer floor space as they run out of beds in frigid temperatures January 22, 2019
WMUR January 21, 2019 Jean Mackin MANCHESTER, N.H. — As Granite Staters deal with life-threateningly cold temperatures, homeless shelters are offering floor space as they run out of beds. The Families in Transition – New Horizons shelter in Manchester has 76 beds, but with 120 people in need of a warm place to sleep Monday night, more than 40 people ...
- New Horizons relaxes rules to deal with cold snap January 21, 2019
New Hampshire Union Leader Mark Hayward January 21, 2019 Manchester’s largest homeless shelter, New Horizons, has opened its doors around the clock and started offering lunchtime soup to help people cope with the frigid temperatures, the organization said. The shelter relaxed its rules starting Thursday evening, allowing people to come in at any point to get out of the ...
- Partial federal shutdown threatens NH nonprofit budgets for food and affordable housing January 21, 2019
January 20, 2019 By Laura Aronson MANCHESTER, NH — The partial government shutdown in Washington, D.C., is threatening some Granite State residents, including 2,400 furloughed Federal workers here, with food insecurity and loss of affordable housing. Nonprofits and agencies like Families in Transition (FITNH), New Hampshire Housing (also known as New Hampshire Housing and Finance Authority, or NHHFA), and the New Hampshire Food ...
- As homelessness grows, merchants bear the brunt January 21, 2019
NH Business Review Published: January 18, 2019 By Jack Kenny Queen City storeowners ask for solutions to a bigger problem Each winter, merchants and restaurateurs in downtown Manchester hope freezing temperatures, snow, ice and bone-chilling winds will not significantly reduce the flow of foot traffic that brings customers to their stores and restaurants. But at any time of year, there ...
- Manchester’s homeless: Mayor, city off to a good start January 9, 2019
New Hampshire Union Leader January 9, 2019 Mayor Joyce Craig and city officials are off to a good start in a new effort to address homelessness and the downtown. The devil will be in the details of a problem that has several causes of varying degrees of difficulty. Practical approaches come first. An increased police presence downtown, which ...
- Manchester aldermen give thumbs-up to mayor’s strategy to deal with homelessness January 9, 2019
New Hampshire Union Leader January 8, 2019 Kevin Landrigan MANCHESTER — Mayor Joyce Craig’s strategy for dealing with the problem of homelessness in the city was endorsed by aldermen Tuesday night. The centerpiece of the proposal will use $200,000 to expand services and make capital improvements to Families in Transition/New Horizons. “If we can get someone to New Horizons during the ...
- Homelessness takes center stage at Aldermanic meeting January 9, 2019
Manchester Ink Link January 8, 2019 Andrew Sylvia MANCHESTER, N.H. – The topic of homelessness took center stage at Tuesday’s Board of Aldermen meeting, spanning viewpoints and facts on the crisis to perspectives on how it can be solved. Manchester Police Department Chief Carlo Capano and Manchester City Solicitor Emily Gray Rice came before the board with an informational presentation ...
- On the agenda: Mayor says ending homelessness requires upping city’s collaboration game January 9, 2019
Manchester Ink Link January 5, 2018 Carol Robioux Infusion of cash for shelter improvements and adding daytime hours, and installing portable toilets in the park. MANCHESTER, NH – Mayor Joyce Craig is keeping momentum going in the new year when it comes to addressing the city’s homeless population. Continuing the conversation that took place during December’s final Board of Aldermen meeting, the ...
- Manchester opioid overdoses and overdose deaths down January 7, 2019
Manchester Ink Link January 6, 2018 From the office of Mayor Joyce Craig MANCHESTER, NH — Mayor Joyce Craig on Thursday praised American Medical Response’s (AMR) recent report that opioid overdoses and opioid overdose deaths are decreasing in the City of Manchester. “This is the first time Manchester has seen a decrease in opioid overdoses since this epidemic began,” said ...
- On the Move: Willows Substance Use Treatment Center relocating to Wilson Street January 2, 2019
Manchester Ink Link Saturday, December 29, 2018 MANCHESTER, NH — It’s been years in the making and we’re excited to share that we are in the home stretch! Our Willows Substance Use Treatment Center is moving from its current South Beech Street location to the Manchester Recovery and Treatment Center at 293 Wilson Street in Manchester, NH, on Monday, January 7. ...
Recent press releases
- FAMILY WILLOWS SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT CENTER HAS EXPANDED ITS INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 1, 2017 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani at (603) 641-9441 ext. 239 FAMILY WILLOWS SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT CENTER EXPANDED PROGRAMING – Families in Transition’s Family Willows Substance Use Treatment Center in Manchester, NH, has expanded. A new afternoon Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) is available for women struggling with substance use and trauma. Pictured ...
- FAMILIES IN TRANSITION BRINGS BACK SIGNATURE CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION
April 4, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michele Talwani, (603) 641-9441 ext. 239 Community Invited to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with FIT MANCHESTER, NH – Families in Transition (FIT), a Manchester, Concord, and Dover, NH, based homeless services provider, is bringing back their signature cinco de mayo celebration fundraising event. The celebration will include dinner, live entertainment by ...
- GROUNDBREAKING FOR FAMILY WILLOWS SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT CENTER EXPANSION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2017 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani at 603.641.9441 ext. 239 KEY LEADERS HELP TO BREAKDOWN THE BARRIERS TO SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT – Key leaders gathered today, to celebrate the groundbreaking of the expansion of Families in Transition’s Family Willows Substance Use Treatment Center and Recovery Housing into the new Manchester Recovery and ...
- STATEWIDE FEDERAL SERVICE PROGRAM CALLS FOR HOST SITE APPLICATIONS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 27, 2017 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani: 603-254-7841 FAMILIES IN TRANSITION VISTA PROGRAM CALLS FOR HOST SITE APPLICATIONS FOR 2017-2018 PROGRAM YEAR: The Families in Transition VISTA Program seeks applications from nonprofits and government agencies in New Hampshire to host a professional AmeriCorps VISTA. FIT VISTA members shown above: Conor Murphy, NH Department of ...
- OUTFITTERS THRIFT STORE BOUTIQUE TO OPEN FOR A SIXTH DAY EACH WEEK
MORE DAYS TO FIND HIGH VALUE, LOW COST ITEMS: OutFITters Thrift Store Boutique, 20 S. Main Street, Concord, NH, starting on Monday, February 6, 2017, will be open on Monday’s. Adding a sixth day to their operations will enable more customers to shop at their convenience and will help to bring in additional funding for ...
- FAMILIES IN TRANSITION RECEIVES LINCOLN FINANCIAL FOUNDATION GRANT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 11, 2017 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – (603) 641-9441 ext. 239 FIT Receives $12,000 Grant to Help Fund Job Connections Program MANCHESTER, NH- Families in Transition (FIT), a Manchester, Concord, and Dover, NH, based homeless services provider, has received a $12,000 grant from the Lincoln Financial Foundation in support of their FIT Job ...
- FAMILIES IN TRANSITION VISTA PROGRAM WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS TO THE GRANITE STATE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 4, 2017 For information, contact: Michele Talwani, (603) 641-9441 ext. 239 PHOTO: FAMILIES IN TRANSITION BRINGS AMERICORPS VISTA MEMBERS TO NEW HAMPSHIRE TO FIGHT POVERTY – The Families in Transition VISTA Program welcomes a new group of AmeriCorps VISTA members to fight poverty and inequality at 15 nonprofit organizations and government agencies throughout New Hampshire. 21 AmeriCorps ...
- FAMILIES IN TRANSITION CONFIRMS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 27, 2016 For information, contact: Michele Talwani, (603) 641-9441 ext. 239 PHOTO: FAMILIES IN TRANSITION CONFIRMS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: Recently, the Families in Transition (FIT) Board of Directors elected the following people to the Executive Committee for a one year term, (l. to r.) Dick Anagnost, Board Chair, President, Anagnost Companies; Charla Bizios Stevens, Esquire, Board ...
- PROMOTION TO CLINICAL DIRECTOR AT FAMILIES IN TRANSITION
INTERNAL EMPLOYEE RISEN THROUGH THE RANKS – Recently, long time employee of Families in Transition, Meghan Shea, LICSW, MLADC, of Manchester, NH, was promoted to a newly created position as Clinical Director. In this new role, she’s responsible for the oversight of the agency’s supportive housing and substance use treatment programs. MANCHESTER, NH – Families in ...
- FAMILIES IN TRANSITION AMERICORPS VISTA PROGRAM RECOGNIZES ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN YEAR IN REVIEW REPORT
FAMILIES IN TRANSITION AMERICORPS VISTA MEMBERS BUILD A BRIGHTER FUTHER FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE – Families in Transition’s AmeriCorps VISTAs who served the 2015-2016 year raised over $500,000, recruited over 2,500 volunteers, and helped over 2,500 people for 15 nonprofits working with people in poverty throughout the state. Recently, the group released its Year in Review ...
- FAMILIES IN TRANSITION EVENT RAISES NEARLY $70,000 TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE
ACCESSORIES CAN BE MORE THAN JEWELERY: Keke Vencill of NH1 News rocks the runway with her dog modeling fashions for Families in Transition at their I AM ONE Fashion Extravaganza. GREAT MINDS PUT TOGETHER FUN EVENT: Event Co-Chairs (l. to r.) Chelsea Schubert and Sedra Michaelson along with Families in Transition President Maureen Beauregard celebrate ...
- FAMILIES IN TRANSITION IS IN THE RUNNING FOR A $25,000 GRANT
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26, 2016 For information, contact: Michele Talwani, 603-641-9441 ext. 239 Photo: GRANT WILL HELP HOMELESS CHILDREN PREPARE FOR KINDERGARTEN – Families in Transition is in the running to win a $25,000 grant to be used to provide in-classroom therapeutic services at its Family Place Head Start Preschool Program. The organization has been selected as ...
- SOMETHING WICKED IS COMING
PHOTO: RUNNERS/WALKERS OF ALL AGES PARTICIPATE IN THE COSTUMED 5K IN CONCORD – Families in Transition to host its fifth annual Wicked FIT Run on October 29 at 9:30 AM in Rollins Park, Concord, NH. All money raised will help provide housing and social services to homeless families and individuals. Prizes will be awarded for ...
- PROMOTION TO DIRECTOR OF RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT AT FAMILIES IN TRANSITION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 4, 2016 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603.641.9441 ext. 239 MANCHESTER, NH – Families in Transition (FIT) in Manchester, NH recently promoted Pamela Hawkes to Director of Resource Development. Pamela Hawkes started working for FIT in 2008 as the Coordinator of Volunteers and In-Kind Donations. She eventually took over the role of Donor ...
- Families in Transition Elects Five New Board Members
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 28, 2016 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603-641-9441 ext. 239 Pictured above (l to r): Glynis Citarelli, Helen Davies, Scott W. Ellison, Esq., Wayne McCormick, and Heather Whitfield FAMILIES IN TRANSITION ELECTS FIVE NEW BOARD MEMBERS MANCHESTER, NH – Families in Transition (FIT), a Manchester, Concord, and Dover, NH, based homeless services provider recently ...