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Recent news stories
- Local leaders celebrate Manchester Recovery and Treatment Center September 13, 2019
Manchester Ink LinkSeptember 12, 2019 Maureen Beauregard, Dick Anagnost, Mayor Joyce Craig and Executive Councilor Ted Gatsas were among the local leaders on Wilson Street to celebrate the addition of Catholic Medical Center to the Manchester Recovery and Treatment Center – Photo/Andrew Sylvia MANCHESTER, N.H. – On Thursday, a wide assortment of local dignitaries and mental health leaders ...
- Manchester Shelter Sees Increase In City’s Homeless Population September 13, 2019
NHPRSeptember 12, 2019 By RICK GANLEY & MARY MCINTYRE City and police officials in Manchester are reporting an increase in the city’s homeless population. The organization Families in Transition – New Horizons works to provide services to homeless people in Mancehster. This includes temporary shelter or housing. Cathy Kuhn is the vice president of research and training for Families in Transition ...
- Business newsmakers for week of Sept. 2 September 3, 2019
Concord MonitorSeptember 2, 2019 Maureen Beauregard will take over as president and CEO of Easterseals N.H. on Oct. 31. Beauregard will replace Larry Gammon, longtime CEO of the nonprofit organization, who announced his transition out of the role early this year. Beauregard is the founder and longtime leader of Families In Transition N.H. and has led ...
- Manchester homeless shelter population surging September 3, 2019
August 31, 2019New Hampshire Union LeaderJosie Albertson-Grove MANCHESTER — The number of people staying at the city’s only emergency homeless shelter is spiking this month. More people sought shelter at the Families in Transition-New Horizons shelter on Wednesday night than during the busiest nights of last winter. Stephanie Savard, chief operating officer of the organization, said 163 people ...
- Halloween-themed Wicked FIT Run set for Oct. 26 in Concord September 3, 2019
August 31, 2019Manchester Ink Link CONCORD, NH – Join us on Saturday, October 26 at 9:30 a.m. for the 8th Annual Wicked FIT Run in Concord, NH. This family-friendly Halloween themed 5K run/walk benefits Families in Transition-New Horizons and its programs, including housing and services for families and individuals who are homeless in Concord, Manchester, Wolfeboro and Dover, ...
- Grantmaking for collective impact August 29, 2019
NH Business REviewAugust 28, 2019By Lois Shea People’s United Community Foundation ties its priorities to New Hampshire Tomorrow initiative People’s United Bank, which has more than 400 branches across New England and New York, established a charitable foundation 12 years ago to help make life better for people in the communities it serves. The foundation, like the bank, ...
- Easterseals’ gain: Now to fill Beauregard’s big shoes August 19, 2019
New Hampshire Union LeaderAugust 17, 2019Editorial The good news is that the highly regarded Maureen Beauregard has been named to head Easterseals NH. Not such good news may be the task of finding someone to fill her shoes at Manchester’s Families in Transition, which has just merged with New Horizons. Beauregard founded Families in Transition nearly three ...
- City Matters: Fields in Transition? Hollows Garden could plant a seed for other overlooked plots August 19, 2019
New Hampshire Union LeaderAugust, 16, 2019Mark Hayward Buy NowTim Prince, facilities manager and Michele Talwani, spokesman for Families in Transition-New Horizons stand in the midst of the Hollows Garden in Manchester this week.Thomas Roy/Union Leader An undertaking just as important — and perhaps more manageable — is underway in the Hollows neighborhood. It involves eliminating ugliness and ...
- CMC cuts ribbon on Wilson Street Integrated Health clinic August 19, 2019
CMC celebrates the opening of Wilson Street Integrated Health with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting with, from left, Sen. Lou D’Allesandro, Tim Soucy, MPH, Jane Goodman, Dr. William Goodman, Dr. Joseph Pepe and Mayor Joyce Craig. Courtesy Photo Manchester Ink LinkThursday, August 15, 2019 MANCHESTER, NH —Continuing its mission of caring for the region’s most vulnerable neighbors, Catholic Medical Center (CMC) ...
- Maureen Beauregard will leave FIT/New Horizons to fill Easterseals President & CEO slot August 14, 2019
MANCHESTER, NH – Following a months-long national search, Easterseals New Hampshire (ESNH) and Families in Transition-New Horizons’ (FIT-NH) jointly announce that Maureen Beauregard will take over as President and CEO of Easterseals NH on October 31, 2019. Beauregard will replace Larry Gammon, longtime CEO of the nonprofit organization who announced his transition out of the role early this year. ...
- FIT-NH’s Beauregard to succeed Gammon at helm of Easterseals NH August 14, 2019
Longtime homeless services advocate to begin job Oct. 31 August 14, 2019 Jeff Feingold Maureen Beauregard Maureen Beauregard, founder and longtime president of Families in Transition-New Horizons, will be taking over as president and CEO of Easterseals this fall, succeeding another longtime New Hampshire nonprofit leader, Larry Gammon. The naming of Beauregard comes after a months-long national search, to find ...
- City Matters: Say Ahhhh — Manchester gets a physical July 8, 2019
New Hampshire Union LeaderMark HaywardJuly 6, 2019 Buy NowManchester resident Vivian Robles, 57, whose monthly income is about $770 in disability payments, makes her monthly visit to the New Horizon food pantry. Poverty is one of the biggest factors in the overall health of the city, health officials said.MARK HAYWARD / Union Leader I’m old enough that ...
- Two-day design charrette planned for New Horizons shelter July 3, 2019
New Hampshire Union LeaderPaul FeelyJune 25, 2019 Buy NowMaureen Beauregard, right, and Meghan Shea of Families in Transition – New Horizons discuss the new services available to Manchester’s homeless at New Horizons.David Lane/Union Leader MANCHESTER — Business leaders and community members are invited to give feedback this Friday on how Families in Transition can improve the services, ...
- Plan NH delivers proposal following community charrette July 1, 2019
Manchester Ink LinkJuly 1, 2019Carol Robidoux MANCHESTER, NH — A neighborhood charrette held Friday to entertain feedback from the community about how to improve the homeless shelter and its surroundings resulted in a proposal, delivered Saturday. RELATED: Reimagining the neighborhood and how the homeless shelter can be a better neighbor As outlined by Plan NH, the 39-page document (see below) is ...
- City residents offer solutions to city’s homeless challenges July 1, 2019
New Hampshire Union LeaderJune 29, 2019Shawne K. Wickham Buy NowSarah Wrightsman, director of the Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast, takes notes during Friday afternoon’s brainstorming session, held at Manchester Central High School.Shawne K. Wickham/Sunday News A tree-lined courtyard, separate “wet” and “dry” shelters, public bathrooms and showers, and a food market: That vision of a ...
Recent press releases
- $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 – New Horizons, 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 ...
- 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 ...
- SOMETHING WICKED IS COMING TO THE LAKES REGION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For information, contact: Michele Talwani, 603-641-9441 ext. 239 RUNNERS/WALKERS OF ALL AGES ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE – Families in Transition – New Horizons, a nonprofit homeless services agency, is bringing their signature Wicked FIT Run 5k to Wolfeboro, NH, on Saturday, September 30, at the Abenaki Ski Area. All funds raised at the Wolfeboro Wicked FIT ...
- FAMILIES IN TRANSITION ELECTS TWO NEW BOARD MEMBERS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2017 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – 603.641.9441 ext. 239 Members From Concord and Dover Join Board of Directors MANCHESTER, NH – Families in Transition – New Horizons (FIT), a Manchester, Concord, and Dover, NH, based homeless services provider, announces two new members who have been recently elected to their Board of ...
- FAMILIES IN TRANSITION AMERICORPS VISTA PROGRAM SEEKS SERVICE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS
Positions Available in Eight of the 10 New Hampshire Counties FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 16, 2017 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – (603) 641-9441 ext. 239 PROGRAM SEEKS CANDIDATES TO FILL POSITIONS – The Families in Transition – New Horizons (FIT) AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) Program is recruiting new members for their July 2017- July ...
- CINCO DE MAYO CELEBRATION RAISES OVER $80,000 FOR FAMILIES IN TRANSITION
Volunteers of the Year Awarded FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5, 2017 For more information, contact: Michele Talwani – (603) 641-9441 ext. 239 (DSC_0505.jpg) VOLUNTEERS OF THE YEAR AWARDED – Families in Transition – New Horizons (FIT) presented their 2016 Volunteer of the Year awards at their cinco de mayo celebration event. Pictured (l. to r.): Dick Anagnost, FIT Board ...
- 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 – New Horizons’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 ...
- 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 – New Horizons (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, ...
- 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 – New Horizons’s Family Willows Substance Use Treatment Center and Recovery Housing into the new ...
- 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 – New Horizons 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, ...
- 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 – New Horizons (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 ...
- 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 – New Horizons VISTA Program welcomes a new group of AmeriCorps VISTA members to fight poverty and inequality at 15 nonprofit organizations and government agencies throughout ...
- 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 – New Horizons (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 ...
- PROMOTION TO CLINICAL DIRECTOR AT FAMILIES IN TRANSITION
INTERNAL EMPLOYEE RISEN THROUGH THE RANKS – Recently, long time employee of Families in Transition – New Horizons, 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 ...