Sonya Gelinas wipes her forehead with her sleeve, her hands covered in the dust of progress. She takes a break from hauling debris to the alley trash can to talk about her dream come true.
Building on the momentum to better coordinate both care and awareness efforts surrounding the widespread availability of services to New Hampshire Veterans and their families, Swim With A Mission (SWAM) is hosting the 4th Annual NH Veterans Summit to improve the essential connections needed to maximize the good work being done by dozens of nonprofit Veteran Service Organizations (VSOs).
Despite the inclement weather, the evening brought together hundreds of community members to celebrate the amazing work being done at Webster House. This year’s event honored John Clayton, a long-time Manchester resident and past Board member who has a personal connection with the Webster House dating back to his grandfather, who was raised at the home.
In recognition of Financial Literacy Month, Citizens on April 9 announced $35,000 in financial empowerment grants to support two New Hampshire nonprofit organizations as part of the bank’s Citizens Helping Citizens Manage Money program. Through funding and volunteerism, Citizens will support local financial literacy partners that provide training to empower communities to achieve financial wellness and build brighter futures.
For more than three decades, Leadership Greater Manchester (LGM) has sought to educate, engage and develop the next generation of community leaders in the greater Manchester region. We are now accepting applications for the Leadership Greater Manchester Class of 2025!
A local James Beard award-winning chef and restaurateur is looking to help other aspiring chefs achieve their dreams through a staging program that culminates in a ticketed tasting menu event.
Bedford bus drivers and New Hampshire employees of facility services provider Aramark are the latest Granite State workers to organize as members of Teamsters Local 633, based in Manchester.
The Central NH Chamber of Commerce (CNHCC) is bringing back its unique road rally/scavenger hunt fundraiser on Saturday, May 18, 2024.
Guests will find woodworkers, furniture makers, chocolatiers, bakers, jewelers, homemade jams and jellies, outdoor clothing, t-shirts, authors, including 2 children’s authors, knitters, metalwork, photographers, a lavender farm, potters, all-natural face and body treatments, women’s specialty clothing, children’s clothing, candles, tide clocks, fudge, custom cowboy boots, hand-tied fishing lures, and more.
Nothing says spring like flowers, and thus it only seems fitting as the calendar turns to April that downtown Manchester is welcoming the arrival of a new floral experience.
The M&T Charitable Foundation, the philanthropic arm of M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB), announced it has awarded $30,000 to Webster House Children’s Home. The grant is part of the 30 & 30 Initiative in which 30 organizations across the bank’s footprint received $30,000 to fight homelessness and develop affordable housing in low- to moderate-income communities. The 30 & 30 Initiative was launched in commemoration of the foundation’s 30th anniversary.
Entrepreneurs and small business owners across New Hampshire – 1,721 of them – sought support and advice from the state’s Small Business Development Centers in 2023, and the organization’s total economic impact on the state was $244 million, according to the SBDC 2023 Impact Report.