Second round of C-DEE grants is open to minority-owned businesses statewide
Entrepreneurs of color across New Hampshire can apply for the second round of C-DEE Accelerator grants beginning Monday.
Non-Profit News
Hope for NH Recovery names new Executive Director
Randy Stevens comes to Hope Recovery from The Recovery Friendly Workplace Initiative led by the Governor’s Office, administered through Granite United Way, where he most recently worked as a Recovery Friendly Advisor.
Protesters disrupt Dick’s Sporting Goods for selling shoes made from kangaroo skin
Chanting “Kangaroos Are Not Shoes — Don’t Be a Dick’s,” the New Hampshire Animal Rights League stormed Dick’s Sporting Goods on Feb. 3 at the Mall of New Hampshire calling on the store to stop selling shoes made from kangaroo skins.
Easterseals NH acquires Gold Street property for growing transportation program
Easterseals NH has acquired a property at 782 Gold St. in South Manchester, the site of the former J.D. Byrider car dealership. The space will serve as the new home of the agency’s Transportation Services program, further establishing its status as a provider of choice for demand response and special education student transportation in the community.
Nashua family center nets $5,000 grant
The Bishop’s Charitable Assistance Fund has awarded a $5,000 grant to Harbor Care in support of Nashua’s Cynthia Day Family Center.
Waypoint expands leadership team to further mission of empowering NH citizens
Waypoint has named Colleen Kelty to a new Director of Impact position, promoted Erin George-Kelly to Director of Innovation and Strategic Initiatives, and added Cindy Stewart as Interim Development Director. These three individuals bring decades of experience to Waypoint’s leadership team and will help the organization further its mission to empower New Hampshire citizens.
New program to increase NH’s licensed addiction-treatment clinicians
The New Hampshire Alcohol & Drug Abuse Counselors Association (NHADACA), a local nonprofit, is announcing its newest program dedicated to expanding the number of licensed substance use clinicians throughout New Hampshire.
Apply for $100K in Service CU Impact Foundation Scholarships
The Service CU Impact Foundation is awarding over $100,000 in scholarships to high school seniors and adult learners. Additionally, for the first time since the scholarship program began in 2021, the Foundation will also award one $5,000 scholarship to an undergraduate or graduate student pursuing an education in the culinary arts.
Mary Gale Foundation grant opportunities available for non-profits serving women age 65 or older in financial need
The Mary Gale Foundation is a private, grantmaking foundation that supports housing, health and other in-home services and programs for low-income women age 65 and older living in the Greater Manchester area.
April 8: NH Food Bank’s popular ‘Steel Chef Challenge’ welcomes Chef Marcus Samuelsson
The New Hampshire Food Bank’s 8th Annual Steel Chef Challenge, presented by Service Credit Union, will feature celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson hosting an exciting cooking competition featuring four of NH’s best professional chefs! Join us on April 8, 2024 for an exciting evening in support of the NH Food Bank and its programming!
2 anonymous donors will match up to $10K in support of Canterbury Shaker Village annual fund
Canterbury Shaker Village has received two challenge gifts that will each match up to $5,000 in donations to its Annual Fund appeal from new donors. Matches from new donors will be capped at $500 per individual contribution.
ConvenientMD makes donation to Webster House through free flu shot program
ConvenientMD, New England’s leading urgent care provider, recently donated $1,250 to the Webster House. This comes as a result of each of its pledge made earlier this fall to make donations corresponding with the number of flu shots given at each clinic. 40 ConvenientMD urgent care clinics and four ConvenientMD primary care locations across New England have made donations to a local charity in their community. ConvenientMD has both an urgent care clinic as well as a primary care office in Manchester. Both locations chose The Webster House to be their recipient for this year’s donation.