New Hampshire Public Radio - Giving Matters

Currier Museum of Art

Deborah Schachter — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:00:00 +0000

As she settled into a new culture and learned a new language, Qamar learned to weave and paint – and found joy in her new community – at the Currier Museum Art Center.

Nashua Adult Learning Center

Deborah Schachter — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000

Mr. Olocho came to the U.S. from Kenya after receiving a green card through the immigration lottery. The Nashua Adult Learning Center helped him prepare for and achieve his U.S. high school equivalency degree.

Kingswood Youth Center

Deborah Schachter — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000

When Mike Sproul was a teenager, he needed some positive adult role models. He found them at the Kingswood Youth Center.

Conway Area Humane Society

Deborah Schachter — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0000

The Conway Area Humane Society’s Lifelong Friends Program matches seniors with appropriate pets. Frank Meserve got his dog, Molly, through that program.

MacDowell Colony

Deborah Schachter — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0000

The MacDowell Colony in Peterborough awards resident fellowships to artists – providing them with the time, space, quiet and community to do their work. Poet Ralph Sneeden of Exeter spent two winter weeks writing there.

Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua

Deborah Schachter — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0000

When Adolfo Ramirez came to the United States at age 15, he spoke no English and struggled to catch up with his peers in school. He joined the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua, where he got help with homework and language skills.

Hannah Grimes

Deborah Schachter — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0000

The Hannah Grimes Center in Keene helps small producers, farmers and craftspeople with business workshops, educational programs, community partnerships and a Main Street Marketplace to sell their wares.

Easter Seals

Deborah Schachter — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0000

Easter Seals NH, with the NH National Guard, the Dept. of Defense, and NH Dept. of Health and Human Services, operates Veterans Count, a program to support the families of New Hampshire military personnel.

Spaulding Youth Center

Deborah Schachter — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 04:00:00 +0000

Since 1958, the Spaulding Youth Center has been working to improve the lives of emotionally and intellectually challenged children and their families. Laurie Gagnon’s 19-year-old son Jon attends school at Spaulding.

The Friends Program

Deborah Schachter — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 11:59:34 +0000

Since 1975, the Friends Program has been matching youth with caring adults in its Junior Senior Friends Program.