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Giving Matters http://www.npr.org Giving Matters tells the story of the non-profit sector and illustrates how nonprofit organizations support the people and communities of New Hampshire. en © New Hampshire Public Radio. NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://nhpr.org/sites/nhpr/files/Giving_Matters.gif New Hampshire Public Radio: Giving Matters http://www.npr.org © New Hampshire Public Radio.public,radio,New,HampshireGovernment & Organizations/Non-Profitnopublic,radio,New,HampshireThis weekly series is a joint project of the Charitable Foundation and NHPR to showcase the stories of the nonprofit sector and the ways in which nonprofits strengthen communities and enrich lives. Giving Matters airs during Weekend Edition, at 8:35 a.m. This weekly series is a joint project of the Charitable Foundation and NHPR to showcase the stories of the nonprofit sector and the ways in which nonprofits strengthen communities and enrich lives. Giving Matters airs during Weekend Edition, at 8:35 a.m. on Saturday mornings. Seacoast Family Promise <p>Seacoast Family Promise organizes a network of religious congregations to help homeless families. These congregations open their facilities on a rotating basis to provide overnight shelter and meals; at the organizations’s day center, staff help families with the support they need to get back on their feet. Karen and her son came to Seacoast Family Promise for help in 2009.</p> Sat, 19 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GivingMatters/~3/3lCAmQoSOR8/seacoast-family-promise http://www.nhpr.org/post/seacoast-family-promise?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 <p>Seacoast Family Promise organizes a network of religious congregations to help homeless families. These congregations open their facilities on a rotating basis to provide overnight shelter and meals; at the organizations’s day center, staff help families with the support they need to get back on their feet. Karen and her son came to Seacoast Family Promise for help in 2009.</p> 130 no

Seacoast Family Promise organizes a network of religious congregations to help homeless families. These congregations open their facilities on a rotating basis to provide overnight shelter and meals; at the organizations’s day center, staff help families with the support they need to get back on their feet. Karen and her son came to Seacoast Family Promise for help in 2009.

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]]> Seacoast Family Promise organizes a network of religious congregations to help homeless families. These congregations open their facilities on a rotating basis to provide overnight shelter and meals; at the organizations’s day center, staff help fahttp://www.nhpr.org/post/seacoast-family-promise?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820http://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/05/gm051912ds1.mp3?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 Montshire Museum of Science <p><strong>Anna:</strong> I was teaching maybe a skull lab the other day, and in the middle of the lab one of the little kids turns to his friend and says “This is a lot of fun isn’t it.”</p><p>The Montshire Museum of Science is a vibrant center for children -- and adults -- to make discoveries about science and the natural world. Anna Super was three years old when her parents first brought her to the museum. She’s 29 now,  and still fascinated.</p> Sat, 12 May 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GivingMatters/~3/xex1CtaC2S8/montshire-museum-science http://www.nhpr.org/post/montshire-museum-science?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 <p><strong>Anna:</strong> I was teaching maybe a skull lab the other day, and in the middle of the lab one of the little kids turns to his friend and says “This is a lot of fun isn’t it.”</p><p>The Montshire Museum of Science is a vibrant center for children -- and adults -- to make discoveries about science and the natural world. Anna Super was three years old when her parents first brought her to the museum. She’s 29 now,  and still fascinated.</p> 120 no

Anna: I was teaching maybe a skull lab the other day, and in the middle of the lab one of the little kids turns to his friend and says “This is a lot of fun isn’t it.”

The Montshire Museum of Science is a vibrant center for children -- and adults -- to make discoveries about science and the natural world. Anna Super was three years old when her parents first brought her to the museum. She’s 29 now, and still fascinated.

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]]> Anna: I was teaching maybe a skull lab the other day, and in the middle of the lab one of the little kids turns to his friend and says “This is a lot of fun isn’t it.” The Montshire Museum of Science is a vibrant center for children -- http://www.nhpr.org/post/montshire-museum-science?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820http://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/05/gm051212ds1.mp3?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 Emerge Family Advocates <p>Emerge Family Advocates provides a safe, neutral supervised place for child visitation and custody transfer. The Honorable Lawrence MacLeod, a New Hampshire circuit court judge, says that service is beneficial for children and families.</p> Sat, 05 May 2012 08:34:57 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GivingMatters/~3/2oJYR-v8bZA/emerge-family-advocates http://www.nhpr.org/post/emerge-family-advocates?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 <p>Emerge Family Advocates provides a safe, neutral supervised place for child visitation and custody transfer. The Honorable Lawrence MacLeod, a New Hampshire circuit court judge, says that service is beneficial for children and families.</p> 120 no

Emerge Family Advocates provides a safe, neutral supervised place for child visitation and custody transfer. The Honorable Lawrence MacLeod, a New Hampshire circuit court judge, says that service is beneficial for children and families.

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]]> Emerge Family Advocates provides a safe, neutral supervised place for child visitation and custody transfer. The Honorable Lawrence MacLeod, a New Hampshire circuit court judge, says that service is beneficial for children and families.http://www.nhpr.org/post/emerge-family-advocates?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820http://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/05/gm050512ds1.mp3?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 Riverbend Community Mental Health <p>Riverbend Community Mental Health helped Brian Ross get the proper medication to treat his mental illness, and helped him to get back to work.</p> Sat, 28 Apr 2012 08:32:28 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GivingMatters/~3/gWwH_kbL4hY/riverbend-community-mental-health http://www.nhpr.org/post/riverbend-community-mental-health?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 <p>Riverbend Community Mental Health helped Brian Ross get the proper medication to treat his mental illness, and helped him to get back to work.</p> 120 no

Riverbend Community Mental Health helped Brian Ross get the proper medication to treat his mental illness, and helped him to get back to work.

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]]> Riverbend Community Mental Health helped Brian Ross get the proper medication to treat his mental illness, and helped him to get back to work.http://www.nhpr.org/post/riverbend-community-mental-health?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820http://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/04/gm042812ds1.mp3?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 Camp Inter-Actions <p>At Camp Inter-Actions, blind and visually-impaired children have the opportunity to do all the usual summer-camp things -- like boating and swimming and crafts. And the unusual -- like creating a full-scale choral production.</p><p><strong>Camper:</strong> I’m absolutely music obsessed, so my favorite camp activity is music. I could do that all day long. I thihnk we do a fantastic job, Duy is a great director.</p><p>Duy Bui started there as a junior counselor, went to the Manhattan School of Music, and has gone on to create a choral program at the camp.</p> Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:51:16 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GivingMatters/~3/JbTOUZcnxfY/camp-inter-actions http://www.nhpr.org/post/camp-inter-actions?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 <p>At Camp Inter-Actions, blind and visually-impaired children have the opportunity to do all the usual summer-camp things -- like boating and swimming and crafts. And the unusual -- like creating a full-scale choral production.</p><p><strong>Camper:</strong> I’m absolutely music obsessed, so my favorite camp activity is music. I could do that all day long. I thihnk we do a fantastic job, Duy is a great director.</p><p>Duy Bui started there as a junior counselor, went to the Manhattan School of Music, and has gone on to create a choral program at the camp.</p> 120 no

At Camp Inter-Actions, blind and visually-impaired children have the opportunity to do all the usual summer-camp things -- like boating and swimming and crafts. And the unusual -- like creating a full-scale choral production.

Camper: I’m absolutely music obsessed, so my favorite camp activity is music. I could do that all day long. I thihnk we do a fantastic job, Duy is a great director.

Duy Bui started there as a junior counselor, went to the Manhattan School of Music, and has gone on to create a choral program at the camp.

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]]> At Camp Inter-Actions, blind and visually-impaired children have the opportunity to do all the usual summer-camp things -- like boating and swimming and crafts. And the unusual -- like creating a full-scale choral production. Camper: I’m absolutelyhttp://www.nhpr.org/post/camp-inter-actions?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820http://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/04/gm042112ds1.mp3?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 Good Will Industries of Northern NE <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;"><font face="Georgia"><font face="Georgia" size="3">Good Bridges, a program of </font>Goodwill Industries of Northern New England, helps women transition from prison back to meaningful participation in their communities. The program pairs mentors with women transitioning from incarceration. April Dunn, a realtor, has been helping Val Fredette make that transition.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p><p> </p> Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GivingMatters/~3/LmkjOqNgAag/good-will-industries-northern-ne http://www.nhpr.org/post/good-will-industries-northern-ne?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10.5pt;"><font face="Georgia"><font face="Georgia" size="3">Good Bridges, a program of </font>Goodwill Industries of Northern New England, helps women transition from prison back to meaningful participation in their communities. The program pairs mentors with women transitioning from incarceration. April Dunn, a realtor, has been helping Val Fredette make that transition.<o:p></o:p></font></span></p><p> </p> 120 no

Good Bridges, a program of Goodwill Industries of Northern New England, helps women transition from prison back to meaningful participation in their communities. The program pairs mentors with women transitioning from incarceration. April Dunn, a realtor, has been helping Val Fredette make that transition.

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]]> Good Bridges, a program of Goodwill Industries of Northern New England, helps women transition from prison back to meaningful participation in their communities. The program pairs mentors with women transitioning from incarceratiohttp://www.nhpr.org/post/good-will-industries-northern-ne?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820http://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/03/gm041412ds1.mp3?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter <p>The Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter provides about 1,700 meals each week and operates two homeless shelters. But it also helps people address the root causes of hunger and homelessness -- and to offer the proverbial ounce of prevention. The shelter helped Jackie, who is in recovery from alcoholism, get back to work.</p><p><strong>Jackie:</strong> The people at the transitional housing program where I live referred me to the Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter for assistance with education and vocational goals that I had.  </p> Sat, 07 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GivingMatters/~3/Qy6fEZDkAIM/nashua-soup-kitchen-and-shelter http://www.nhpr.org/post/nashua-soup-kitchen-and-shelter?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 <p>The Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter provides about 1,700 meals each week and operates two homeless shelters. But it also helps people address the root causes of hunger and homelessness -- and to offer the proverbial ounce of prevention. The shelter helped Jackie, who is in recovery from alcoholism, get back to work.</p><p><strong>Jackie:</strong> The people at the transitional housing program where I live referred me to the Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter for assistance with education and vocational goals that I had.  </p> 120 no

The Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter provides about 1,700 meals each week and operates two homeless shelters. But it also helps people address the root causes of hunger and homelessness -- and to offer the proverbial ounce of prevention. The shelter helped Jackie, who is in recovery from alcoholism, get back to work.

Jackie: The people at the transitional housing program where I live referred me to the Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter for assistance with education and vocational goals that I had.

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]]> The Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter provides about 1,700 meals each week and operates two homeless shelters. But it also helps people address the root causes of hunger and homelessness -- and to offer the proverbial ounce of prevention. The shehttp://www.nhpr.org/post/nashua-soup-kitchen-and-shelter?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820http://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/03/gm040712ds1.mp3?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 Upper Valley Business and Education Partnership <div class="transcript"><p>The Upper Valley Business & Education Partnership makes connections between schools and their wider communities. Tyler Mansfield and Jim Madden met through the Partnership’s “Everybody Wins!” reading mentoring program.</p></div><div class="transcript"><p><strong>JIM:</strong> I’ve always loved to read so it was really just sort of a natural fit to share my love of reading with the students. I guess we both discovered we kind of liked mysteries.</p> Sat, 31 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GivingMatters/~3/YuvEJ3vZ5uI/upper-valley-business-and-education-partnership-0 http://www.nhpr.org/post/upper-valley-business-and-education-partnership-0?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 <div class="transcript"><p>The Upper Valley Business & Education Partnership makes connections between schools and their wider communities. Tyler Mansfield and Jim Madden met through the Partnership’s “Everybody Wins!” reading mentoring program.</p></div><div class="transcript"><p><strong>JIM:</strong> I’ve always loved to read so it was really just sort of a natural fit to share my love of reading with the students. I guess we both discovered we kind of liked mysteries.</p> 121 no

The Upper Valley Business & Education Partnership makes connections between schools and their wider communities. Tyler Mansfield and Jim Madden met through the Partnership’s “Everybody Wins!” reading mentoring program.

JIM: I’ve always loved to read so it was really just sort of a natural fit to share my love of reading with the students. I guess we both discovered we kind of liked mysteries.

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]]> The Upper Valley Business & Education Partnership makes connections between schools and their wider communities. Tyler Mansfield and Jim Madden met through the Partnership’s “Everybody Wins!” reading mentoring program. JIM: I&rsquohttp://www.nhpr.org/post/upper-valley-business-and-education-partnership-0?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820http://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/03/gm20120331ds1.mp3?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 Northeast Passage <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family: 'Didot', 'serif'; color: #120739"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">16-year-old Victoria Arlen uses a wheelchair to get around. But before a neurological disorder left her partially paralyzed five years ago, sports were a big part of her life. Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GivingMatters/~3/Kklf6ueJptg/northeast-passage-0 http://www.nhpr.org/post/northeast-passage-0?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family: 'Didot', 'serif'; color: #120739"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">16-year-old Victoria Arlen uses a wheelchair to get around. But before a neurological disorder left her partially paralyzed five years ago, sports were a big part of her life. 120 no

16-year-old Victoria Arlen uses a wheelchair to get around. But before a neurological disorder left her partially paralyzed five years ago, sports were a big part of her life.

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]]> 16-year-old Victoria Arlen uses a wheelchair to get around. But before a neurological disorder left her partially paralyzed five years ago, sports were a big part of her life.http://www.nhpr.org/post/northeast-passage-0?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820http://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/03/gm032412ds1.mp3?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 Monadnock Chorus <div class="transcript"><p>The Monadnock Chorus has been sharing song and creating community for more than 50 years. Phyllis Scott joined the chorus in 1972.</p></div><div class="transcript"><p><strong>PHYLLIS:</strong> Wherever I have lived I’ve felt the need to be singing. It’s just very fulfilling to me, it’s a wonderful way to make friends and it’s just part of me that’s all.</p> Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GivingMatters/~3/H6omvpg9eVE/monadnock-chorus http://www.nhpr.org/post/monadnock-chorus?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 <div class="transcript"><p>The Monadnock Chorus has been sharing song and creating community for more than 50 years. Phyllis Scott joined the chorus in 1972.</p></div><div class="transcript"><p><strong>PHYLLIS:</strong> Wherever I have lived I’ve felt the need to be singing. It’s just very fulfilling to me, it’s a wonderful way to make friends and it’s just part of me that’s all.</p> 120 no

The Monadnock Chorus has been sharing song and creating community for more than 50 years. Phyllis Scott joined the chorus in 1972.

PHYLLIS: Wherever I have lived I’ve felt the need to be singing. It’s just very fulfilling to me, it’s a wonderful way to make friends and it’s just part of me that’s all.

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]]> The Monadnock Chorus has been sharing song and creating community for more than 50 years. Phyllis Scott joined the chorus in 1972. PHYLLIS: Wherever I have lived I’ve felt the need to be singing. It’s just very fulfilling to me, it&rsquohttp://www.nhpr.org/post/monadnock-chorus?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820http://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/03/gm031712ds1_0.mp3?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 New Hampshire Preservation Alliance <div class="transcript"><p>The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance helps to save the places that are central to New Hampshire’s history and identity. The Alliance helped a group of townspeople in Acworth save that town’s historic meetinghouse, which had been a center of community for almost two centuries. The building was named one of New Hampshire’s “Seven to Save” by the Alliance, but was going to cost about $1 million to preserve.</p><p>Kathi Bradt was part of the committee that worked to preserve the meetinghouse.</p> Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GivingMatters/~3/UdX4eXA8c-o/new-hampshire-preservation-alliance http://www.nhpr.org/post/new-hampshire-preservation-alliance?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 <div class="transcript"><p>The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance helps to save the places that are central to New Hampshire’s history and identity. The Alliance helped a group of townspeople in Acworth save that town’s historic meetinghouse, which had been a center of community for almost two centuries. The building was named one of New Hampshire’s “Seven to Save” by the Alliance, but was going to cost about $1 million to preserve.</p><p>Kathi Bradt was part of the committee that worked to preserve the meetinghouse.</p> 121 no

The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance helps to save the places that are central to New Hampshire’s history and identity. The Alliance helped a group of townspeople in Acworth save that town’s historic meetinghouse, which had been a center of community for almost two centuries. The building was named one of New Hampshire’s “Seven to Save” by the Alliance, but was going to cost about $1 million to preserve.

Kathi Bradt was part of the committee that worked to preserve the meetinghouse.

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]]> The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance helps to save the places that are central to New Hampshire’s history and identity. The Alliance helped a group of townspeople in Acworth save that town’s historic meetinghouse, which had been a center ohttp://www.nhpr.org/post/new-hampshire-preservation-alliance?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820http://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/03/gm031012ds1.mp3?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 Cross Roads House <div class="transcript"><p>Joe and Carrie were out of work and had run out of money. They had been living in a motel room with their two young daughters. The Crossroads House homeless shelter has helped them get back on track.</p></div><div class="transcript"><p><strong>JOE: </strong>I was teaching in Maine part-time and suddenly there was no more work. So I said to my wife “let’s see what New Hampshire has - substitute teaching and stuff like that." We lost our place where we were living and we were living in a motel.</p> Sat, 03 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GivingMatters/~3/YAQxCyTZ1c4/cross-roads-house http://www.nhpr.org/post/cross-roads-house?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 <div class="transcript"><p>Joe and Carrie were out of work and had run out of money. They had been living in a motel room with their two young daughters. The Crossroads House homeless shelter has helped them get back on track.</p></div><div class="transcript"><p><strong>JOE: </strong>I was teaching in Maine part-time and suddenly there was no more work. So I said to my wife “let’s see what New Hampshire has - substitute teaching and stuff like that." We lost our place where we were living and we were living in a motel.</p> 0 no

Joe and Carrie were out of work and had run out of money. They had been living in a motel room with their two young daughters. The Crossroads House homeless shelter has helped them get back on track.

JOE: I was teaching in Maine part-time and suddenly there was no more work. So I said to my wife “let’s see what New Hampshire has - substitute teaching and stuff like that." We lost our place where we were living and we were living in a motel.

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]]> Joe and Carrie were out of work and had run out of money. They had been living in a motel room with their two young daughters. The Crossroads House homeless shelter has helped them get back on track. JOE: I was teaching in Maine part-time and suddenly thhttp://www.nhpr.org/post/cross-roads-house?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820http://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/03/gm-2011-09-03-ds1.mp3?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 Boys & Girls Club of Manchester <div class="transcript"><p>Yawa Agbenowossi came to the United States from Togo, in West Africa, as a young child. She discovered the Boys & Girls Club of Manchester when she was in middle school. </p> Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GivingMatters/~3/qFTZIkpZur8/boys-girls-club-manchester http://www.nhpr.org/post/boys-girls-club-manchester?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 <div class="transcript"><p>Yawa Agbenowossi came to the United States from Togo, in West Africa, as a young child. She discovered the Boys & Girls Club of Manchester when she was in middle school. </p> 0 no

Yawa Agbenowossi came to the United States from Togo, in West Africa, as a young child. She discovered the Boys & Girls Club of Manchester when she was in middle school.

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]]> Yawa Agbenowossi came to the United States from Togo, in West Africa, as a young child. She discovered the Boys & Girls Club of Manchester when she was in middle school. http://www.nhpr.org/post/boys-girls-club-manchester?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820http://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/03/gm-2011-08-27-ds1.mp3?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 Community School <div class="transcript"><p>The “local foods” movement is a growing trend. In South Tamworth, The Community School has embraced it – serving an open lunch for the community every week at no set charge, made of locally-produced foods. They call the program “Farmers’s Table.”</p> Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GivingMatters/~3/b7z19yAGFzY/community-school http://www.nhpr.org/post/community-school?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 <div class="transcript"><p>The “local foods” movement is a growing trend. In South Tamworth, The Community School has embraced it – serving an open lunch for the community every week at no set charge, made of locally-produced foods. They call the program “Farmers’s Table.”</p> 0 no

The “local foods” movement is a growing trend. In South Tamworth, The Community School has embraced it – serving an open lunch for the community every week at no set charge, made of locally-produced foods. They call the program “Farmers’s Table.”

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]]> The “local foods” movement is a growing trend. In South Tamworth, The Community School has embraced it – serving an open lunch for the community every week at no set charge, made of locally-produced foods. They call the prograhttp://www.nhpr.org/post/community-school?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820http://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/03/gm-2011-08-20-ds1.mp3?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association <div class="transcript"><p>When Bob and Celine Richer decided to retire to New Hampshire, they knew they would need an energy-efficient home to be able to afford the long heating season. Bob contacted the New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association for help. The Richers’s home is constructed of insulated concrete form with a geothermal and solar heating system.</p></div><div class="transcript"><p><strong>Bob: </strong>The Sustainable Energy Association provided us guidance and encouragement along the way because there were so many things to choose from.</p> Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GivingMatters/~3/Vq8Eh4qwABc/new-hampshire-sustainable-energy-association http://www.nhpr.org/post/new-hampshire-sustainable-energy-association?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 <div class="transcript"><p>When Bob and Celine Richer decided to retire to New Hampshire, they knew they would need an energy-efficient home to be able to afford the long heating season. Bob contacted the New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association for help. The Richers’s home is constructed of insulated concrete form with a geothermal and solar heating system.</p></div><div class="transcript"><p><strong>Bob: </strong>The Sustainable Energy Association provided us guidance and encouragement along the way because there were so many things to choose from.</p> 0 no

When Bob and Celine Richer decided to retire to New Hampshire, they knew they would need an energy-efficient home to be able to afford the long heating season. Bob contacted the New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association for help. The Richers’s home is constructed of insulated concrete form with a geothermal and solar heating system.

Bob: The Sustainable Energy Association provided us guidance and encouragement along the way because there were so many things to choose from.

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]]> When Bob and Celine Richer decided to retire to New Hampshire, they knew they would need an energy-efficient home to be able to afford the long heating season. Bob contacted the New Hampshire Sustainable Energy Association for help. The Richers’s hhttp://www.nhpr.org/post/new-hampshire-sustainable-energy-association?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820http://cpa.ds.npr.org/nhpr/audio/2012/03/gm-2011-0216-ds1.mp3?ft=1&f=146726689,147077211,147390795,147850691,148341171,148796356,149270129,149734930,150170128,150603778,151069154,151569991,152065476,152547037,153055820 nonadult