Two North Country teachers honored for dedication, excellence
August 1, 2023
Gail McVetty of Lancaster Elementary School and Marc Salmin of White Mountains Regional High School have been awarded Louise Tillotson Teaching Fellowships for 2023.
Trestle Fund helps bridge the gap
July 27, 2023
Partnership between Charitable Foundation, NH Children's Trust and family resource centers — made possible by generous donors — gets immediate help to families in need, bridging the gap to greater stability and hope.
Together we thrive: In our communities 2023
July 14, 2023
From helping families afford children's programming to creating a space where all teens feel welcome to providing meals for elders: A few examples of recent grants making a difference around the Granite State.
Data to make a difference
June 29, 2023
Gene Martin recently joined the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute as executive director. NHFPI is an independent, nonpartisan source of research and data that is relied upon by lawmakers, journalists, community leaders and the public. Its mission is to explore, develop and promote public policies that foster economic opportunity and prosperity for all New Hampshire residents.
To make NH hunger-free
June 27, 2023
NH Hunger Solutions focuses on the policies and systems that need to change to help families avoid food insecurity.
Sheri Rockburn awarded Caroline and Martin Gross Fellowship
May 25, 2023
Rockburn, assistant commissioner of New Hampshire’s Department of Administrative Services, will attend an intensive, three-week program at the Senior Executives in State and Local Government program at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government with public servants from around the world.
Earth science teacher awarded Christa McAuliffe Sabbatical
April 27, 2023
Teacher Gregg Stott of Hanover plans to produce a documentary film about how the Ice Age affected the Connecticut River Valley and develop an Earth Science curriculum to help students from elementary to high school notice and better understand the geology of their own backyards.
Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund awards $916,000 through its application grantmaking programs to support efforts in the North Country
April 20, 2023
Large, Local, Dash and Empower Coös Youth application grant programs support essential needs for individuals and families, a healthy workforce ecosystem, environmental stewardship, and more.
Building projects, friendships and community
April 19, 2023
Wolfeboro’s Makers Mill provides spaces for learners of all ages to tinker, fix, invent, build, design, craft and innovate — together.
Art for all
April 4, 2023
Julianne Gadoury, executive director of Kimball Jenkins in Concord, wants everyone to have the opportunity to experience — and benefit from — art.
Concentric stories: New initiative eases process for telling pandemic story
March 20, 2023
"Our Story NH" project, which aims to provide a historical archive, launches new option for people to share stories quickly.
Legal Food Hub helps farms and food businesses thrive
February 1, 2023
Conservation Law Foundation’s Legal Food Hub connects farmers, food entrepreneurs, and food-related organizations with pro bono legal services to help start, grow, and operate their businesses.