America runs on child care
May 16, 2024
New Hampshire nonprofits are working on innovations, collaborations and solutions to the child care crisis — from the policy level to the paycheck level.
Making science fun
April 5, 2024
Jennifer Baney, 2024 Christa McAuliffe Sabbatical recipient, hopes to transform the way young people think about physics. She plans to help students develop the teamwork, critical thinking and problem solving skills needed to excel in science (and life) through sophisticated table-top escape room games.
Partnership provides free job training for people who receive SNAP benefits
March 6, 2024
The Charitable Foundation is working in conjunction with the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, the Community College System of New Hampshire and the Foundation for New Hampshire Community Colleges to make free job-training available to people who receive SNAP benefits.
Together We Thrive: In Our Community
January 25, 2024
Nonprofits are improving the quality of life in every corner of New Hampshire
Bringing it Home
January 17, 2024
The Monadnock Economic Development Corporation is working to increase child care availability in the region through the “Bringing it Home” program, which is supporting in-home child care providers.
Louise Tillotson teaching Fellowship paused for 2024
January 5, 2024
Foundation staff will be working with past fellowship recipients, plus other North Country educators and nonprofit partners to align the program with the Tillotson Fund's vision and principles, and determine the structure of the fellowship going forward.
‘The lifeblood of the state’
December 21, 2023
New American Scholars was founded by a teenager who wanted to help other young people thrive.
Nashua High Class of 1963 has started something big
September 7, 2023
A scholarship fund for graduating seniors, started through a crowdsourced effort at a 50th class reunion, continues to gain momentum — and will help Nashua's young people in perpetuity.
Grant helped early-learning centers receive much-needed tax refunds
August 10, 2023
With grant support from the Foundation, Early Learning NH collaborated with a national consulting group to help child-care providers identify if they were eligible to recover funds and to file the necessary paperwork for a refund.
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.
Promise Program helps NH students afford community college
July 18, 2023
The Community College System of New Hampshire’s “Promise Program” covers the gap between the amount of aid a student receives and the total cost of tuition and fees required to attend one of the seven community colleges in the state.
An American story
June 22, 2023
Elizabeth Bickel’s parents were immigrants who found ways to help other immigrants. Now, a scholarship in her name continues that legacy.