Archives

Date
  • Jan
  • Feb
  • Mar
  • Apr
  • May
  • Jun
  • Jul
  • Aug
  • Sep
  • Oct
  • Nov
  • Dec

Concord Visiting Nurse Association Hospice House

By Deborah Schachter on Friday, November 1, 2002.

Peter Athern of Stoddard was able to move his mother to the Concord Visiting Nurse Association Hospice House so that her final days were peaceful and without pain. He says there's no better alternative to home care than the Hospice House.

listen: Listen with Windows Media PlayerListen with an MP3 Player

Good News Garage

By Deborah Schachter on Friday, November 1, 2002.

Carol is a single mother of two in Franklin. She takes her children to daycare in Northfield and has classes and meetings in Concord and Manchester. When her van died, Good News Garage gave her a loaner vehicle so she could continue to be self-sufficient.

listen: Listen with Windows Media PlayerListen with an MP3 Player

New Hampshire Legal Assistance

By Deborah Schachter on Friday, November 1, 2002.

Lynn Parker from New Hampshire Legal Assistance says she represents clients in need, including people with disabilities who need access, victims of domestic violence, immigrants and the elderly.

listen: Listen with Windows Media PlayerListen with an MP3 Player

Listen Community Services

By Deborah Schachter on Friday, November 1, 2002.

Dan Downs of Lebanon cooks for the Listen Community Services, which provides meals and companionship for those who need food or don't want to have to eat alone.

listen: Listen with Windows Media PlayerListen with an MP3 Player

New Hampshire Lakes Association

By Deborah Schachter on Friday, November 1, 2002.

Dick Beyer has a home on Newfound Lake. The New Hampshire Lakes Association sent lake hosts to Newfound and other lakes to educate residents and check for invasive species such as milfoil.

listen: Listen with Windows Media PlayerListen with an MP3 Player

Senior Companion Program

By Deborah Schachter on Friday, November 1, 2002.

Joyce Chase of Northfield is a Senior Companion. She meets with four local women, each of whom lives alone, to run errands or go out to eat.

listen: Listen with Windows Media PlayerListen with an MP3 Player

Odyssey House

By Deborah Schachter on Friday, November 1, 2002.

Megan Welvert of Manchester was in state custody when she dropped out of high school. She went to Odyssey House to get her GED. Now she's pursuing a Human Services degree and working at an afterschool program for at-risk kids.

listen: Listen with Windows Media PlayerListen with an MP3 Player

Boys and Girls Club of Concord

By Deborah Schachter on Tuesday, July 2, 2002.

As a kid, John Bunker of Concord spent most of his free time at the Boys and Girls Club of Concord. He says it was a great place for him and his brothers to grow up.

listen: Listen with Windows Media PlayerListen with an MP3 Player

Marguerite's Place

By Deborah Schachter on Tuesday, July 2, 2002.

Janice Moore of Nashua was living in a hotel with her children when she heard about Marguerite's Place. She moved in three weeks later and says it was "the greatest thing that happened to us."

listen: Listen with Windows Media PlayerListen with an MP3 Player

Community Caregivers of Greater Derry

By Deborah Schachter on Tuesday, July 2, 2002.

Martha Anderson of Community Caregivers of Greater Derry says the organization helps those without nearby families or other resources.

listen: Listen with Windows Media PlayerListen with an MP3 Player
NPR News