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AHEAD

By Deborah Schachter on Tuesday, November 30, 2004.

Michelle Allison of St. Johnsbury, Vermont used the savings program from AHEAD to buy her first house. She's the first person in her family to be able to call herself a homeowner.

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Northeast Passage

By Deborah Schachter on Tuesday, November 30, 2004.

Kevin Ellis used a special wheelchair provided by Northeast Passage to climb Mount Flag with his classmates.

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Monadnock Family Services

By Deborah Schachter on Tuesday, November 30, 2004.

Lonnie Cutter and his wife are raising their nine year old grandson, who has special needs. Monadnock Family Services supports and promotes mental and physical health in families like theirs.

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Lisbon Main Street

By Deborah Schachter on Tuesday, November 30, 2004.

Rich Cooper was able to get his video store up and running with a grant from Lisbon Main Street.

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Child and Family Services

By Deborah Schachter on Tuesday, November 30, 2004.

Jessica from Dover was about to end up sleeping in her car. Child and Family Services gave her a place to stay. Now she's finishing her college degree in architecture.

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Merrimack Valley Day Care

By Deborah Schachter on Monday, November 29, 2004.

Mindy Brent of Canterbury went to Merrimack Valley Day Care as a child; now she sends her son there for a caring, safe environment.

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City Year New Hampshire

By Deborah Schachter on Monday, November 29, 2004.

Hillary Edwards volunteers with City Year in Manchester. She says staying engaged in her community helps her keep a positive attitude.

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White Mountain Community Health Center

By Deborah Schachter on Monday, November 29, 2004.

Linda Day from Center Ossippee first went to the White Mountain Community Health Center as a pregnant teen. She learned coping skills that have helped her as a parent; now she teaches those same skills working at the center's teen clinic.

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Dress For Success

By Deborah Schachter on Monday, November 29, 2004.

Kathy Roberge of Belmont had to spend her savings - including her work clothes - to pay for medical care for her fiancee. Dress for Success helped Kathy find professional clothes during a financially tough time.

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Upper Valley Land Trust

By Deborah Schachter on Monday, November 29, 2004.

Ellen Putnam and her husband, Jim, were able to afford their dairy farm in Piermont because of a conservation easement from the Upper Valley Land Trust.

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