Youth

Waypoint estimates 15,000 youth experience homelessness in New Hampshire each year. The organization's overnight shelter, free housing, drop-in centers, street outreach and counseling help many of them find safe, stable places to live.

El Boys & Girls Club de la ciudad añadió tres nuevos murales como parte de su renovación de $10 millones para hacer que el espacio sea más acogedor para los miles de niños que sirven todos los años.

The city's Boys & Girls Club is adding three new murals as part of a $10 million renovation to make the space more welcoming for the thousands of kids it serves every year.

“I’m trying to find a middle ground that the House will accept,” Sen. Sharon Carson, who is spearheading the proposal, said.

Kids who enter foster care in New Hampshire are three times more likely to end up in a residential program compared to national averages.

The new Gupta Family Cafe is part of a $10 million campaign to expand the club's facilities, increasing meal capacity by 30,000 annually to support kids from low-income families.

The Little League clubhouse at Sheehan Basquil Park also has a new air conditioning unit. A team of about two dozen students cleaned the clubhouse and painted a mural this summer as part of a local internship.

New Hampshire needs more mental health professionals overall. But providers say the need is especially acute for children and youth.

Cuban American author Meg Medina is visiting the Nashua Public Library this Sunday, May 12, to encourage families to have more conversations at home about literature, whether it's about an article, comic or book.

Meg Medina es la Embajadora Nacional de Literatura Juvenil, y visitará la biblioteca de Nashua el 12 de mayo para conversar con familias sobre cómo hablar más de libros en casa.