The Granite YMCA’s Empowered Futures program, a Childcare Apprenticeship in Partnership
with the ReGen Valley Tech Hub, is dedicated to tackling New Hampshire’s childcare shortage
and building a stronger community by developing the next generation of early childhood
education and youth development professionals.
This brand new and highly immersive 10-week program offers paid hands-on learning
opportunities across various settings, providing you with intentional training and courses, peer
discussions, and real-world application. You’ll gain invaluable experience while working with
children from infants as young as 12 weeks to school-aged youth.
Application can be found on the Empowered Futures website:/https://www.graniteymca.org/programs/empowered-futures/
Bible Study every Wednesday at 6:30pm and Women’s Ministry every Monday at 6:30pm.
Financial Assistance-Many of our locations assist with utility bills, rent, medication and other needs that individuals and families experience. Each location assists based on funding available; Call for more information.
Hygiene Items and diapers are often needed by those who are experiencing hardship, some of our locations can assist with these items as funding or donations are available.
Food Pantry: 3rd Thursday of the month 9am-1pm
Hammar’s Studios also specializes in events and birthday parties. Whether it’s a canvas painting, ceramics, or cooking party, Hammar’s truly puts the ART in PARTY! Our team of skilled artisans leads each event with step-by-step instruction and hands-on guidance. In addition to youth events, we host adult private events that are perfect for team bonding, family outings, and fun social gatherings. We also offer art and cooking camps that provide engaging, youth-focused creative experiences.
Our in-studio services include weekly classes and programs in painting, drawing, cooking, and baking. No matter your child’s interests, Hammar’s Studios is ready to welcome aspiring artists into programs that foster creativity and help build lifelong skills. We also offer “make-and-take” experiences at our Salem, NH studio, including paint-your-own pottery and canvas painting.
Workforce Counseling or college choice counseling is available remotely upon request. Programming is delivered through participating higher education institutions across New England (including Manchester Community College, Nashua Community College, Dartmouth, Franklin Pierce, University of New Hampshire, Saint Anselm College, Rivier University, Southern New Hampshire University and UMass Lowell). https://www.regencommoncampus.org/about/common-campus-services
Online 3 evening/week, 12 week mental health program using DBT (Dialectial Behavior therapy)
Written guides for education, career, and financial aid planning. Available on our website or printed.
We offer one-on-one appointments for students and families to receive guidance on their individual education and career pathway
Live and recorded, in-person and virtual presentations on college access, career exploration, and financial aid
Please scroll to the bottom of this page to access the PDF document.
This document is created by the City of Manchester Health Department: The purpose of this Food Resource Guide is to provide residents, community organizations, and City Departments with contact information for agencies that are providing food assistance and related resources for individuals and families in need. This Food Resource Guide is not intended to be an exhaustive list of services but rather a quick reference to complement other resource information available from other local, city or state sources.
This is a working document. The goal is to update the Food Resource Guide annually with new, updated or previously unlisted services. The Guide will be posted on the Manchester Health Department’s website at www.manchesternh.gov/health.
To add resources or for more information, please contact: City of Manchester Health Department 1528 Elm Street, Manchester, New Hampshire 03101 Phone: 603.624.6466
603 Legal Aid is a civil legal aid provider offering legal representation, advocacy, and education. In partnership with volunteer attorneys and community organizations, 603 Legal Aid works to make justice a reality for and with people who experience economic hardship that threatens their basic human needs. 603 Legal Aid helps low-income people by providing free civil legal advice and information by telephone, by representing someone in court, or through a referral to a volunteer attorney or another program for legal help.
The Adverse Childhood Experiences Response Team (ACERT) is a collaborative initiative to address the impacts of adverse childhood experiences. Through a comprehensive referral mechanism, ACERT connects families and their children with
trauma-informed mental health services and social supports in Manchester. This initiative is a partnership between Amoskeag Health, the Manchester Police Department, and YWCA-NH, working in unison to provide assistance to families and children who have recently encountered police involvement.
Mission Statement: ACERT is dedicated to mitigating the adverse effects of childhood trauma by facilitating access to specialized services and community-based support for affected families and their children.
If you are an agency working with families or children, and the families we work with benefit from your services, please don’t hesitate to contact us!
The STEM-MoBILE provides school and extramural program visits to K-12 schools in New Hampshire, as well as attending existing community events.
Interactive presentation and hands-on activity from STEM-MoBILE staff and tour of the vehicle!
The Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) is a federally funded, comprehensive sexual health education program provided through Amoskeag Health for teens and young adults in the Manchester community. PREP educators create a learner-focused environment for students of all backgrounds and experiences.
This program works to increase healthy relationships among teens and young adults, positive adolescent development, and to reduce pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. PREP provides a no-cost, discussion-based course, open to people aged 14-19 years, or up to 21 years old if pregnant and/or parenting. Parental consent is required for participation.
The PREP curriculum emphasizes social and emotional skills as key components of healthy relationships and responsible decision making.
- Communication skills
- How to identify healthy relationships
- Abstinence & other pregnancy prevention methods
- Sexual identity
- STD/STI prevention
- Where and how to safely access sexual health care
Our program consists of either six 1.5-hour sessions or eleven 45-minute sessions. We strive to meet our community partners’ needs and will accommodate your requirements as much as possible. In addition to gaining knowledge, students can also earn extended learning opportunity (ELO) credits.
Register here: https://www.amoskeaghealth.org/adolescent-health-education-prep
Welcome to the barn – a unique, warm, and peaceful place for those seeking to improve overall physical and mental health. Life is better with horses!
UpReach is where teamwork and community come together to improve lives with the power of the horse. Our equine-assisted services, therapies and curriculum-based programs improve the quality of life for children, families, and adults in the Greater Manchester Communities. Here on 96 beautiful acres in Goffstown, we have open fields, wooded trails, as well as 2 indoor
arenas for year-round programming in a natural setting.
The UpReach mission is to inspire hope, assist in healing, build strength, develop confidence and forge resilience by connecting people with horses. We look forward to seeing you at the barn!
