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As an emergency homeless shelter, New Horizons offers those who are temporarily homeless with a place to stay while they work to get back on their feet and into long-term housing. Unfortunately, a number of chronically homeless people use New Horizons as a long term, or even permanent, residence. Even worse, many chronically homeless people refuse to come to a shelter and end up living “on the street.”

In an effort to better address the issues of chronic homelessness, New Horizons has begun participating in the Housing First program. Case workers look for the most vulnerable homeless people, those at real risk of dying on the streets. These people are then placed in private apartments where the rent is paid by New Horizons. Supportive services are made available to these people. Currently, through a grant from the City of Manchester, we have three formerly homeless people enrolled in the program.

The Housing First program has been successful in several cities at eliminating chronic homelessness. In many cases, when a formerly homeless person is provided with basic shelter, they can begin to make the changes needed to become more self-sufficient. Additionally, community costs are greatly reduced. A chronically homeless person typically has regular contact with emergency rooms, ambulances, police, and homeless shelters. These contacts are greatly reduced when a person is off the street in a stable living situation. Even with the cost of rent, we have found that placing a person in the Housing First program reduces community costs by as much as 75%.

Several of the participants in our Housing First program have already moved on to their own living arrangements. We are working hard to expand this program and envision a day when chronic homelessness in Manchester is a thing of the past. If you wish to provide financial support please contact Charlie. Article provided by Roy Tilsley, Jr. New Horizons Board Member

“THE PROGRAM HELPED ME OUT TREMENDOUSLY. I’M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE HELP.” - ALAN

“Being homeless, you begin to feel you’re going to be homeless forever. Getting off the streets motivates you to not want to ever be homeless again.” - Alan

“IT’S VERY DEPRESSING OUT THERE. IT’S A DIFFERENT WORLD ON THE STREET. YOU NEVER KNOW; YOU LEAVE YOUR CAMPSITE, IT MIGHT NOT BE THERE WHEN YOU GET BACK.” - RICHARD SCOTT

“I love it. It’s like a mansion compared to a tent.” – Richard Scott

Richard Scott sits in the Union Street apartment he moved into last September under the Housing First program.

Photo credit Mark Hayward/Union Leader

DURING ONE SIX MONTH PERIOD COMMUNITY COSTS WERE REDUCED BY 75%!

WHAT PARTICIPANTS ARE SAYING?

The 26th Annual Walk Against Hunger, presented by Cogswell Benevolent Trust, was a success raising over $115,000.00. Over 800 walkers, including 40 teams and numerous dogs, were in attendance. A huge thank you goes out to the sponsors, teams, individual walkers, and volunteers who made it such a successful event. The day started off windy and on the cool side, but warmed up toward the end of the walk for the complimentary lunch. The walk is critical to us since it costs $3,800.00 each day to operate New Horizons.

Special thanks to DJ Dave, SweetShot Photography, Miss New Hampshire, Cogswell Benevolent Trust, Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Northern New England, Poultry Products, Mann Advertising, Surge Resources, AutoFair, Bedford Cost Segregation, Catholic Medical Center, Barry Wolper, Spectrum Marketing Companies, NH1 News, Gethsemane Lutheran Church, Bellwether Community Credit Union, Noury Family, First Congregational Church and the Manchester Middle Schools. Photo credit: SweetShot Photography

WALK AGAINST HUNGER

1. St. Pius X Parish Team

2. First-time Walker

3. Girls on the Run Team

4. The Manchester Middle Schools including Hillside, Southside, McLaughlin and Parkside, participated in their Walk Against Hunger on May 27th. It was a beautiful, meaningful day filled with fresh air, exercise, comradery and laughter.

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FAMILY TEAM:Team Ruth

INDIVIDUAL:Joe Moriarty

SCHOOL TEAM:Matthew Thornton

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WALKING TEAM:St. Pius X Parish

2016 AWARDS - GIVEN TO THE HIGHEST AMOUNT RAISED IN EACH CATEGORY

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Director’s Corner

WATCH NEW HORIZONSWITH CHARLIE SHERMAN

ON CHANNEL 16

We have made it through another New Hampshire winter and amazingly it was pretty mild as winters go here in the Granite State.

With the spring and summer come a number of outdoor projects at New Horizons including our greenhouse being in full swing. If you happen to be in the neighborhood, I urge you to take a peek inside or if you would like a tour, please let me know as we love to show it off.

We are in the process of installing a hydraulic lift, thanks to a grant from NH Healthy Families, at our new loading dock to make it easier and safer for our volunteers to unload our vans following the pickup of groceries, we have recently installed an air conditioning unit for our food pantry and we are also planning on purchasing a whole facility generator, thanks to a grant from the Bean Foundation. The generator will allow us to continue services uninterrupted should we lose power during a winter storm.

In this issue, you will see stories about the Housing First initiative which deals with the critically homeless in our community. Also, you can read about some of our youth programs like the Hunger Project which teaches youngsters how to grow produce that ultimately goes to feed people right here in Manchester.

As always, I want to sincerely thank you for your support of New Horizons for New Hampshire. Without you, we wouldn’t be able to continue our mission to provide food, shelter and supportive services to those in need.

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THANK YOU TO THESE GENEROUS SUPPORTERS!

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1. BOB Awards sponsor NH Business Review donated $700; Jason Lambert, winner of the 50/50 raffle, also donated his winning jackpot. The 50/50 raised $427.00.2. Our food pantry now proudly features a sign from Hannaford as a tribute to their partnership. Thanks to Spectrum Marketing for sign production.3. St. Casimir School 4th, 5th and 7th grade students donated food from their Lent Collection.4. Volunteers from MAS Medical joined us to serve dinner.5. Londonderry Fish and Game donated canned goods from their 35th Annual Kids Fishing Derby.6. Girl Scout Troop 10377 donated, what else, but cookies?! 7. Trinity High School held a blanket drive in collaboration with the Town of Londonderry and brought a carload of the treasures. Some were even handmade from the Londonderry Senior Center.8. The men’s side of the shelter got a fresh coat of paint thanks to volunteers from Bernstein Shur Law Firm. 9. Rachel Wells, Bedford High School student, orchestrated a food drive and the subsequent preparation of a delicious meatball dinner for her senior project.10. Mrs. Marble’s class at St. Catherine’s of Sienna School

donated $1,460.46, money they had earned and “banked” all year.11. TD Bank, from the Eastern Seaboard, donated a day of service as part of their Employee Appreciation Week. 12. New Horizons Food Service Manager, Mary Silva pictured here with Hannaford President Mike Vail at the grand opening of the new store in Bedford. Hannaford donated thousands of dollars of fresh product from their prior location, a $500.00 gift card, as well as leftovers from the event.13. WGIR/iHeartMedia donated $11,552.00 from their Lend a Helping Can event, now in its 25th year. This two-day auction to benefit 11 agencies in NH was highlighted by a number of celebrity in-studio appearances including guitarist Gary Hoey.14. Color Me Rad donated $8,835.00 for the volunteers we provided at the very fun event. 15. Manchester Christian Church Easter celebration was held at the Verizon Wireless Arena and a large amount of food was collected.16. Ecosmith Recycling donated cleaning supplies and they also provide monthly cash donations for our unusable “rag” clothing/linens which they are able to recycle.

UPCOMINGeventsHULA HUSTLE 5K & 10K IN MEMORY OF BILL KELLEY July 17th 10 AMExecutive Health & Sports Center, ManchesterThe Hula Hustle is a Hawaiian themed 5K and 10K road race with post-race Luau at the poolside tiki bar! Race is presented by NH Healthy Families. The first 500 registrants receive a Hula Hustle tech shirt and a grass skirt. For more information and registration visit www.hulahustle.org.

GRANITE STATE BREWERS ASSOCIATION BREWERS FESTIVAL July 30th 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM VIP admission at Noon - Arms Park, ManchesterA showcase of excellent craft beers made exclusively in New Hampshire. The festival will feature over 33 breweries – the largest single collection of New Hampshire’s breweries anywhere this year. Tickets and more information at www.GraniteStateBrewersAssociation.org

GREENHOUSE happeningsTHE HUNGER PROJECTCan you say "hydroponics"? Elementary school students are learning about gardening and even hydroponics, through the New Horizons Hunger Project. Students participate in a learning unit on gardening, start and nurture seedlings in the schools, then come to our greenhouse to transplant them. The program now includes three Manchester elementary schools: Gossler Park, Henry Wilson and St. Casimir. Our greenhouse has been producing bounties and saving us money on fresh produce costs for three years now. It’s the only urban greenhouse within a major city in NH.

“NO VACANCY” INOUR GREENHOUSEHomeless are never turned away at New Horizons, but our greenhouse currently has “No Vacancy”.

Henry Wilson students receive instructions on transplanting then take turns with the trowel.

Gossler Park students listen intently to Kate Hogan, lead volunteer and Greenhouse Collaborative coordinator.

Vegetables and herbs are peaking in the ideal growing conditions and the organic bounty is a welcome addition to the 250 salads and entrees made each day for our clients.

Now in its third year of operation, the greenhouse donated by Rimol Greenhouse Systems of Hooksett, NH, provides New Horizons with a vehicle to increase self-sufficiency, a message we convey every day to our clients. The greenhouse is staffed by a collaborative of volunteers and sits in a lot adjacent to our facility.

IN THE NEWSThe Union Leader featured a front page article on Saturday, June 4th highlighting the advancements of meals at the soup kitchen thanks to the greenhouse since our origins in 1970s when Sister Angie Whidden drove around in a borrowed Winnebago ministering to the hungry. The Greenhouse operates nine to ten months out of the year, starting with the first planting on St. Patrick’s Day dubbed “The Greening” and continues

producing through November. The greenhouse supplies 2,500 pounds of vegetables annually. Clients appreciate the tastier food and it saves approximately $15,000 a year on produce costs. A collaborative of volunteers oversee the greenhouse and their leader is Kate Hogan, a longtime educator raised on a large farm in Iowa. The “Compost King” Robert Brouillard oversees the composting operation which is an art into itself and produced more than enough this year to prepare beds.

NEW BOARD MEMBERSBRIAN HANSEN Project Manager,Team Engineering

RYAN MULHOLLANDDirector of Business Development, Westbridge Community Services

welcome aboard!

SERVING TEAM

SPOTLIGHTManchester Christian Church has been serving in our soup kitchen for over five years.

thank you!

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Carlos, our cook extraordinaire, preparing fresh greens.