Across New Hampshire, nonprofit organizations are responding to challenges that do not arrive on a predictable schedule. A rising number of families may suddenly need help with food, transportation, legal services or early childhood support. A community organization may face an unexpected opportunity to preserve a vital program or build the staff capacity needed to […]
The New Hampshire Children’s Health Foundation has named Deborah H. Fournier, JD, as its new Program Officer, Strategy & Collective Impact. In this role, Ms. Fournier will help advance the Foundation’s strategic priorities by fostering cross-sector partnerships, supporting community and statewide initiatives, and helping develop innovative approaches to improving the health and well-being of New […]
Three years ago, the New Hampshire Children’s Health Foundation launched an ambitious initiative built around a simple but powerful idea: preventing childhood trauma requires communities—not just individual organizations—to work together differently. Through grants to four regions—Concord, Coös County, the Monadnock Region, and Nashua—the Foundation provided support for local partners to build “trauma responsive communities,” where […]
Progress, Partnerships, and the Work Ahead Over the past five years, New Hampshire has made meaningful strides in strengthening supports for the mental health and well-being of its youngest children and their families. A new assessment commissioned by the New Hampshire Children’s Health Foundation (NHCHF) provides an encouraging look at the progress that has been […]
Grantmakers In Health, a national nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to helping foundations and corporate giving programs improve the health of all people, recently featured the New Hampshire Children’s Health Foundation’s current strategic decision to shift its focus “upstream” to address poverty and financial insecurity as a root cause of the challenges it has long sought […]
The following organizations have received funding from the Foundation as of August 2026. – Amoskeag Health – $50,000 – Blueberry Express Day Care – $18,000 – Black Lives Matter New Hampshire – $30,000 – Coos Coalition for Young Children and Families – $50,000 – Coos County Family Health Services – $50,000 – Granite State Organizing Project […]
One of the most significant accomplishments of the past year was the foundation’s successful launch of the New Hampshire Children’s Health Dashboard. Equally important was our commitment to listening. In preparation for our May Board retreat, we undertook a robust qualitative assessment to ensure that community voices remained central to our work. Additionally noteworthy was […]
Over the past two years, the New Hampshire Children’s Health Foundation’s Board of Directors and staff have undertaken an in-depth strategic planning process. This effort has led us to a significant shift in our approach to grantmaking and funding. Over the past 28 years, the Foundation has supported community-based organizations through project and general operating […]
This opinion piece was originally published in the NH Union Leader, Concord Monitor and NH Business Review. // By Gail Garceau and Alisa Druzba // Across New Hampshire, families are making impossible choices: live in unsafe, overcrowded, and unhealthy housing—or risk having nowhere to go at all. From Berlin to Keene, Nashua to North Conway, […]
In our 2025 Spring grant round, the New Hampshire Children’s Health Foundation has provided general operating support to ten organizations of 24 which were invited to submit applications. Our recent shift to general operating support demonstrates the demand for resources needed for day to day operations by New Hampshire nonprofit agencies and organizations. Awards were […]