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 […]
Foundation funds a resource to help communities plan play spaces for everyone // Since 1979, the Special Needs Support Center of the Upper Valley has been a pillar in the disability community of New Hampshire and Vermont’s Upper Valley. Originally focused on advocacy and programming for adults and youth with disabilities, the Center expanded […]
2024 marked a significant transition in the evolution of the New Hampshire Children’s Health Foundation. After more than 20 years of project-based responsive grantmaking, we expanded to consider awards for general operating support. Grants may now be made to organizations that demonstrate a commitment and ability to sustain or advance an area that we consider […]
Waypoint’s recently retired advocacy director Keith Kuenning, has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Sandi Van Scoyoc Legacy Award. During his 13 years of public policy work, Kuenning championed policies and programs that directly improved the lives of vulnerable children and families. His innovative and thoughtful approach to advocacy drove important initiatives addressing long-standing challenges in […]
by Gail Garceau and Alisa Druzba NH BULLETIN Feb. 3, 2025 — As the biannual state budget debate unfolds, Gov. Kelly Ayotte and legislative leaders are signaling anticipated declines in state and federal revenues. This will necessitate belt-tightening across sectors, impacting agencies, schools, and services reliant on public funding. As we all know, expectations for […]
The New Hampshire Children’s Health Foundation has created an online resource to help stakeholders in the field, policy makers and others to gain an understanding of the top conditions that drive children’s health in New Hampshire. The newly launched Dashboard may be viewed at dashboard.nhchildrenshealthfoundation.org. An instructional video about the Dashboard may be viewed here.
The health of children from birth to age 17 depends on external factors affecting their physical, mental, and social well-being. These factors include socioeconomic status, access to quality education, family dynamics, neighborhood safety, and community resources. All significantly influence a child’s overall health and development. Over the past two years the New Hampshire Children’s Health […]