CONCORD – The Merrimack County Saving Bank Foundation recently shared the grant recipients of 2024.

In total, the foundation awarded $57,170 to 23 local non-profit organizations that enrich the communities within The Merrimack’s service areas. These grants are in addition to the donations, sponsorships and scholarships The Merrimack makes throughout the year.

“The Merrimack is centered around community and our local nonprofits are the heart of it,” said bank President Linda Lorden. “We’re grateful for the opportunity to help strengthen the communities where we live and work.”

This year’s grant recipients include:

Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua

Awarded $1,500 to support their Academic Success Initiative to provide equitable access to academic support for all young people.

Circle Program

Awarded $2,500 to support the Teen Adventure Program for girls aged 14-18.

Concord Hospital Trust

Awarded $2,200 to secure infant safety by providing car seats for low-income maternity patients of Concord Hospital who are unable to purchase their own.

Connor’s Climb Foundation

Awarded $2,000 to fund the SOS (Signs of Suicide) Module with qualified instructors to two schools in Merrimack County for the 2024-2025 school year.

Daniel Webster Council, Boy Scouts of America

Awarded $1,500 to fund camp scholarships for youth in the communities served by The Merrimack.

Family Promise of Greater Concord

Awarded $1,500 to support the “Wheels up, Barriers Down” Program that will provide financial assistance to families with children who are housing unstable and at imminent risk of becoming homeless.

Family Promise of Southern New Hampshire

Awarded $2,000 for their Diversion Program to assist families and individuals who are experiencing housing insecurities.

Families in Transition

Awarded $2,000 to increase the accessibility to affordable, culturally appropriate, healthy and local foods for children and their families experiencing food insecurity.

Friends of NH Drug Courts

Awarded $5,000 to support as many as 20 drug court participants to access housing, transportation, child care, and other critical services.

Friends of Tucker Free Library

Awarded $2,500 for shared cooking experiences and education materials to enhance understanding of diverse cultures.

Friends of Concord Crew

Awarded $2,250 to fund Concord Crew registration fees for qualifying youth families.

Friends Program

Awarded $2,000 to provide eight high-impact mentoring sessions to 35-40 at-risk high school youth with their Cooking For Confidence program.

The Front Door Agency

Awarded $3,000 to provide supportive services and housing to mothers and their children living at the Front Door Agency’s Transformational Housing Program who are at 200% of the poverty level and experiencing homelessness.

Girls Inc. of New Hampshire

Awarded $3,500 to fund evidence-based prevention programs for girls in the Hopkinton and Concord School Districts.

The Granite YMCA

Awarded $3,720 to purchase 12 new shade structures for The Granite YMCA of Concord’s day camp.

Marguerite’s Place

Awarded $1,500 to support their Financial Resiliency Program, which offers financial coaching, savings programs, and emergency support for single mothers and their children in their transitional housing program.

Future In Sight

Awarded $2,500 to support low-income individuals living with a severe vision disability.

Overcomers Refugee Services

Awarded $2,500 to fund the cost of monthly meetings for refugee and immigrant women.

The Pittsfield Youth Workshop

Awarded $3,500 to help provide quality and effective year-round programming for free to youth in grades 6 – 12 from Pittsfield and surrounding communities.

Riverbend Community Mental Health

Awarded $2,500 for furnishings at their new 12-bed residence for individuals with severe mental illness.

SEE Science Center

Awarded $1,500 to provide free science enrichment programming to under-served communities through direct partnerships with schools and community nonprofit organizations.

Waypoint

Awarded $4,000 to support services for youth experiencing homelessness or at risk in Merrimack County.

YMCA of Greater Nashua

Awarded $2,000 to support the Y’s Power Scholars Academy program to help up to 400 under-resourced Nashua youth who are behind in grade level.