Imagine a community where every child starts the school day with a full belly and a full backpack – and every neighbor feels seen, heard, and valued. We thrive as individuals when we have fewer worries and feel healthy and energized. Today, about 17% of people in the United States take ...
May is Mental Health Awareness Month in New Hampshire, when community mental health advocates and providers work to increase knowledge and understanding about mental illness and stigma, on both the state and local levels. For the NH Community Behavioral Health Association (CBHA) and our ten ...
There’s an irony at the heart of the housing policy debate underway at the State House this session. Opponents of the many common sense, pro-housing bills being considered by the legislature frequently invoke the idea of “local control,” recycling familiar claims that any state-level ...
Like many individuals and organizations, United Way of Greater Nashua often weighs in on legislative issues at the federal, state, and local levels. A beautiful aspect of our system of government is that it affords all of us many opportunities to give input on various legislative priorities, ...
What keeps you up at night? How many times have I asked and answered this question over the years? Sometimes my answer has been related to the financial sustainability of my own organization. Sometimes my answer has been the frailty of systems of support in our community. Sometimes I even have ...
The political landscape in the United States has been marked by an alarming level of divisiveness and inappropriate behavior by candidates and political leaders. This environment not only undermines the principles of democracy but also places an undue burden on our military. Promoting the idea ...
