GIVE

PROCESS

After the Learn team narrows the focus of the current topic, the Give team continues with the next step of our yearly cycle. The goal of the Give process is to determine the organizations and programs that best address the current topic, while remaining true to the Giving Circle’s mission and priorities. In order to do this, the Give team analyzes grant applications, and presents findings to the board membership. Board members vote to select the winning gift recipients.

Giving Circle priorities include:

Improving quality of life of the Seacoast
Serving the socio-economically underprivileged
Fostering independence and self-reliance
Addressing emerging needs and issues
Providing long-term solutions
Investing in the expansion of existing organizations rather than the creation of new ones

PAST

GIFT RECIPIENTS:

TRAUMA DUE TO ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES - $75,000

Giving Cycle 2019-2020

Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Hampshire

BBBSNH creates and supports one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. The grant will be used to create and support 75 one-to-one mentoring relationships in 2020 benefitting Seacoast youth (Littles) impacted by trauma, and to make trauma-informed trainings available to BBBSNH’s staff, mentors (Bigs), and parents of Littles.

The Chase Home for Children

The Chase Home is dedicated to providing supportive and restorative residential and family services to at-risk youth in a safe and nurturing environment. The grant will be used to embed trauma-informed care into their service delivery model, to reduce the impact of trauma due to ACEs on the population they serve.

Child Advocacy Center of Rockingham County

The Child Advocacy Center of Rockingham County provides a safe environment for the evaluation of victims of alleged child abuse between the ages of 3 and 18. The 2020 gift will help fund a Family Support Specialist. This position supports child victims and families throughout the interview process by promoting communication and providing resources and referrals.

Haven

Haven’s mission is to prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking and to support and empower women, men, youth and families to heal from abuse and rebuild their lives. The grant will provide violence prevention programs in area K-12 schools, to help students identify abuse and trauma, understand the link between trauma and long-term negative health outcomes, and learn how to seek help from adults and resources in the community.

Seacoast Family Promise

The mission of Seacoast Family Promise (SFP) is to empower families with children experiencing homelessness to achieve sustainable independence through a community-based response. The grant will be used to mitigate trauma endured by youth experiencing homelessness by providing customized case management to families and traditional childhood experiences to the youth.