Find the Time, Make a Difference

2015 Holiday Guide to Giving and Volunteering

FIND THE TIME, MAKE A DIFFERENCE 85 GREATER SEACOAST NONPROFITS WHERE YOU CAN HELP TIPS FOR USING THIS GUIDE • Use the Quick Finder on page TABLE OF 3 to quickly find categories of need. • Form a group of friends or coworkers to “adopt” a family Contents or individual. • Start a collection drive by 5 Quick Finder placing a decorated carton A quick collection of all the where employees and organizations that would love customers can see it. List to have you as a volunteer. items needed and the recipient agency. 8 Organizations Directory • Take up a collection to purchase needed gift Background and contact certificates or vouchers. information for each program in the respective towns. • Contact a nursing home to find out who might need a 16 Living United visit on the day of the holiday. Witnessing United Way’s • Remember: Most agencies good work, first hand. need assistance prior to or after the holiday. 29 By the Numbers The stats behind United Way of the Greater Seacoast and how they are changing lives.

United Way of the Greater Seacoast is uniquely 30 Signature Volunteer positioned to bring the people and the orga- Opportunities nizations to the table that have the passion, Ways for volunteers to get expertise, and resources that we need to involved with United Way’s improve our community for ourselves and for work. future generations.

Find year-round opportunities and download this guide online at www.uwgs.org.

United Way of the Greater Seacoast Volunteer Action Center provides this information based upon submissions from area organizations. Each organization listed bears sole responsibility for the information and opportunities identified, including, but not limited to, all of the organization’s activities, selection of volunteers, and the terms and conditions of participation. United Way bears no responsibility for the activities, programs, and actions of those organizations.

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Please contact the agency you wish to assist to be sure that the need or volunteer opportunity is still current and to inform them of your interest in helping. Adopt-A-Family Food Items Items Child/Teen Adult Items Gift Certificates Needs Agency Other Needs Volunteer November Opportunities December Volunteer Opportunities Day Volunteer National Family Page Number THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES HAVE MULTIPLE TOWN LISTINGS (SEE INSIDE)

Community Action Partnership of Strafford County Great Bay Kids Company Seacoast Area Firefighters Toy Bank Dover Adult Learning Center Rockingham Community Action Seeds of Faith End 68 Hours of Hunger SAFER BRENTWOOD Rockingham Nutrition & Meals on Wheels | (603) 679-2201 | [email protected] l l l 8 DOVER AARP Tax-Aide Program | (603) 625-6939 x125 | [email protected] l l 8 The Children’s Museum of New Hampshire | (603) 742-2002 | [email protected] l l 8 Cocheco Arts and Technology Academy | (603) 742-0700 | [email protected] l l 8 Community Action Partnership of Strafford County | (603) 435-2500 | [email protected] l l l 8 Community Partners | (603) 516-9300 | [email protected] l l l l l 8 Dover Adult Learning Center | (603) 742-1030 | [email protected] l l l l l 9 Dover Children’s Center | (603) 343-8542 | [email protected] l l l l l l l l 9 Dover Children’s Home | (603) 742-4289 | [email protected] l l l l l l 9 Dover Police Charities | (603) 742-4646 | [email protected] l l 9 My Friend’s Place | (603) 749-3017 | [email protected] l l l l l 9 Riverside Rest Home | (603) 516-4170 | [email protected] l l l l l 10 Seacoast Area Firefighters Toy Bank | [email protected] l l l 10 Seymour Osman Community Center | (603) 749-6692 | [email protected] l l l l l 10 Zebra Crossings | (603) 312-2052 | [email protected] l l l l 10 DURHAM The Cornucopia Food Pantry | (603) 862-1165 | [email protected] l l l l 10 ElderPet | (603) 767-6856 | [email protected] l l 10 St. Thomas More Food Pantry | (603) 781-0945 | [email protected] l l l 10 ELIOT Raitt Homestead Farm Museum | (207) 748-3303 | [email protected] l 11 EXETER Girls on the Run New Hampshire | (603) 778-1389 | [email protected] l l 11 St. Michael Parish | (603) 772-2494 x209 | [email protected] l l l l 11 GREENLAND Great Bay Discovery Center | (603) 778-0015 | [email protected] l l l 12 New Generation | (603) 436-4989 | [email protected] l l l 12 HAMPTON Executive Service Corps | (603) 926-0752 | [email protected] l l 12

Hampton Community Coalition | (603) 926-4936 | [email protected] l l l l l l 12 LifeWise Community Projects, Inc. | (603) 929-0832 | [email protected] l l l l l 12

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Please contact the agency you wish to assist to be sure that the need or volunteer Please contact the agency you wish to assist to be sure that the need or volunteer opportunity is still current and to inform them of your interest in helping. opportunity is still current and to inform them of your interest in helping. Adopt-A-Family Food Items Items Child/Teen Adult Items Gift Certificates Needs Agency Other Needs Volunteer November Opportunities December Volunteer Opportunities Day Volunteer National Family Page Number Adopt-A-Family Food Items Items Child/Teen Adult Items Gift Certificates Needs Agency Other Needs Volunteer November Opportunities December Volunteer Opportunities Day Volunteer National Family Page Number

HAMPTON (CONT’D.) PORTSMOUTH (CONT’D.) Safer (Seacoast Area Feline Education & Rescue, Inc.) | (603) 929-4975 | [email protected] l l 12 Operation Blessing | (603) 430-8561 | [email protected] l l l l l 22 St. Vincent de Paul Hampton | (603) 929-4427 | [email protected] l l l l l l 13 Portsmouth Music and Arts Center | (603) 431-4278 | [email protected] l l l l 22 KINGSTON Pro Portsmouth, Inc. | (603) 433-4398 x4 | [email protected] l l 22 Kingston Children’s Center | (603) 642-3200 | [email protected] l l l 13 Rockingham Community Action | (603) 431-2911 | [email protected] l l l l l l l 22 Kingston Food Pantry | (603) 642-3342 x5 | [email protected] l l l l l l l 13 The Salvation Army of Portsmouth | (603) 436-2606 | [email protected] l l l l l l l l l l 22 KITTERY Seacoast Adopt-A-Block | (603) 988-2671 | [email protected] l l l l l l 23 | (207) 439-0115 | [email protected] l l Fair Tide | (207) 439-6376 | [email protected] l l l l l l l 13 Seacoast Community Church Food Pantry 23 l l l l LEE Seacoast Community School | (603) 422-8223 | [email protected] 23 Seacoast Family Food Pantry | (603) 436-6161 | [email protected] l l l l l 23 Growing Places | (603) 868-1335 | [email protected] l l l 14 Southern NH Services/Portsmouth Adult Education Program | (603) 422-8233 | [email protected] l l l 23 NEWFIELDS Strawbery Banke Museum | (603) 828-2979 | [email protected] l l 23 Seacoast Santa of New Hampshire | (603) 767-0522 | [email protected] l l l l l l l 14 ROCHESTER NEWINGTON Cornerstone VNA | (603) 332-1133 x203 | [email protected] l 24 Great Bay Services | (603) 436-2014 | [email protected] l l l l 14 Gerry’s Emergency Food Pantry | (603) 330-3468 | [email protected] l l 24 NEWMARKET Homeless Center for Strafford County | (603) 332-3065 | [email protected] l l l l l l l l l 25 Lamprey Healthcare | (603) 659-2494 | [email protected] l l 15 The Homemakers Health Services | (603) 335-1770 | [email protected] l l l l l 25 Linked Together | (603) 659-6871 | [email protected] l 15 Monarch School of New England | (603) 332-2848 | [email protected] l l 25 NORTHWOOD Rochester Child Care Center | (603) 332-9333 | [email protected] l l l l l 25 Ready Rides Volunteer Driving Organization | (603) 244-8719 | [email protected] l l 15 Rochester Opera House | (603) 332-2211 | [email protected] l l l 25 NOTTINGHAM Rochester Recreation & Arena | (603) 332-4120 | [email protected] l 25 NH Seacoast Project Linus | (603) 659-5613 | [email protected] l l 15 Rochester School Department | (603) 332-3678 | [email protected] l l l l l 26 PORTSMOUTH Strafford County Family Justice Center | (603) 509-1916 | [email protected] l l l l l 26 A Safe Place and SASS | (603) 436-4107 | [email protected] l 20 Tri-City Consumers’ Action Cooperative | (603) 948-1043 | [email protected] l l 26 AIDS Response Seacoast | (603) 433-5377 | [email protected] l l l l l 20 Victims, Inc. | (603) 335-7777 | [email protected] l 26 Arts In Reach | (603) 433-4278 | [email protected] l 20 RYE Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Hampshire | (603) 430-1140 | [email protected] l 20 Webster at Rye | (603) 964-8144 x258 | [email protected] l l l l l l l 26 The Chase Home for Children | (603) 436-2216 x113 | [email protected] l l l l l l l l l 20 SEABROOK City of Portsmouth | (603) 610-4433 | [email protected] l l 20 Seabrook Community Table | (603) 781-7992 | [email protected] l l l l l 27 Community Toolbox, Inc. | (603) 294-0479 | [email protected] l l l l 20 SOMERSWORTH Cross Roads House | (603) 436-2218 | [email protected] l l l l l l 20 Community Food Pantry | (207) 475-4518 | [email protected] l l l l 27 The Edgewood Centre Nursing Home | (603) 766-2323 | [email protected] l 21 End 68 Hours of Hunger | (603) 693-8313 | [email protected] l l l 27 Families First Health and Support Center | (603) 422-8208 x126 | [email protected] l l l l l 21 Goodwin Community Health | (603) 516-2543 | [email protected] l l l l l l 27 Great Bay Kids’ Company | (603) 659-2324 | [email protected] l l l 21 Seeds of Faith, Inc. | (603) 692-3100 | [email protected] l l l l l l l l l l 28 The Housing Partnership | (603) 766-3129 | [email protected] l l l 21 Somersworth Early Learning Center | (603) 692-2081 | [email protected] l l l l l l 28 Krempels Center | (603) 570-2026 | [email protected] l l l 21 STRATHAM The Music Hall | (603) 433-3100 | [email protected] l l 22 Richie McFarland Children’s Center | (603) 778-8193 | [email protected] l l l 28 My Breast Cancer Support | (603) 759-5640 | [email protected] l 22 Seacoast Family Promise | (603) 658-8448 | [email protected] l l l l l l l 28

6 GIVE BACK | 2015 © Hawthorn Creative | FOR PROOFING ONLY UNITED WAY HOLIDAY GUIDE 7 Child/Teen Items: Following items in new condition: Winter clothing (including sweatshirts, For more than 122 years, Dover Children’s Home has enabled children facing life’s most sweaters, jackets, hats, gloves/mittens, snowsuits, and boots in various sizes), books, difficult challenges with the means to grow and live healthy, productive, and independent ORGANIZATIONS developmental toys and board games, CDs/DVDs, and art supplies. All items must be new lives. as they will be wrapped and given as gifts for the holidays to families in need. Adopt-A-Family: Please help fulfill the Christmas gift wish lists of the children placed in DIRECTORY Adult Items: Following items in new condition: Winter clothing (including sweatshirts, our care by requesting an individual child’s five-item wish list or a detailed description of sweaters, jackets, hats, gloves/mittens, snowsuits, and boots in various sizes), hygiene specific items being collected. We will also be collecting stocking stuffers in sets of 12 items (toothpaste, mouthwash, body soap, shampoo, toilet paper, feminine hygiene identical items. products), detergent/household cleaning supplies, and entertainment items (books, Food Items: Powdered drink mix, granola bars, peanut butter, jelly, boxes of cereal, salad puzzles, board games, CDs/DVDs, and art supplies). All items must be new as they will be dressing, 24 individual-sized yogurts per week, and a monthly or one-time meal for 12 to December Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers are needed for the New Year’s Eve Day wrapped and given as gifts for the holidays to families in need. 15 people (homemade or purchased). Will gladly accept these donations year round. BARRINGTON celebration to hang decorations, make party hats, do countdowns to midnight, pour and Gift Certificates: Wal-Mart, Target, area grocery stores, gas cards, vouchers for heating serve ginger-ale toasts, and write wishes for the new year. General assistance is also Child/Teen Items: Twin-size bed-in-a-bag sets, iPod Nanos, child and teen magazine oil/gas. needed on the Museum floor during school vacation week between December 27 and subscriptions, books of postage stamps to stay connected with friends and family, and END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER January 2. Other Needs: Recreational equipment (gently used or new snowshoes, tennis rackets, school backpacks. Mission: We confront the 68 hours of weekend hunger experienced by some children various sporting balls), art supplies (paper, paints, brushes, FIMO clay, markers, pastels, Contact Info: Douglas Tilton | (603) 742-2002 | [email protected] Gift Certificates: COAST bus passes, Wal-Mart, Regal Cinemas, Target, Staples, Papa with bags of food. stamping pads, yarn, fabric, mats, mat board), and a gift certificate to Dick Blick Art 6 Washington Street | Dover, NH 03820 | childrens-museum.org Gino’s, LaFesta, Friendly’s, Orange Leaf Yogurt (Dover), Dunkin’ Donuts, CVS, and Rite Aid. Adopt-A-Family: Adopt a child for a year and we will provide a bag of food to a child every Materials. Agency Needs: Job opportunities for the children and passes to local activities and events weekend in the town of your choice from our list of served towns (see our website). Cost December Deadline: December 15 is $440. are always helpful. Contact Info: Jennifer Flannery | (603) 516-9300 | [email protected] Other Needs: Donations needed year round: Shell or Citgo gas station gift cards, Food Items: Peanut butter in 18-ounce plastic jars and jelly in 20-ounce plastic jars. COCHECO ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY 113 Crosby Road | Dover, NH 03820 | communitypartnersnh.org Mission: To provide a tuition-free college preparatory public high school, focusing on the Hannaford, Shaw’s, and Market Basket gift cards, bottled water, toilet paper, paper towels, Gift Certificates: Gift certificates to local food stores are welcome! arts, performing arts, and art technology. gallon-size freezer bags, paper plates, 30-gallon black kitchen trash bags, plastic wrap, and aluminum foil. Contact Info: Claire Bloom | (603) 693-8313 | [email protected] Child/Teen Items: School supplies, high school art supplies, music department supplies. P.O. Box 676 | Somersworth, NH 03878 | end68hoursofhunger.org DOVER ADULT LEARNING CENTER December Deadline: December 20 Other Needs: Currently soliciting donations of art pieces, trips, gift certificates, and other Mission: To help adults throughout Strafford County improve their lives by increasing items for our annual fund-raising auction. Contact Info: Donna Coraluzzo | (603) 742-4289 | [email protected] their basic skills, completing high school, and entering post secondary training prepared 207 Locust Street | Dover, NH 03820 | doverchildrenshome.org Contact Info: Brenda McCartney | (603) 742-0700 | [email protected] to succeed. BRENTWOOD 40 Hampshire Circle | Dover, NH 03820 | cochecoarts.org Child/Teen Items: New toys (children 6 months to 6 years). ROCKINGHAM NUTRITION & MEALS ON WHEELS Adult Items: New/gently used coats. DOVER POLICE CHARITIES Gift Certificates: Gas cards, grocery stores, Wal-Mart, and Target. Mission: The Dover Police Charities is an independent, nonprofit corporation created in Mission: To provide nutritious meals and beneficial support services to older and disabled COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP residents of Rockingham County who need assistance to preserve long-term health, well- 1992 to support the charitable activities of the Dover, NH Police Department. OF STRAFFORD COUNTY Agency Needs: Calculators, paperback dictionaries, day planners, children’s craft being, and independence. supplies, and snacks. Food Items: Christmas Basket Program: This program was started by a group of police Mission: To educate, advocate, and assist people in Strafford County to help meet their officers in 1966 and has continued ever since. Last year, police employees and their family Adopt-A-Family: Santa for Seniors Program is designed to provide senior participants Other Needs: Assorted new/re-gift items for holiday gift sale (no “tag sale” items please) basic needs and promote self-sufficiency. members volunteered to distribute more than 150 laundry baskets full of food including with some holiday cheer. How it works: Individuals or companies select how many clients and wrapping paper. they wish to sponsor. We provide them with specific suggestions for each client, plus some Food Items: Non-perishable foods for holiday baskets including cranberry sauce, gravy, all the staples necessary to make a holiday dinner. This includes a large frozen turkey. additional generic suggestions. The sponsor uses these lists to purchase items as they stuffing, roll and dessert mixes, green beans, corn, and peas as well as staple foods like December Deadline: December 4 (re-gifts) and December 11 (new gifts) Non-perishable food items can be dropped off at the Dover Police Department. We can peanut butter, pasta, and sauces. also make arrangements to pick up large food donations from food drives. choose for each client they have requested. The sponsor then drops off the items at the Contact Info: Deanna Strand | (603) 742-1030 | [email protected] Brentwood Administration Office or arrangements can be made for pickup. Distribution to Gift Certificates:Grocery store gift cards for holiday food basket program as well as gas 61 Locust Street | Dover, NH 03820 | dalc-online.org Gift Certificates: Grocery store gift certificates so we may purchase items for the food the appropriate meal site will be made, so agency meal deliverers can deliver the donated gift cards, department and discount store gift cards for family assistance and nutrition baskets. gifts to our clientele for the holiday season. Some of these clients have no family and are programs. alone during the holidays. Your gift may be the only holiday cheer they receive. December Deadline: Between December 1and December 18 Other Needs: Diapers and baby wipes, reusable grocery bags, and COAST bus passes. Adult Items: Clothing (gloves, scarves, hats, sweatshirts, robes, slippers, heavy/warm DOVER CHILDREN’S CENTER Contact Info: Ann Clark | (603) 742-4646 | [email protected] socks, diabetic socks), craft supplies (yarn, paints, etc.), puzzles, crosswords, hot/cold November Deadline: November 20 Mission: DCC continues to advance its mission to provide affordable, high-quality child 46 Locust Street | Dover, NH 03820 | dover.nh.gov/government/city-operations/police/ wraps, hard candies, non-perishable food items, flashlights with batteries, small battery- December Deadline: December 18 care to all children. Currently, the center provides services to over 100 children a year. community-outreach/dover-police-charities/index.html operated radios, new books, magazines, blankets, throws, lap robes, pillows, paper goods, Over 70% of the families served fall into the low or very low category. toiletries, hand lotions, stamps, stationery, hot beverage packets, calendars (large print), Contact Info: Kathy Morrison | (603) 435-2500 | [email protected] pet items, table decorations, and bath towels. 642 Central Avenue | Dover, NH 03820 | straffordcap.org Adopt-A-Family: We have many low-income families and families in crisis of different sizes that could use some help during the holiday season. END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER Gift Certificates: Grocery stores, department stores, and bookstores. Food Items: We are collecting turkeys and meal items to create family baskets for our Mission: We confront the 68 hours of weekend hunger experienced by some children December Deadline: December 14 families in need. We look for laundry baskets to fill to help the families out. Please call if with bags of food. COMMUNITY PARTNERS you can contribute to this project Contact Info: Jaymie Chagnon | (603) 679-2201 | [email protected] Adopt-A-Family: Adopt a child for a year and we will provide a bag of food to a child every 106 North Road | Brentwood, NH 03833 | RockinghamMealsOnWheels.org Mission: To connect our clients and their families to the opportunities and possibilities for Child/Teen Items: Gift cards for Wal-Mart, stores, warm winter clothing, and clothing. weekend in the town of your choice from our list of served towns (see our website). Cost full participation in their communities. is $440. Adult Items: Gift cards for grocery stores, Wal-Mart, gas cards, warm winter wear. Adopt-A-Family: Community Partners will match you with a family in need who Food Items: Peanut butter in 18-ounce plastic jars and jelly in 20-ounce plastic jars. participates in the Family Support holiday giving program. Please call anytime after Gift Certificates: Grocery stores, Target, and gas cards. DOVER Thanksgiving and before December 17 to be matched with a family who has a child with Gift Certificates: Gift certificates to local food stores are welcome! Agency Needs: We also have wish lists for the center that fulfill the children’s needs in the a disability or a chronic illness. classroom. We can help set up a giving tree at your workplace or provide lists of individual Contact Info: Claire Bloom | (603) 693-8313 | [email protected] AARP TAX-AIDE PROGRAM items we are trying to collect. P.O. Box 676 | Somersworth, NH 03878 | end68hoursofhunger.org Mission: AARP Tax-Aide helps low- to moderate-income taxpayers have more Other Needs: Tickets to venues for family outings are also welcomed. We also take discretionary income for everyday essentials, such as food and housing, by assisting with donations of gently used toys and clothing that we can match to a family that can use tax services and ensuring they receive applicable tax credits and deductions. them. MY FRIEND’S PLACE November Volunteer Opportunities: AARP Tax-Aide Volunteer November Deadline: November 25 Mission: MFP provides temporary emergency shelter for homeless men, women, and December Volunteer Opportunities: AARP Tax-Aide Volunteer December Deadline: December 23 families. We also provide family transitional housing. Contact Info: Charles Caldwell | (603) 625-6939 x125 | [email protected] November Volunteer Opportunities: We are recruiting people to help us with carrying Adopt-A-Family: We will provide specific information on participating families. 14 Belknap Street | Dover, NH 03820 banners in the Dover Holiday Parade on November 29. We would love to work with anyone Adult Items: Gloves that is interested in the planning phase as well. Gift Certificates: Bus passes, gift cards for merchandise such as clothing, gas cards Contact Info: Melissa Fischetto | (603) 343-8542 | [email protected] THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM OF NEW HAMPSHIRE 43 Back River Road | Dover, NH 03869 | doverkids.org December Deadline: December 20 Mission: We exist to ignite children’s creative potential through enriching experiences December Volunteer Opportunities: Holiday gift wrapping December 20 or 21 that tap into their talents, stretch them beyond perceived limits, and build strong joyful relationships. National Family Volunteer Day (November 21): To be determined DOVER CHILDREN’S HOME November Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers are needed for the annual Pizza Fest Contact Info: Robert Connell | (603) 749-3017 | [email protected] silent auction on Saturday, November 7 from 4 to 8 p.m., including setup, breakdown, Mission: To enrich the lives of adolescents and strengthen their family relationships 368 Washington Street | Dover, NH 03920 check-in and checkout and clean-up. through the highest quality residential treatment services and educational programs.

8 GIVE BACK | 2015 © Hawthorn Creative | FOR PROOFING ONLY UNITED WAY HOLIDAY GUIDE 9 Gift Certificates: Donations of gift cards to Wal-Mart, Target, Staples, and supermarketsa Adopt-A-Family: Please contact Audra if you are looking to help a family through difficult DOVER (CONT’D.) ccepted year round. ELIOT times at the holidays. Agency Needs: A variety of opportunities are available year round including medical (RN) Food Items: Great Bay Kids’ Company would like to provide a few families with a food RIVERSIDE REST HOME and program volunteers and special event volunteers. END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER basket at Thanksgiving. If you are willing to donate food items toward these baskets or a filled basket, please contact Audra. Mission: To provide a 215-bed nonprofit nursing home that serves residents of Strafford Other Needs: Office supplies (toner, envelopes, stamps) and craft supplies for program Mission: We confront the 68 hours of weekend hunger experienced by some children County and surrounding areas. activities. with bags of food. Gift Certificates: Gas, Target, Wal-Mart, and local grocery stores. Adult Items: Portable CD players, MP3 players/iPods, coloring books, word search/ Contact Info: Astrid Wielens | (603) 312-2052 | [email protected] Adopt-A-Family: Adopt a child for a year and we will provide a bag of food to a child every November Deadline: November 17 puzzle books, calendars, scented body sprays, hair accessories (clips, barrettes, bobby 61 Locust Street | Dover, NH 03820 | zebra-crossings.org weekend in the town of your choice from our list of served towns (see our website). Cost pins, headbands), nail polish and manicure tools (nail files, cotton balls, remover), men’s is $440. December Deadline: December 18 large plain and colored T-shirts, sweatshirts/pants (sizes XL and 2XL), slippers socks, Food Items: Peanut butter in 18-ounce plastic jars and jelly in 20-ounce plastic jars. Contact Info: Audra Indelicato | (603) 659-2324 | [email protected] handmade items (hats, scarves, lap blankets, shawls), large “coffee table” picture books. 81 New Hampshire Avenue | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | greatbaykids.org Gift Certificates: Gift certificates to local food stores are welcome! Gift Certificates: Red’s Shoe Barn, Barnes & Noble, Dunkin’ Donuts, Wal-Mart, Marden’s, DURHAM K-Mart, Kohl’s, and any restaurant in Strafford County or surrounding areas. Contact Info: Claire Bloom | (603) 693-8313 | [email protected] P.O. Box 676 | Somersworth, NH 03878 | end68hoursofhunger.org Other Needs: Re-gift! Consider donating your unwanted, brand-new gifts to the annual THE CORNUCOPIA FOOD PANTRY SEACOAST AREA FIREFIGHTERS TOY BANK Holiday Fair.Please drop off gifts no later than Friday, November 18. Your secret is safe Mission: To provide an open and inclusive community and to serve citizen needs in a Mission: To ensure that every child on the Seacoast has a Christmas by coordinating with with us! variety of ways including the work of the food pantry located in the Waysmeet Center. surrounding communities. December Deadline: December 12 Food Items: Food baskets with healthy food items. Please check organization’s website RAITT HOMESTEAD FARM MUSEUM Child/Teen Items: Teen-specific toys are usually our hardest donation to come by. November Volunteer Opportunities: Do friends and family rave about your baking? Are for a complete food list. Mission: Preserving 33-acre farm to educate future generations and the community about farming history. Gift Certificates: Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, GameStop, Target, Toys R Us, iTunes, Sephora, you artisticlly inclined or crafty? Consider donating baked goods and handmade items to Gift Certificates: Supermarkets, drugstores, movie theaters, restaurants, and gas cards. and mall gift certificates. our annual Holiday Fair. This year’s event will take place on Friday, November 20. Please November Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers are needed the week before Thanksgiving. Gift Certificates: Gift certificates from hardware stores, lumber stores, garden centers, drop items off on Thursday, November 19. All proceeds from this event go toward our and local grocery stores are needed for programs, preservation, and restoration projects. Other Needs: Donations can be dropped off at any of the participating town fire stations. resident council fund. Please contact for further information. Contact Info: Lisa Raitt | (207) 748-3303 | [email protected] December Deadline: December 14 December Volunteer Opportunities: Our residents love carolers strolling the halls, December Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers are needed the week before Christmas. 2077 State Road | Eliot, ME 03903 | raittfarmmuseum.org Contact Info: Cassie Leavitt | [email protected] homemade Christmas gifts, and any holiday traditions. Christmas can be a challenging Please contact for further information. Town Fire Station | Dover, NH 03820 | facebook.com/seacoasttoybank time for those who don’t have an active family support system. We try to fill our calendar Contact Info: Larry Brickner-Wood | (603) 862-1165 | [email protected] with special events to keep spirits up and traditions thriving. 15 Mill Road | Durham, NH 03824 | cornucopia.unh.edu Contact Info: Jessica Berman | (603) 516-4170 | [email protected] EXETER 276 County Farm Road | Dover, NH 03820 | co.strafford.nh.us ST. MICHAEL PARISH END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER Mission: To help families in need during Thanksgiving and Christmas by providing food, ELDERPET clothing, and gifts they would not be able to receive by themselves. Mission: To facilitate the human/animal bond with pet owners and clients and residents of Mission: We confront the 68 hours of weekend hunger experienced by some children SEACOAST AREA FIREFIGHTERS TOY BANK institutions in Rockingham and Strafford counties of New Hampshire. with bags of food. Adopt-A-Family: St. Michael Parish has forms that families fill out with the ages of the children, their clothing sizes, and three items that are $35 or under. If a volunteer is To ensure that every child on the Seacoast has a Christmas by coordinating with Mission: Food Items: Pet food. Adopt-A-Family: Adopt a child for a year and we will provide a bag of food to a child every interested in adopting a family, the information would be provided upon request with each surrounding communities. weekend in the town of your choice from our list of served towns (see our website). Cost Gift Certificates: Grocery stores, pet supply stores, and Wal-Mart. child being numbered to protect their identity. The items then would be delivered to St. Child/Teen Items: Teen-specific toys are usually our hardest donation to come by. is $440. Michael Parish. Contact Info: Jerilee A. Zezula | (603) 767-6856 | [email protected] Food Items: Peanut butter in 18-ounce plastic jars and jelly in 20-ounce plastic jars. Gift Certificates:Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, GameStop, Target, Toys ‘R Us, iTunes, Sephora, P.O. Box 624 | Durham, NH 03824 | elderpet.org Food Items: Items for Thanksgiving food baskets: a full-size turkey, gravy, biscuits, mall gift certificates. Gift Certificates: Gift certificates to local food stores are welcome! potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, carrots, celery, rolls, apples, any secondary fruit, juice, pie, cookies or crackers, napkins, and a turkey pan. Other Needs: Donations can be dropped off at any of the participating town fire stations. Contact Info: Claire Bloom | (603) 693-8313 | [email protected] PO Box 676 | Somersworth, NH 03878 | end68hoursofhunger.org Child/Teen Items: Always in need of socks and sweatshirts; they are the hardest to come December Deadline: December 14 SEACOAST AREA FIREFIGHTERS TOY BANK by. Please call and inquire about specific sizes for each child in the program. Toys are also Contact Info: Cassie Leavitt | [email protected] Mission: To ensure that every child on the Seacoast has a Christmas by coordinating with needed for younger children including cars, trucks, trains, train tracks, scooters, helmets, Town Fire Station | Dover, NH 03820 | facebook.com/seacoasttoybank surrounding communities. baby dolls, baby doll clothes, Barbie dolls, Barbie doll clothes, crafts, ImagiNext toys, building blocks, Legos, and puzzles. Child/Teen Items: Teen-specific toys are usually our hardest donation to come by. GIRLS ON THE RUN NEW HAMPSHIRE Mission: To inspire girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident through the use of a fun, Gift Certificates: Wal-Mart, Target, Best Buy, gas cards, hairdresser cards, fast food cards, Gift Certificates: Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, GameStop, Target, Toys R Us, iTunes, Sephora, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. Kohl’s, sporting goods cards, JC Penney, Sears, and iTunes Cards. Gift cards are always SEYMOUR OSMAN COMMUNITY CENTER mall gift certificates. helpful, especially for the teenagers who are hard to buy for! Mission: To provide educational skills, parental support, and life experiences to local youth. Other Needs: Volunteer female coaches are ALWAYS needed. GOTR coaches are the Other Needs: Donations can be dropped off at any of the participating town fire stations. heart and soul of the program. At each program location, teams of volunteer coaches November Deadline: November 14 Adopt-A-Family: Sponsors are needed for the SOCC’s Adopt-A-Family Program. Low- December Deadline: December 14 work together to deliver the elementary school–based curriculum to 3rd- through 5th- income families participating in SOCC programs are nominated to be matched with grade Girls on the Run, or the middle school–based Heart and Sole curriculum to 6th- December Deadline: December 6 sponsors who brighten the holiday season by purchasing gifts for family members. Contact Info: Cassie Leavitt | [email protected] through 8th graders. Coaches are not required to be runners. They simply must adhere Contact Info: Leah Grant | (603) 772-2494 x209 | [email protected] Confirm participation by December 14, deliver gifts to SOCC by December 21. Town Fire Station | Dover, NH 03820 | facebook.com/seacoasttoybank to the curriculum, be passionate about the mission of Girls on the Run, be committed to 9 Lincoln Street | Exeter, NH 03833 Food Items: Holiday food baskets provide ingredients to make a classic holiday dinner working with a group of enthusiastic girls throughout the 10-week season, and be able to (including a turkey), plus extra food items to help while children are on school vacation. bring energy and joy to each practice. Don’t miss out on a volunteer opportunity that just might change your life, as well as the lives of girls in your community. Contact Program Agency Needs: Regularly needed items include printer paper, school supplies, and ST. THOMAS MORE FOOD PANTRY Coordinator Betsy Cissel at [email protected] with coaching questions. FARMINGTON disinfectant wipes. Mission: The mission of our food pantry is to assist all those in need, whether ongoing or short-term need. November Deadline: November 15 November Deadline: November 23 At the conclusion of the 10-week fall season, all COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP Food Items: We need families/individuals/businesses to sign up to put together a food November Volunteer Opportunities: December Deadline: December 21 basket. You will be assigned a family and given the number of adults and children to help girls, their volunteer coaches, parents, and other runners complete a non-competitive OF STRAFFORD COUNTY 5K running event on Sunday, November 15, at 10:30 a.m. Completing this 5K is a true December Volunteer Opportunities: December holiday meal tailor your baskets needs. Your basket should include all the fixings for a holiday meal, Mission: To educate, advocate, and assist people in Strafford County to help meet their including napkins, decorations, etc. (optional). celebration and gives the girls a tangible sense of achievement, as well as a framework basic needs and promote self-sufficiency. National Family Volunteer Day (November 21): Volunteer for the Thanksgiving Feast, for setting and achieving life goals. Many hands are needed to make this feel-good event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tasks include food preparation, decorating, serving, and cleaning. Gift Certificates: Grocery stores, Wal-Mart, or Target gift cards for use by the pantry for a success. Food Items: Non-perishable foods for holiday baskets including cranberry sauce, gravy, filler items for baskets or emergency needs. stuffing, roll and dessert mixes, green beans, corn, and peas as well as staple foods like Contact Info: Stacey Kearns | (603) 749-6692 | [email protected] Contact Volunteer Coordinator Mary Ellen Redway for more information at maryellen. peanut butter, pasta, and sauces. 40 Hampshire Circle | Dover, NH 03820 | dhasocc.org Agency Needs: Portable wheeled carts for patrons who walk to the pantry to transport [email protected] their groceries home. Gift Certificates:Grocery store gift cards for holiday food basket program as well as gas Contact Info: Jen Hubbell | (603) 778-1389 | [email protected] gift cards, department and discount store gift cards for family assistance and nutrition November Deadline: November 15 137-1 Water Street | Exeter, NH 03833 | girlsontherunnh.org programs. ZEBRA CROSSINGS December Deadline: December 15 Other Needs: Diapers and baby wipes, reusable grocery bags, and COAST bus passes. Mission: To enrich the lives of children with chronic health conditions by fostering Contact Info: Cynthia Racic | (603) 781-0945 | [email protected] November Deadline: November 20 greater self-confidence, independence, and a desire to realize their full potential through 6 Madbury Road | Durham, NH 03824 | stmdurham.org GREAT BAY KIDS’ COMPANY enrichment programs that build a caring support network for families. Mission: To provide quality early childhood education and school-age enrichment December Deadline: December 18 Child/Teen Items: Sleeping bags, raincoats, fleece sweaters, craft supplies, board games, programs for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years. Contact Info: Kathy Morrison | (603) 435-2500 | [email protected] and outdoor games for children. 642 Central Avenue | Dover, NH 03820 | straffordcap.org

10 GIVE BACK | 2015 © Hawthorn Creative | FOR PROOFING ONLY UNITED WAY HOLIDAY GUIDE 11 GREENLAND HAMPTON COMMUNITY COALITION ST. VINCENT DE PAUL HAMPTON KINGSTON FOOD PANTRY Mission: To support at-risk community members with emphasis on parents of Hampton’s Mission: Feed the hungry, clothe and subsidize the poor. Mission: To provide food, Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets, and toys for children at K-8 children. the holidays. Food Items: We give 50 to 60 Christmas baskets out to the clients that request them. We GREAT BAY DISCOVERY CENTER Adopt-A-Family: Please call to be matched with one of the several working families and have a choice of turkey or ham. We need hams and all the fixings that go with either a Adopt-A-Family: Call the office to obtain information and specifics within your charitable Mission: To promote long-term research, education, and stewardship throughout the some older children (13 through 17) for Christmas. The teenage group is largely forgotten turkey or ham dinner (stuffing, green beans, rolls, pumpkin pie filling, potatoes, etc.). requirements; no names are provided. Great Bay estuary. at Christmas and would greatly appreciate your help! Child/Teen Items: We need any kind of children’s toys that can be given out when families Food Items: Basics and fixings for a turkey dinner are needed: turkeys, potatoes, canned Gift Certificates: Michaels, Market Basket, Wal-Mart, and Suds-n-Soda gift cards would Food Items: Food is needed for working families for the long Thanksgiving weekend. come in to get winter clothes. vegetables, gravy, cranberry sauce, etc. be a wonderful asset to the Discovery Center. We could use these types of gift cards to Items include: small 12- to 16-pound turkeys or canned hams, fresh or boxed/canned Adult Items: Winter coats for adults and children are always in demand. The same goes Child/Teen Items: Lego building sets, Barbie dolls and accessories, winter coats, boots, purchase items for children’s programs, volunteer recognition events, and supplies for potatoes, canned corn or mixed veggies, pudding cups or pudding mixes with shelf-stable for warm pants, sweaters, and boots. ski pants, and sleds. Please feel free to contact the office and ask for specific clothing our touch tank and animals which we use in our education programs and visitor’s center. milk, cranberry sauce, stuffing mix, butter or margarine, mayonnaise, yams, gravy, juice, sizes or toy requests. Gift cards for teens (shopping, movies, pizza). Agency Needs: We are always in need of general office supplies such as printer paper, and pies or pie kits. Non-perishables are welcomed throughout the year. Gift Certificates: Any fast food gift cards are popular and come in handy when we have to turn people away because we have exceeded our nightly limit. Adult Items: Winter coats, warm clothing, gloves, scarves, and hand cream. postage stamps, markers, glue sticks, craft paint, etc. Child/Teen Items: Gift cards to clothing, department, and electronic stores. Games for November Volunteer Opportunities: We always do a fall cleanup (weather permitting) in 12- to 16-year-olds. Personal products: combs, brushes, deodorant, lotion, toothpaste, Agency Needs: We always need canned goods and personal care items: soap, shampoo, Gift Certificates: Wal-Mart, Kohl’s, grocery stores, pharmacies, and area stores. Gift the beginning of November. Tasks include cleaning indoor exhibits, raking leaves, pruning, feminine pads, face wash for acne-prone skin, shampoo and conditioner, body wash. sanitary napkins, toothpaste, and brushes. certificates to movies and vouchers for heating oil. weeding, and other general grounds work. The date and time has not been decided yet so Adult Items: Personal products as listed above. Gift cards to gas stations, pharmacies, November Deadline: November 15 Agency Needs: The food pantry operates year round and is always in need of household please check www.greatbay.org for details. If a group would like to volunteer for the fall department and clothing stores, food stores, and shoe stores. food, paper products (toilet paper, paper towels, and tissues), laundry detergent, and December Deadline: December 10 cleanup, we can plan a workday that works with their schedule. cleaning supplies. Gift Certificates: Gas, pharmacies, food stores, department and clothing stores, and shoe National Family Volunteer Day (November 21): We are seeking volunteers to participate. Contact Info: Melissa Brogle | (603) 778-0015 | [email protected] stores. Other Needs: Wrapping paper, bows, tape, gift bags, etc. Donated gifts should be 89 Depot Road | Greenland, NH 03840 | greatbay.org Contact Info: Patrick Greenish | (603) 929-4427 | [email protected] unwrapped. Parents like to see what children are receiving and like to wrap the gifts Other Needs: The pantry is in constant need of paper products (toilet paper and paper 289 Lafayette Road | Hampton, NH 03842 | [email protected] themselves. towels), household cleaning products (dish soap, toilet bowl cleaner/brush, laundry detergent, Windex, and 409), and personal care items. November Deadline: November 17 NEW GENERATION November Deadline: November 18 December Deadline: December 15 (toys and gifts accepted until December 22) Mission: To provide a safe, family-oriented shelter for homeless pregnant women and December Deadline: December 11 Contact Info: Ellen Faulconer | (603) 642-3342 x5 | [email protected] their babies. 163 Main Street | Kingston, NH 03848 | kingstonnh.org Contact Info: Nita Niemczyk | (603) 926-4936 | [email protected] Adopt-A-Family: Participants will adopt a mother, her newborn and other children she 200 High Street | Hampton, NH 03842 | hamptoncommunitycoalition may have. Family size could range from one pregnant woman to a mom with 4 children. Child/Teen Items: Toys, gifts, and books for children of a wide variety of ages. KITTERY Gift Certificates: Gift certificates so mothers can buy professional clothes, baby supplies, LIFEWISE COMMUNITY PROJECTS, INC. gas, and groceries. Gift certificates for the shelter to buy paper products, groceries, hardware supplies, and other household items. Mission: To advocate for citizen involvement, community service, and public safety. END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER Mission: We confront the 68 hours of weekend hunger experienced by some children December Deadline: December 14 Agency Needs: Computer printer ink, printer paper, and gas cards. with bags of food. Contact Info: Meg Connelly | (603) 436-4989 | [email protected] Other Needs: Volunteers to mentor, provide public relations, planning, and driving. Adopt-A-Family: Adopt a child for a year and we will provide a bag of food to a child every 568 Portsmouth Avenue | Greenland, NH 03840 | newgennh.org November Volunteer Opportunities: Food service. weekend in the town of your choice from our list of served towns (see our website). Cost December Volunteer Opportunities: Driving. is $440. HAMPTON National Family Volunteer Day (November 21): Food service. Food Items: Peanut butter in 18-ounce plastic jars and jelly in 20-ounce plastic jars. Contact Info: Bruce Montville | (603) 929-0832 | [email protected] Gift Certificates: Gift certificates to local food stores are welcome! 124 Glade Path, P.O. Box 2120 | Hampton, NH 03843 | lifewise-nh.org Contact Info: Claire Bloom | (603) 693-8313 | [email protected] END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER P.O. Box 676 | Somersworth, NH 03878 | end68hoursofhunger.org Mission: We confront the 68 hours of weekend hunger experienced by some children KINGSTON with bags of food. SAFER (SEACOAST AREA FELINE EDUCATION & RESCUE, Adopt-A-Family: Adopt a child for a year and we will provide a bag of food to a child every INC.) FAIR TIDE weekend in the town of your choice from our list of served towns (see our website). Cost END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER is $440. Mission: To help New Hampshire Seacoast–area homeless cats by humanely trapping, Mission: We confront the 68 hours of weekend hunger experienced by some children Mission: Provides transtitional, supportive housing for low-income individuals and neutering/medically clearing, releasing/placing these cats, and developing/administering with bags of food. families who may be experiencing homelessness. Food Items: Peanut butter in 18-ounce plastic jars and jelly in 20-ounce plastic jars. educational public programs to meet the needs of these cats. Adopt-A-Family: Fair Tide works with 17 families throughout the year to ensure that Gift Certificates: Gift certificates to local food stores are welcome! Adopt-A-Family: Adopt a child for a year and we will provide a bag of food to a child every Food Items: Canned cat/kitten food, dry cat/kitten food, clumping cat litter, paper towels, weekend in the town of your choice from our list of served towns (see our website). Cost each person receives gifts or needed items during what is often a financially difficult Contact Info: Claire Bloom | (603) 693-8313 | [email protected] paper/styrofoam bowls, disinfectant wipes. All items can be dropped off at one of three is $440. time of the year. P.O. Box 676 | Somersworth, NH 03878 | end68hoursofhunger.org donation bins located at: Philbrick’s Fresh Market (775 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth), Market Basket (1500 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth), or Market Basket (838 Lafayette Road, Food Items: Peanut butter in 18-ounce plastic jars and jelly in 20-ounce plastic jars. Food Items: Thanksgiving baskets provide a well-enjoyed family meal and many leftovers! Seabrook). Food items throughout the year are appreciated so that Fair Tide staff can disburse food Gift Certificates: Gift certificates to local food stores are welcome! when food stamps are low or families are recovering from illness and not able to work or Gift Certificates: Wal-Mart and grocery store gift cards to purchase cat food and clumping transitioning and food stamps have not started yet. EXECUTIVE SERVICE CORPS Contact Info: Claire Bloom | (603) 693-8313 | [email protected] litter and other cat-related needs, Home Depot and Lowe’s gift cards to purchase building P.O. Box 676 | Somersworth, NH 03878 | end68hoursofhunger.org Mission: We help nonprofits by providing affordable management consulting solutions supplies to create feeding stations and shelters. Child/Teen Items: Hygiene products, household cleaning items, diapers, paper products, and winter clothing/boots. using experienced executives and professionals who donate their time and expertise. Contact Info: Lynn Barrett | (603) 929-4975 | [email protected] November Volunteer Opportunities: If you have administrative or volunteer management P.O. Box 1531 | Hampton, NH 03843 | safercats.com Adult Items: Work related clothing and shoes, sneakers, winter apparel, boots. Hygiene experience, we have opportunities for you to help organize, quantify, and summarize our KINGSTON CHILDREN’S CENTER items. Household cleaning items: mops, brooms, trash barrels, shower curtains. reporting systems and volunteer programs. Mission: The Kingston Children’s Center is a 501(c)(3) agency committed to providing Gift Certificates: Wal-Mart, Target, Irving gas, Market Basket, Hannaford, Dollar Store/ high-quality accessible care to all community children. Dollar Tree, gas cards for employment and medical appointments. December Volunteer Opportunities: If you have management or professional experience, SEACOAST AREA FIREFIGHTERS TOY BANK we have high-impact, skills-based volunteer opportunities for you. Leverage your Adopt-A-Family: The center has many families that are unable to afford gifts and clothing Agency Needs: Pens, stamps, pocket folders, plastic sheet protectors, Post-it notes. knowledge, experience, and skills by helping nonprofits achieve the change they want to Mission: To ensure that every child on the Seacoast has a Christmas by coordinating with during the holidays. This is a great opportunity to help make Christmas fun for the Movie passes, passes for a fun family outing, NH Children’s museum effect in their community. Work hand in hand with a team of accomplished consultants on surrounding communities. children. Other Needs: passes, pizza or restaurant gift cards. These are often not affordable with low incomes a variety of interesting projects. Our volunteers have developed strategic plans; facilitated Child/Teen Items: Teen-specific toys are usually our hardest donation to come by. board retreats; done feasibility studies; created marketing, volunteer recruiting, and fund- Child/Teen Items: Drawing paper and construction paper, diapers and wipes, glue and and offers a treat to the families. Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, GameStop, Target, Toys R Us, iTunes, Sephora, glue sticks, and winter clothing sizes 12 months to 12 years. raising plans; and developed business plans and implementation strategies. Gift Certificates: November Deadline: November 23 mall gift certificates. Gift Certificates: Wal-mart, Market Basket, and Target. Contact Info: Tom Mongeon | (603) 926-0752 | [email protected] December Deadline: December 21 80 Locke Road | Hampton, NH 03842 | nonprofit-consultants.org Other Needs: Donations can be dropped off at any of the participating town fire stations. December Deadline: December 15 National Family Volunteer Day (November 21): Leaf collecting and yard cleanup, 9 a.m. December Deadline: December 14 Contact Info: Jemima Chapman | (603) 642-3200 | [email protected] to 1 p.m. Cassie Leavitt | [email protected] 12 Church Street, P.O. Box 337 | Kingston, NH 03858 | kccnh.org Contact Info: Contact Info: Jan Walsh | (207) 439-6376 | [email protected] Town Fire Station | Dover, NH 03820 | facebook.com/SeacoastToyBank 15 State Road | Kittery, ME 03904 | fairtide.org

12 GIVE BACK | 2015 © Hawthorn Creative | FOR PROOFING ONLY UNITED WAY HOLIDAY GUIDE 13 KITTERY (CONT’D.) NEW DURHAM Other Needs: Donations can be dropped off at any of the participating town fire stations. Food Items: Peanut butter in 18-ounce plastic jars and jelly in 20-ounce plastic jars. December Deadline: December 14 Gift Certificates: Gift certificates to local food stores are welcome! Contact Info: Cassie Leavitt | [email protected] Contact Info: Claire Bloom | (603) 693-8313 | [email protected] SEEDS OF FAITH, INC. END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER Town Fire Station | Dover, NH 03820 | facebook.com/seacoasttoybank P.O. Box 676 | Somersworth, NH 03878 | end68hoursofhunger.org Mission: To provide relief to the poor, distressed, and underprivileged. Seeds of Faith, Mission: We confront the 68 hours of weekend hunger experienced by some children Inc. helps and nurtures those in need, feeds the hungry, brings hope to the hopeless, and with bags of food. makes a difference one life at a time. Adopt-A-Family: Adopt a child for a year and we will provide a bag of food to a child every Adopt-A-Family: Please contact Theresa if you are looking to help out a family during the weekend in the town of your choice from our list of served towns (see our website). Cost NEWMARKET NORTH HAMPTON holiday season. is $440. Food Items: Holiday food baskets are distributed during the Thanksgiving and Christmas Food Items: Peanut butter in 18-ounce plastic jars and jelly in 20-ounce plastic jars. END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER SEACOAST AREA FIREFIGHTERS TOY BANK holidays and include everything needed to cook a traditional holiday meal, including a Gift Certificates: Gift certificates to local food stores are welcome! Mission: We confront the 68 hours of weekend hunger experienced by some children Mission: To ensure that every child on the Seacoast has a Christmas by coordinating with turkey. Also, because fall and winter are our busiest months at the food pantry, there is with bags of food. surrounding communities. always a need for businesses, schools, and individuals who would be willing to hold food Contact Info: Claire Bloom | (603) 693-8313 | [email protected] drives. P.O. Box 676 | Somersworth, NH 03878 | end68hoursofhunger.org Adopt-A-Family: Adopt a child for a year and we will provide a bag of food to a child every Child/Teen Items: Teen specific toys are usually our hardest donation to come by. weekend in the town of your choice from our list of served towns (see our website). Cost Gift Certificates: Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, GameStop, Target, Toys R Us, iTunes, Sephora, Child/Teen Items: Every year so many people want to shop for the youngest on the needs is $440. list, usually because teens are more difficult to shop for. What follows is a “teens” list to mall gift certificates. Food Items: Peanut butter in 18-ounce plastic jars and jelly in 20-ounce plastic jars. help make shopping easier and more precise: portable speakers, 14-piece nail cube from NEWFIELDS Other Needs: Donations can be dropped off at any of the participating town fire stations. e.l.f.(eyeslipsface.com), EQ bag from Dakine (dakine.com), Couture Brush set from Sonia Gift Certificates: Gift certificates to local food stores are welcome! Kashuk (Target), makeup, women’s perfume, men’s cologne (GAP), and jewelry. Children’s December Deadline: December 14 Contact Info: Claire Bloom | (603) 693-8313 | [email protected] list: Always in desperate need of diapers and wipes for the agency’s littlest ones. Age SEACOAST SANTA OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Contact Info: Cassie Leavitt | [email protected] appropriate toys. P.O. Box 676 | Somersworth, NH 03878 | end68hoursofhunger.org Mission: We keep the magic of Christmas alive for children of struggling Seacoast Town Fire Station | Dover, NH 03820 | facebook.com/seacoasttoybank Adult Items: Thermal underwear gloves, hats, scarves, backpacks, socks, and plastic families. We are a 501(c)(3) organization. ponchos. Food Items: We accept non-perishable food items or grocery store gift cards. When Gift Certificates: Irving gas cards to help with transportation to medical appointments, parents come to pick up toys and clothing for their children, they get a bag of food or a gift GREAT BAY KIDS’ COMPANY NORTHWOOD work, and job interviews. Wal-Mart/Target to purchase much needed items such as card. Mission: To provide quality early childhood education and school-age enrichment diapers, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, wipes, deodorant, and soap. Gift certificates programs for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years. to the mall, Shaw’s, Hannaford, and Market Basket. Child/Teen Items: New/gently used toys and clothing for newborn children through END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER age 14. We always need children’s winter coats, hats, gloves, mittens, boots, musical Adopt-A-Family: Please contact Audra if you are looking to help a family through difficult Mission: We confront the 68 hours of weekend hunger experienced by some children Agency Needs: Paper, Staples gift card for supplies, paper towels, coffee, bottled water, instruments, new craft items for kids to make, new batteries of any kind, and sports times at the holidays. with bags of food. and a house for transitional housing. equipment. Gently used items must be in like-new condition, as Santa will be putting the Food Items: Great Bay Kids’ Company would like to provide a few families with a food items under the tree for a child. Please NO stuffed animals or recalled items. Adopt-A-Family: Adopt a child for a year and we will provide a bag of food to a child every Other Needs: Christmas trees, Christmas lights, and decorations. We also need Christmas basket at Thanksgiving. If you are willing to donate food items toward these baskets or a weekend in the town of your choice from our list of served towns (see our website). Cost stockings. Adult Items: We also accept real five-foot Christmas trees, Christmas lights/ornaments, filled basket, please contact Audra. is $440. November Deadline: November 19 etc., Christmas wrapping paper, tape, and bows. Some families do not have a tree or Gift Certificates: Gas, Target, Wal-Mart, and local grocery stores. decorations. Food Items: Peanut butter in 18-ounce plastic jars and jelly in 20-ounce plastic jars. December Deadline: December 18 November Deadline: November 17 Gift Certificates: Grocery store and gas station gift cards. Gift Certificates: Gift certificates to local food stores are welcome! November Volunteer Opportunities: Handing out Thanksgiving boxes. December Deadline: December 18 Agency Needs: Always in need of Christmas wrapping paper and tape. Contact Info: Claire Bloom | (603) 693-8313 | [email protected] December Volunteer Opportunities: Angel Tree project present wrapping, December 14; Contact Info: Audra Indelicato | (603) 659-2324 | [email protected] P.O. Box 676 | Somersworth, NH 03878 | end68hoursofhunger.org handing out Christmas food packages, December 21. Other Needs: For the older children (mid-teens), we find that gift cards from Old Navy, 81 New Hampshire Avenue | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | greatbaykids.org GameStop, and iTunes work the best. National Family Volunteer Day (November 21): Packing Thanksgiving boxes. December Deadline: December 18 Contact Info: Theresa Tozier | (603) 692-3100 | [email protected] READY RIDES VOLUNTEER DRIVING ORGANIZATION December Volunteer Opportunities: There will be a setup day on December 18 at the First 36 Canal Street, Suite 261 | Somersworth, NH 03878 | seedsoffaithministries.org LAMPREY HEALTHCARE Mission: To provide free rides to medical related appointments for citizens 55+ and the United Methodist Church function hall (129 Miller Avenue, Portsmouth). We always need disabled living in the towns of Barrington, Durham, Lee, Madbury, Newmarket, Northwood, an extra pair of hands. You can always e-mail with any questions. Mission: To provide high-quality primary medical care and health related services, with an emphasis on prevention/lifestyle management, to all individuals regardless of their ability Nottingham, and Strafford. Contact Info: Gloria Fichter | (603) 767-0522 | [email protected] to pay. November Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteer drivers needed for our residents living in LEE P.O. Box 1024 | Newfields, NH 03856 | seacoastsanta.com Child/Teen Items: New clothing for teens and pre-teens, including winter outerwear. We the towns of Barrington, Durham, Lee, Madbury, Newmarket, Northwood, Nottingham, and also need gifts for teens as most donated gifts are toys that are geared toward younger Strafford. All drivers are vetted and receive mileage reimbursement. Riders living in the GROWING PLACES children. aforementioned towns are covered. Mission: To provide early education programs that foster the development of the whole NEWINGTON December Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteer drivers needed for our residents living in child. Gift Certificates: Gift cards that can be used or given to teens and pre-teens for holiday gifts: electronics stores, bookstores, clothing stores, etc. the towns of Barrington, Durham, Lee, Madbury, Newmarket, Northwood, Nottingham, and Gift Certificates: Barnes & Noble, Wal-Mart, Staples, and any grocery stores. GREAT BAY SERVICES Strafford. All drivers are vetted and receive mileage reimbursement. Riders living in the November Deadline: November 20 aforementioned towns are covered. Agency Needs: Diaper wipes, paper towels, four-drawer filing cabinet, and a new or used Mission: To assist adults with developmental disabilities in order to live and work as telephone system. valued members of the Seacoast community. Contact Info: Michelle Gaudet | (603) 659-2494 | [email protected] Contact Info: Meri Schmalz | (603) 244-8719 | [email protected] 207 South Main Street | Newmarket, NH 03857 | lampreyhealth.org P.O. Box 272 | Northwood, NH 03261 | readyrides.org Other Needs: Items needed for classroom projects: yarn, fabric, ribbon in varying widths, Adult Items: Art supplies, books (K-8), DVDs for Film Studies Program, digital cameras and sturdy wicker baskets. photo paper for our Photography Program, and social skill games. Items are also needed for the Client Wellness Program, such as Wii games, sports and recreational equipment, Contact Info: Cellissa Hoyt | (603) 868-1335 | [email protected] LINKED TOGETHER NOTTINGHAM 56 Pinkham Road | Lee, NH 03861 | growingplacesnh.org and exercise videos. Mission: To inspire and support the youth of the community and surrounding areas to Gift Certificates: Passes to local activities and events and gift cards to grocery, general identify and achieve their goals through a variety of learning experiences and community goods, craft, and home improvement stores, and Amazon.com. participation. Linked Together provides out-of-school-time care for children ages 5 to 15 NH SEACOAST PROJECT LINUS SEACOAST AREA FIREFIGHTERS TOY BANK Agency Needs: Projector, dry-erase boards, and corkboards. in a safe, healthy environment while parents are at work. Additionally, youth are engaged Mission: To provide more than 3,000 homemade blankets each year to New Hampshire in identifying, planning, and implementing a project to benefit the community. children in crisis. Mission: To ensure that every child on the Seacoast has a Christmas by coordinating with November Volunteer Opportunities: November 23 (pack and deliver food for scheduled surrounding communities. food drive). Child/Teen Items: New/used games, toys, puzzles, books, outdoor equipment, and art Gift Certificates: Gift cards to craft stores or supercenters to purchase fabric, quilt batting, supplies (such as markers, paper, paints, etc.) for 5- to 10-year-olds. We especially need fleece, and yarn to craft blankets. Gas cards are also needed to deliver the blankets Child/Teen Items: Teen specific toys are usually our hardest donation to come by. Contact Info: Gina Genest | (603) 436-2014 | [email protected] kindergarten books, games, and materials for our newest program. throughout New Hampshire. Gift Certificates: Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, GameStop, Target, Toys R Us, iTunes, Sephora, 2061 Woodbury Avenue | Newington, NH 03801 | greatbayservices.org and mall gift certificates. Contact Info: Sarah Velluto | (603) 659-6871 | [email protected] Agency Needs: Machine washable yarn, quilt fabric, quilt batting, fleece yardage, thread, P.O. Box 428 | Newmarket, NH 03857 | linkedtogether.org needles, scissors, and plastic storage bags. Other Needs: Donations can be dropped off at any of the participating town fire stations. SEACOAST AREA FIREFIGHTERS TOY BANK December Deadline: December 7 December Deadline: December 14 Mission: To ensure that every child on the Seacoast has a Christmas by coordinating with END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER Contact Info: Maureen Kathios Brown | (603) 659-5613 | [email protected] Contact Info: Cassie Leavitt | [email protected] surrounding communities. 197 Mitchell Road | Nottingham, NH 03290 | orgsites.com/nh/nhseacoastprojectlinus/ Town Fire Station | Dover, NH 03820 | facebook.com/seacoasttoybank Mission: We confront the 68 hours of weekend hunger experienced by some children Child/Teen Items: Teen specific toys are usually our hardest donation to come by. with bags of food. Gift Certificates: Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, GameStop, Target, Toys R Us, iTunes, Sephora, Adopt-A-Family: Adopt a child for a year and we will provide a bag of food to a child ev mall gift certificates. ery weekend in the town of your choice from our list of served towns (see our website). Cost is $440. 14 GIVE BACK | 2015 © Hawthorn Creative | FOR PROOFING ONLY UNITED WAY HOLIDAY GUIDE 15 CHILDREN ENTERING SCHOOL READY TO SUCCEED, YOUTH MAKING HEALTHY DECISIONS, AND EMPOWERING FAMILIES TO BUILD STABLE FUTURES. IT IS AMBITIOUS BUT POSSIBLE BECAUSE WE CAN COUNT ON COMMUNITY MEMBERS LIKE YOU!

HERE ARE THREE STORIES FROM THOSE WHO WITNESSED THE IMPACT FIRSTHAND.

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HAND UPS - NOT HANDOUTS during Phase One, individuals can choose to pay their rent or electric and editing their pieces, all of which culminated in their screening at Now with a twin in tow, Lauren then excitedly ushered us down to her bill in full and on time for six months and the SHARE Fund will provide the festival. new office in the basement. Lauren explained that this was the space By Sarah Tremblay a $250 payment to the landlord or electric company. she uses to teach classes, hold groups, and talk with residents. Off of At O’neil Cinemas, the audience filed into the theater. The lights went down this wonderful space was a storage room with nothing besides empty You’re a single father who’s been in an accident, sustained serious in- The SHARE Fund is doing something special. Torey and her volunteers and we made our way through nine impressive and thought-provoking shelving. It soon became clear that this emptiness was exactly what juries, and will be out of work for six weeks. With no alternatives, you effortlessly emanate a deep passion for films. Emotions ran high in the theater as stories of failures and triumphs she wanted us to understand. must uproot everything and move into a homeless shelter. their work and the people they serve. were shared in both the films and the interviews teams gave afterward. When you walk This is a place through their doors, Usually, she has shelves full of donated baby goods that are used to Fast forward six weeks. You’re determined to provide stability for your This was it: the credits rolled on the final film. Raucous applause broke it’s undeniably ap- parent: They refuse supply baby showers for the expectant mothers. Recently she came son, completely healed, and able to work overtime to save money to where people can out. As the lights in the theater came on, three young filmmakers confi- to let stigma and chronic poverty win. to the end of the supply and was scrambling to figure out where she cover a security deposit and first month’s rent. dently made their way to the floor. We all waited to see what they would could obtain donations. That is, until she received the phone call from The catch? Although your employer is offering unlimited overtime, you Perhaps it’s best take control. summarized by say, to hear them talk about their creation and their thoughts after seeing Cindy asking if they could use additional baby basics baskets. Now, cannot leave your underage son at the shelter unsupervised. Despite Torey herself, “This is a place where the message broadcast for the first time on the big screen. “I can’t stop the six additional baskets we brought were going refill the shelves and your resolve to “pull yourself up by your bootstraps,” you come to a people can take control. We’re not going to do it for you; we’re going smiling right now.” provide the showers for expectant mothers for the next year. To see crushing realization that this clichéd adage doesn’t apply to situations to help you do it yourself. Hand ups break the cycle of poverty, not I felt the same way. I was smiling, not only for the overwhelming excite- that the community baby shower would continue was very meaningful like this. handouts.” ment in the room, but for the messages which all of the films so strongly and helped us see what a deep reach Who do you turn to? Cue Torey Kortz, Executive Director of the SHARE put forth. They were messages of prevention, of recovery, and of hope. it really has. Fund in Rochester, and her team of 100 volunteers. LIGHTS, CAMERA, IMPACT! As we were head- This emptiness ing to the door it United Way of the Greater Seacoast provides support for the SHARE By Meghan Farrell A NEW DAY AT NEW GEN came up that I had was exactly what just finished the K- Fund’s homelessness prevention work and emergency assistance for The lobby of O’neil Cinemas in Epping was full of excitement and ner- By Victoria Su Ready Kids project. Lauren, much rent, security deposits, and utilities. The SHARE Fund is unique and vousness. Gaggles of youth strutted down the red carpet. They posed to my surprise, was overjoyed to On a warm, sunny Thursday afternoon in late May, I arrived at one of she wanted us to effective because it doesn’t involve a Band-Aid. It’s all about empow- for “paparazzi” and stopped to give brief interviews with “reporters” hear about my involvement in K- United Way’s funded partner agencies, New Generation. My car was erment and creating sustainable change. Those in need of financial who wanted to hear their stories. They doled out autographs on movie Ready, which is fo- understand. cused on an older packed with colorful baby basics baskets brimming with diapers, rat- assistance are prescreened over the phone and attend a 45-minute posters. They were truly the stars of the evening. set of children than the newborns tles, bibs, clothes, books, and all manner of newborn necessities. Step- session with a caseworker who will: she sees. She proceeded to tell me about her son receiving a back- Wee wer moments away from the Third Annual Granite Youth Film Festival, ping out into the sunshine I was greeted by UWGS’s managing director pack at his preschool the year before. He had been so delighted and 1) Explain what resources are available to them and determine the level presented by United Way of the Greater Seacoast and the Granite Youth Cindy Boyd and two of the many Women’s Leadership Council mem- excited that, upon coming home the day he received the bag, he sat of financial assistance needed to immediately stabilize the financial Alliance and sponsored by Exeter Hospital and Northeast Credit Union. bers responsible for the recent Community Baby Shower and these down and used the literacy kit supplies to make a thank-you card for crisis generous and thoughtful baskets. The festival, held June 14th and 15th, showcased films created by eight the United Way. I was struck by how interconnected we are all by the 2) Begin the process of financial coaching and budgeting youth-led teams from Seacoast com- We were warmly welcomed by New Gen Parenting Education and important poverty-ending work being done throughout the Seacoast of 3) Help establish a written Action Plan outlining 3 to 5 steps clients will munities. The teams were from various Aftercare Coordinator Lauren McGinley who graciously showed us New Hampshire and how United Way has such a deep and thoughtful work toward schools and towns; They were the films were all around and shared with us the work she does providing a home, sup- impact on much of that work. different lengths and styles, but they port, education, and community for pregnant women and new moth- Back out among the lilacs in the gentle May sunshine we said our At three and six months, caseworkers check in with individuals about shared the same truly the stars purpose: to confront ers. She spoke of her work and the residents with such understanding, goodbyes, buoyed and beaming from all we had seen and learned. their progress. The results speak for themselves: 88% of individuals and prevent substance abuse. reverence, and respect that it was clear this was a home of caring and of the evening. Just as I was entering my car, I saw Lauren hold the baby up to the have completed one or more action steps and are that much closer to compassion. We were then honored to meet one of the residents who These cinematic piecese wer months lilacs and talk with him about how beautiful they smelled before disap- becoming financially stable. was busy making the community supper while watching her adorable, in the making. In March, teams of 12- to 17-year-olds presented their film pearing back into the house. As I headed home to my own family, I was Once the immediate financial crisis is alleviated, families are encour- gurgling twin boys. She had been one of the participants of the baby ideas to a group of panelists who were tasked with making the decision comforted and energized by my renewed awareness and appreciation aged to enroll in the three-phase CHOICES Incentive Program. It is shower and beamed when Lauren described all the wonderful and nec- of whether or not to fund the team’s project. When all eight teams were of how we are all truly living united. essary baby items she walked away with. geared toward helping families and individuals develop good habits, funded, the youth began the long process of planning, writing, filming, maintain the habits, and ultimately save for the future. For example,

18 GIVE BACK | 2015 © Hawthorn Creative | FOR PROOFING ONLY UNITED WAY HOLIDAY GUIDE 19 Agency Needs: Blu-ray/DVD player, new computers or tablets, Wi-Fi capable printers, free also maintains a food pantry to feed shelter residents and donations are appreciated. December Volunteer Opportunities: December 21st: Get a group together to provide a PORTSMOUTH standing commercial ice maker, half- and one-third sized hotel pans. Please see the food wish list at www.crossroadshouse.org/donations/wish_list.htm for joyful Holiday Party Family Fun Night for local families in stressful situations. Cook the specific needs. If you would like to sponsor a food drive, please contact Cross Roads dinner, help with family/children activities, and more. Call for more information. Other Needs: Flashlights, batteries (all sizes), and hygiene supplies such as combs, House directly. A SAFE PLACE AND SASS brushes, hair accessories, shampoo, conditioner, soap for men and women, toothpaste, Contact Info: Julia Minchew | (603) 422-8208 x126 | [email protected] Mission: To prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, and stalking and to support and toothbrushes, floss picks, and deodorant (no aerosols). Adult Items: Clothing: new men’s and women’s hats, gloves, rain ponchos, socks, 100 Campus Drive, Suite 12 | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | www.familiesfirstseacoast.org underwear, and thermal underwear (all adult sizes); Gifts: wallets, watches, small daily empower women, men, youth, and families to heal from abuse and rebuild their lives. December Deadline: December 15 planners, bike locks, adult bike helmets; Personal Care Items: toothpaste, toothbrushes, Gift Certificates: Often survivors who utilize the services of A Safe Place/SASS may be November Volunteer Opportunities: Holiday decorating, baking with the kids, and more. dental floss, deodorant, disposable razors, shaving cream, shampoo, body wash, hair fleeing their homes with little to nothing with their children or may be required to leave brushes, combs, and nail clippers. GREAT BAY KIDS’ COMPANY their clothing at the hospital for evidence collection, and/or are experiencing short-term December Volunteer Opportunities: Holiday decorating, baking with the kids, gift wrapping, Christmas caroling, and other festivities. Gift Certificates: Gas, Rite Aid, Wal-Mart, and movie theaters in small denominations. Mission: To provide quality early childhood education and school-age enrichment financial difficulties due to the trauma they have experienced. Your generous donation of programs for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years. a gift card will go a long way to help our clients and their families with their emergency Contact Info: Michael Toomire | (603) 436-2216 x113 | [email protected] Agency Needs: Gift cards to grocery stores, new or gently used twin-size sheets, twin- needs. Gift cards in the amount of $25 are most helpful, with gas and food being the most 698 Middle Road | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | chasehome.org size blankets, and bath towels. Please see our Amazon.com Wish List for up-to-date Adopt-A-Family: Please contact Audra if you are looking to help out a family through pressing needs. kitchen and shelter needs. difficult times at the holidays. Contact Info: Christiana Amesquita | (603) 436-4107 | [email protected] December Deadline: December 15 Food Items: Great Bay Kids’ Company would like to provide a few families with a food 20 International Drive | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | sassnh.org | asafeplacenh.org basket at Thanksgiving. If you are willing to donate food items toward these baskets or a CITY OF PORTSMOUTH December Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers prepare and serve meals for our residents filled basket, please contact Audra. Mission: The City of Portsmouth is the 8th largest city in New Hampshire with a population nightly throughout the year. A limited number of December volunteer opportunities are Gift Certificates: Gas, Target, Wal-Mart, and local grocery stores. of 21,000. available, planning and assisting with special festivities throughout the holiday season. AIDS RESPONSE SEACOAST New kitchen and dining area volunteers must attend a one-hour orientation session, November Deadline: November 17 Mission: To provide medical case management, direct assistance, educational programs, Food Items: Each year the City of Portsmouth hosts the annual Illuminated Holiday Parade which includes a tour of our facility, prior to assisting. The final Volunteer Orientation and advocacy to persons and communities affected and infected by HIV/AIDS. and Food Drive in downtown Portsmouth. Three local food pantries participate and all food of the calendar year will be held Thursday, November 12, 2015. Orientation will not be December Deadline: December 18 collections are divided among them. Parade participants and spectators bring food to the held in December. For more information about volunteering and orientation dates, please Contact Info: Audra Indelicato | (603) 659-2324 | [email protected] Adopt-A-Family: Grandmother with 3 children ages 7, 10, and 11; couple with son age parade and drop it off at the parade platform in Market Square during the Tree Lighting visit the Cross Roads House website and sign up to receive our e-newsletter at www. 81 New Hampshire Avenue | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | greatbaykids.org 12; single dad with 1-year-old daughter. ceremony at 5:00 p.m. or in the shopping carts that are wheeled through the parade crossroadshouse.org. Groups interested in providing a holiday meal should contact Cross Food Items: Non-perishable, high-protein foods (nuts, canned fish/meats, protein drinks, starting at 6:00 p.m. Workplaces are encouraged to collect food and can drop off their Roads House. Please note: Individuals wishing to volunteer at the shelter must be 18 years and mixes such as Ensure). collections ahead of time at City Hall on Friday, December 4. While the holidays are a time old and out of high school. of celebration, it is also a time of giving and caring for our neighbors. Please consider Child/Teen Items: Warm clothing, bedding, school supplies, and gift cards. watching the Tree Lighting/Portsmouth Holiday Parade AND bringing non-perishable food Contact Info: Jessica Parker | (603) 436-2218 | [email protected] THE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP items for the Seacoast Family Food Pantry, Salvation Army, and Operation Blessing. 600 Lafayette Road | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | crossroadshouse.org Mission: To strengthen communities by providing quality, affordable housing and offering Adult Items: Personal hygiene products, laundry detergent, soaps/shower gels, feminine related services for low- to moderate-income families, residents, and seniors of the products, razors, shaving gel, hats, gloves, and scarves. December Deadline: Saturday, December 5 (rain date: Sunday, December 6) Greater Seacoast of New Hampshire and Southern Maine. Gift Certificates: Grocery stores, Wal-Mart, Dunkin’ Donuts, Toys R Us, gas cards, and December Volunteer Opportunities: Portsmouth Illuminated Holiday Parade welcomes THE EDGEWOOD CENTRE NURSING HOME Adopt-A-Family: Families and seniors struggle with providing holiday meals and gifts for prepaid phone cards. non-profits, community organizations, and families to participate in the parade. It is a Mission: To provide exceptional residential and rehabilitative services and improve quality their families during the holidays. If you are interested in adopting a family, please call great way to volunteer your time to bring awareness for your cause, or just gather together December Deadline: December 11 of life, one relationship at a time. for a wish list. as neighbors and friends during a magical time of the year. There is no fee to participate. Contact Info: Richard Wagner | (603) 433-5377 | [email protected] Groups can be walkers, bikers, or floats. Parade applications and theme are available at November Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers are needed to assist with the setup and Gift Certificates: Grocery stores, Wal-Mart, Target, gas, and pharmacy gift cards. 7 Junkins Avenue | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | aidsresponse.org www.cityofportsmouth.com service of the annual Thanksgiving Day dinner on Thursday, November 26 from 11 a.m. to Agency Needs: Conference table and chairs. 2 p.m. A traditional Thanksgiving Day dinner will be served to residents and their families. Contact Info: Brinn Chute | (603) 610-4433 | [email protected] Please help make this Thanksgiving extra special. Individuals, small groups, and families December Deadline: December 10 1 Junkins Avenue | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | cityofportsmouth.com welcome. Contact Info: Renee Woodard | (603) 766-3129 | [email protected] ARTS IN REACH Contact Info: Melinda Bailey | (603) 766-2323 | [email protected] P.O. Box 466 | Portsmouth, NH 3802 | housingpartnership.org Mission: To empower teenage girls through mentoring and innovative arts programming. 928 South Street | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | edgewoodcentre.com COMMUNITY TOOLBOX, INC. Gift Certificates: Arts In Reach offers transportation and eight art programs a year to more than 100 teenage girls of the NH Greater Seacoast at no cost to participants or their Mission: To bring volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of homeowners in need by providing small home repairs focused on safety, health, and KREMPELS CENTER families. Gas cards and gift certificates to local area stores would be used to purchase gas END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER for the van, healthy snacks, and supplies for AIR’s programs. accessibility. Mission: To improve the lives of individuals and their families living with acquired brain Mission: We confront the 68 hours of weekend hunger experienced by some children Gift Certificates: Holidays can be tough and in order to assist those who can’t afford the injury through a community-based program. Contact Info: Mary-Jo Monusky | (603) 433-4278 | [email protected] with bags of food. P.O. Box 236 | Portsmouth, NH 03802 | artsinreach.org supplies for these home repairs, Community Toolbox, Inc. is asking for gift certificates to Food Items: Fresh fruit and vegetables and/or prepared and packaged meals families Home Depot, Lowe’s, Ricci Lumber, Middleton Lumber, and Ace Hardware. This will help Adopt-A-Family: Adopt a child for a year and we will provide a bag of food to a child every can take home with them. A donation of a nutritious and delicious meal that need only be us buy the supplies for the most financially at risk clients. weekend in the town of your choice from our list of served towns (see our website). Cost warmed up would be such a gift! is $440. BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE Agency Needs: Office supplies (copy paper, pens, stamps, etc.), shop supplies (toilet Adult Items: New and gently used items other than clothing or books for our Holiday Gift paper, paper towels, cleaning supplies, etc.), and gift cards to Staples, Wal-Mart, Target, Food Items: Peanut butter in 18-ounce plastic jars and jelly in 20-ounce plastic jars. Shop where members can shop and get gifts wrapped for free. Mission: To provide children facing adversity with strong, enduring, professionally etc. supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. Gift Certificates: Gift certificates to local food stores are welcome! Gift Certificates: We would love gift cards to Michaels, Jo-Ann Fabrics (we do lots of craft Other Needs: Perhaps you have access to new building materials that are often needed Contact Info: Claire Bloom | (603) 693-8313 | [email protected] work with the members), or a grocery store (for special meals for members). Gift Certificates: Area grocery stores, gas cards, department stores (Target, Wal-Mart, for our fix-it program? Great! Community Toolbox, Inc. will take it! Grab bars, faucets, P.O. Box 676 | Somersworth, NH 03878 | end68hoursofhunger.org etc.). toilets, lumber, new windows and doors, and insulation are all important to those who December Deadline: December 9 Contact Info: Jan Williams | (603) 430-1140 | [email protected] can’t afford them. Contact Info: Lisa Hanson | (603) 570-2026 | [email protected] 4 Greenleaf Woods Drive, Suite 201 | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | bbbsnh.org November/December Volunteer Opportunities: Winter is tough for everyone, but 100 Campus Drive | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | krempelscenter.org particularly difficult when you cannot afford the necessary repairs needed for your home. FAMILIES FIRST HEALTH AND SUPPORT CENTER Perhaps you have a few hours a month or week to spare. Volunteers are always needed Mission: To contribute to the health and well-being of the Seacoast community by THE CHASE HOME FOR CHILDREN – skilled laborers for the fix-it program and the kitchen recovery program, as well as providing a broad range of health and family services to all, regardless of ability to pay. administrative or marketing help to assist in the office. Maybe you’re good at planning Mission: The Chase Home for Children is dedicated to providing supportive and restorative events, writing grants, or even telling stories. Community Toolbox, Inc. would be thrilled Adopt-A-Family: Adopt a family experiencing stressful life situations or chronic illness for residential and family services to at-risk youth in a safe and nurturing environment. to have you contact us to learn more and help those in need of home repairs during this the holiday season by providing presents to the children. Call us starting November 1st Adopt-A-Family: Call for specific information. holiday season. and before December 11th to be matched with a family. Food Items: Frozen turkeys, fresh hams, other miscellaneous roasts and holiday meal Contact Info: Cheryl Van Allen | (603) 294-0479 | [email protected] Adult Items: Wintertime is an extremely difficult time for our homeless patients. We will be items to feed an average of 20 people. 135 Mirona Road | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | commtoolbox.org in need of the following items that can be dropped off to Families First at any time: Socks (tall, cotton, thick), chemical/air-activated hand warmers, waterproof sleeping bags, Child/Teen Items: New bedding (towels, pillows, twin bed sheets, twin comforters), waterproof coats, thermal tops and bottoms, rain ponchos, blankets, and tents. winter hats and gloves, drawing supplies, basketballs, footballs, sidewalk chalk, and other miscellaneous teen games/activities. Sturdy backpacks for teens, school supplies, CROSS ROADS HOUSE Gift Certificates: Gift cards are always needed, but especially during the holiday season. Grocery store cards help to provide holiday meals. Department store cards help with scientific calculators, earbuds, mp3 players, and small clock radios. Mission: To provide emergency and transitional shelter and services to homeless families winter attire and presents for children. Pharmacy cards allow parents to keep up with and individuals from Rockingham and Strafford counties, New Hampshire, and southern Adult Items: Winter jackets for men and women, winter hats and gloves, and new socks their needs while supporting their children’s. for men and women. York County, Maine. November Volunteer Opportunities: November (date flexible): Have a group of people Adopt-A-Family: Individuals or organizations wishing to adopt a family and fulfill their Gift Certificates: Target, Wal-Mart, Kohl’s, Old Navy (for clothes and footwear), Home who want to give back together? Please consider helping us with our large holiday appeal holiday wishes should contact Cross Roads House directly. Donors will be provided with a Depot, Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, Staples, Chuck E. Cheese, Hilltop Fun Center, and mailing. Tasty treats WILL be present. November 23rd: Get a group together to provide a wish list containing specific items the family has requested. other Seacoast establishments. Gift cards for movies, snow tubing, haircuts, nail salon for smashing Thanksgiving Family Fun Night for local families in stressful situations. Cook the proms, and bowling. Food Items: Food items are needed for holiday celebration meals. Cross Roads House dinner, help with family/children activities, and more. Call for more information.

20 GIVE BACK | 2015 © Hawthorn Creative | FOR PROOFING ONLY UNITED WAY HOLIDAY GUIDE 21 PORTSMOUTH (CONT’D.) December Volunteer Opportunities: First Night 2016: December 31, 2015 from 9:00 gift cards for toys for children birth to 12 years (or volunteers can call and purchase December Deadline: Ten turkeys and pies during the week of December 15 through 18 a.m. to just after midnight. Volunteer shifts are typically three to four hours long. Sign specific toys for a specific child), gas cards, and area supermarket gift cards. Contact Info: Evelyn Cable | (207) 439-0115 | [email protected] up to volunteer by creating an account on our VolunteerHub at http://proportsmouth. Agency Needs: Paper products for soup kitchen (plates, utensils, napkins, and cups), dish volunteerhub.com. 397 Lafayette Road | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | www.sccnh.com THE MUSIC HALL detergent, coffee, milk, and eggs. Contact Info: Stacy Libby | (603) 433-4398 x4 | [email protected] Mission: The Music Hall enlivens the public’s appreciation of our community through the Other Needs: Gas cards. enjoyment of cultural programs. P.O. Box 967 | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | proportsmouth.org November Deadline: November 25 SEACOAST COMMUNITY SCHOOL Agency Needs: New computer for volunteer coordinator, black vests for ushers. December Deadline: December 17 Mission: Provide quality care and education, giving priority to children in need, and taking December Volunteer Opportunities: White Christmas –The Musical will need volunteers a leadership role in advocating for children and families. November Volunteer Opportunities: Adopt a kettle and volunteer to ring the bell with the for close to 20 shows, December 9 through 20. We welcome individuals, groups, or parent ROCKINGHAM COMMUNITY ACTION Adopt-A-Family: Shop for low-income families. We give you their specific holiday wish list and responsible teen pairs. Other holiday shows may also be available to guest volunteers. Mission: To provide activities designed to assist low-income participants, including the famous red kettle, with a group or one person. Call to schedule. Volunteer for giving out with sizes and details. You shop, wrap, and deliver items to us by December 11. Play an important role as a representative of the Music Hall. As a volunteer you may greet elderly poor; to secure and retain meaningful employment, attain an adequate education, turkeys and food/gift cards to families on November 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and make better use of available income; to ameliorate the causes of poverty within the Food Items: Food baskets for low-income families. Canned goods, shelf-stable snacks, patrons, take tickets, show people to their seats, or sell concessions while helping to December Volunteer Opportunities: Salvation Army has three major volunteer and paper products are most needed. ensure a safe and enjoyable atmosphere for all who attend the theater. community; to meet urgent and immediate individual and family needs, including health, opportunities in December: (1) Adopt A Kettle bell ringing at a specific location with the nutrition, housing and employment-related assistance; and to address the problems and famous red kettle (please call to schedule). (2) Volunteers are needed to sort and pass Gift Certificates: Gas and grocery cards, gift cards to Wal-Mart, Target, Marshalls, TJMaxx, Contact Info: Deb Ticket | (603) 433-3100 | [email protected] barriers which block the achievement of self-sufficiency. and Kohl’s. 28 Chestnut Street | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | themusichall.org out toys and gifts for children on December 15, 16, 17, and 18 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Adopt-A-Family: Operation Santa benefits those elderly and disabled who are without (3) Gift wrapping at the Newington Mall as a group or one person from December 2 to Agency Needs: Paper plates and cups, laundry detergent, formula, full-sized refrigerator. family support but who will benefit from donations of essentials. A wish list is provided December 24. All proceeds go to the Salvation Army and the commitment is usually in December Deadline: December 11 by staff of the Bureau of Elder Abuse Services. Rockingham Community Action provides three-hour increments or when you are available. Call to schedule with Jayne or e-mail to be contacted with further information. Contact Info: Jessica Couture | (603) 422-8223 | [email protected] MY BREAST CANCER SUPPORT access to Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets as well as Christmas wish lists for 100 Campus Drive, Suite 20 | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | seacoastcommunityschool.org Mission: To provide financial and emotional support to breast cancer patients in the children ages birth to 17. Participation forms for both programs may be picked up at the National Family Volunteer Day (November 21): Adopt a kettle. Stand outside a store or Greater Seacoast area. Raymond, Portsmouth, or Seabrook offices. Volunteers are needed to help on the Holiday Market Square with Salvation Army’s famous red kettle! Program committee level in the roles of outreach, communication, and miscellaneous. Gift Certificates: Gas and area grocery store gift cards. Contact Info: Jayne Ferguson | (603) 436-2606 | [email protected] SEACOAST FAMILY FOOD PANTRY Food Items: Elderly, families, and individuals with low income and children all benefit from 15 Middle Street | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | use.salvationarmy.org/portsmouth Contact Info: Jennie Halstead | (603) 759-5640 | [email protected] RCA’s Food Basket Program. Non-perishable food items along with soaps, shampoos, Mission: To assist with food, personal care items, and education for healthy living. P.O. Box 1576 | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | mybreastcancersupport.org bathroom tissue, and deodorant are all needed. Food Items: Non-perishable items and canned and packaged food. Child/Teen Items: iTunes, Wal-Mart, restaurant, and movie theater gift cards are very Gift Certificates: Area grocery stores. popular. SEACOAST ADOPT-A-BLOCK Other Needs: Personal care items and hygiene items. Mission: To help people in need in crisis situations by providing goods and services free OPERATION BLESSING Adult Items: Stamps, stationery, towels, blankets, socks, sheets, and sweaters. of charge with help from many volunteers from our community. November/December Volunteer Opportunities: There are limited opportunities to help Mission: To help individuals and families in need by providing food, furniture, clothing, and Gift Certificates: Gas cards, restaurant gift cards, Wal-Mart/department store gift cards, sort and stock food received during regular pantry hours. Please call for more information. Adopt-A-Family: Adopt a child or family at Christmas to help provide needed items. We other necessities in an atmosphere of love and encouragement. movie cards, grocery store cards. provided gifts to more than 250 children last year. Contact Info: Deb Anthony | (603) 436-6161 | [email protected] Food Items: 18- to 20-pound turkeys, 10-pound bags of potatoes, 3-pound bags of Other Needs: Depends, Fixodent, toothbrushes, and toothpaste. 7 Junkins Avenue | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | seacoastfamilyfoodpantry.org onions, canned corn, canned green beans, large boxes of stuffing, canned cranberry Food Items: In order to provide food baskets to more than 300 families each year, we need sauce, turkey gravy in cans/jars, 1-pound packages of butter, brownie mix, and boxed November Deadline: November 12 turkeys, boxed stuffing, gravy, canned cranberry sauce, canned vegetables, bread mixes, brownie mixes, rolls, butter, potatoes, carrots, apples, and pie and cake mixes. bread mix (banana, pumpkin, cranberry). December Deadline: December 4 SEACOAST MENTAL HEALTH CENTER Child/Teen Items: Bikes, new toys for all ages, gift wrap, tape, gift tags, Christmas Mission: To provide a broad, comprehensive array of high quality, effective and accessible Child/Teen Items: Age-appropriate toys for children and teens, new clothing items, and National Family Volunteer Day (November 21): Raymond Office; food pantry, sorting, stockings, candy canes, stocking stuffers, teen toiletries, gift cards for teens, books, mental health services to residents of the eastern half of Rockingham County. new shoes. shelving, and rotating; Seabrook Office: outside cleanup and food pantry sorting, shelving, stuffed animals. Gift Certificates: $25 gift cards from supermarkets, Old Navy, Target, Wal-Mart, Kohl’s, and rotating. Adult: Warm clothing including winter jackets, hats, gloves, etc. Gift Certificates: $25 gift cards for teens, gas gift cards, grocery store gift cards. and TJMaxx/Marshalls. Contact Info: Patte Ardizzoni | (603) 431-2911 | [email protected] Gift Certificates: Area grocery stores, shops, and major credit card gift cards. Agency Needs: Gently used clothing items for babies, boys, and girls of all sizes. Larger 4 Cutts Street | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | rcaction.org November Deadline: November 20 Children: Age appropriate toys and warm clothing including winter jackets, hats, gloves, etc. size diapers for babies and toddlers. Items for food pantry of all kinds, including cooking December Deadline: December 15 Contact Info: Jay Couture | (603) 431-6703 | [email protected] oil, canned pasta, healthy snacks, juice and juice packs, sugar, dish detergent, and 1145 Sagamore Avenue | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | smhc-nh.org condiments (mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup). November Volunteer Opportunities: November 21 through 24 to assemble and deliver SAFER (SEACOAST AREA FELINE EDUCATION & RESCUE, baskets. Other Needs: Gift cards for local supermarkets. INC.) December Volunteer Opportunities: December 16 through 20 to sort and assemble toys, Mission: To help NH Seacoast area homeless cats: humanely trapping, neutering/ SOUTHERN NH SERVICES/PORTSMOUTH ADULT November Deadline: November 13 wrap gifts, clean up, and walk families through to shop. medically clearing, releasing/placing these cats; developing/administering educational EDUCATION PROGRAM December Deadline: December 15 public programs to meet the needs of these cats. Contact Info: Tammy Joslyn | (603) 988-2671 | [email protected] Mission: To alleviate and prevent poverty, and to promote self-reliance. 195 Greenleaf Avenue | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | seacoastadoptablock.net Contact Info: Maud Aldrich | (603) 430-8561 | [email protected] Food Items: Canned cat/kitten food, dry cat/kitten food, clumping cat litter, paper towels, Adopt-A-Family: Depending upon the need, this could involve providing food, clothing, 600A Lafayette Road | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | theobnh.org paper/styrofoam bowls, disinfectant wipes. All items can be dropped off at one of three toys, or other family needs. We do not have specific needs identified as this depends upon who is enrolled at that time. donation bins located at Philbrick’s Fresh Market (775 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth), Market Basket (1500 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth), and Market Basket (838 Lafayette Adult Items: Depends upon enrollment, but could include such items as basic care Road, Seabrook). SEACOAST AREA FIREFIGHTERS TOY BANK products (soap, deodorant, shampoo, etc.), first-aid care products, clothing (seasonal), or PORTSMOUTH MUSIC AND ARTS CENTER other household items. Gift Certificates: Wal-Mart and grocery store gift cards to purchase cat food and clumping Mission: To ensure that every child on the Seacoast has a Christmas by coordinating with Mission: To build community through the arts by providing all people with the opportunity litter and other cat-related needs. Home Depot and Lowe’s gift cards to purchase building surrounding communities. Gift Certificates: Gas cards, grocery store cards, department store cards. to achieve their full creative potential, regardless of their age, ability, or economic status. supplies to create feeding stations and shelters. Child/Teen Items: Teen specific toys are usually our hardest donation to come by. December Deadline: December 11 Gift Certificates: Staples, Target, Wal-Mart, and art supply stores. Contact Info: Lynn Barrett | (603) 929-4975 | [email protected] Gift Certificates: Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, GameStop, Target, Toys R Us, iTunes, Sephora, Contact Info: Kristie Conrad | (603) 422-8233 | [email protected] Agency Needs: Looking for a way to give back to the community? There isn’t a more P.O. Box 1531 | Hampton, NH 03843 | safercats.com mall gift certificates. 100 Campus Drive, Suite 22 | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | rcaction.org lasting impact you can have on an organization than to serve on a board or committee. Inquire today! Other Needs: Donations can be dropped off at any of the participating town fire stations. Other Needs: Scholarship donations for music and art students in need. December Deadline: December 14 THE SALVATION ARMY OF PORTSMOUTH STRAWBERY BANKE MUSEUM Contact Info: Cassie Leavitt | [email protected] Mission: A place to learn, a place to gather, a sustainable historic resource for the November Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers are needed for the Concert of Thanksgiving Mission: To meet human needs without discrimination by offering an emergency Town Fire Station | Dover, NH 03820 | facebook.com/seacoasttoybank community. on Friday, November 20. If interested please inquire with PMAC. food pantry and soup kitchen serving breakfast and supper, and providing clothing, Contact Info: Russ Grazier | (603) 431-4278 | [email protected] prescriptions, rental assistance, counseling referrals, and seasonal assistance. November Volunteer Opportunities: For the month of November, our classrooms get converted into workshops for holiday elves! Learn how the flower harvest is transformed 973 Islington Street | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | pmaconline.org Adopt-A-Family: Call and adopt a family which will include purchasing toys and clothing into historical decorations from days of yore, and help create beautiful wreaths, garlands, for their children. SEACOAST COMMUNITY CHURCH FOOD PANTRY and arrangements for our Candlelight Stroll. Food Items: Prefer gift cards for holiday dinners so parents can go shopping and get what Mission: We provide boxes of food and hot meals to the homeless and disadvantaged. December Volunteer Opportunities: Strawbery Banke Museum’s holiday program, is needed, but does accept all kinds of foods for the pantry. Candlelight Stroll, is one of our most attended events. We need help ensuring every visitor PRO PORTSMOUTH, INC. Food Items: Food drive needs include canned vegetables, canned fruit, jelly, peanut butter, has a magical experience in New Hampshire’s oldest waterfront neighborhood. December Mission: Pro Portsmouth is a nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating and Child/Teen Items: Star program: clothing for ages infant to 14 years. Please inquire to canned soup, crackers, gravy, beans, tuna, luncheon meats, granola bars, tea, coffee, 5 and 6, 12 and 13, and 19 and 20. Candlelight Stroll is an evening event. We need help sustaining the vitality of Portsmouth’s arts, culture, and history through events and receive a specific child’s needs. etc. setting up, greeting visitors, lighting candles, orienting folks around the museum, assisting community collaboration. Adult Items: Blankets, socks, hats, gloves, scarves, and coats. Gift Certificates: Gift certificates to hand out at Christmas from Wal-Mart type stores. with children’s activities, and more. Agency Needs: Lateral file cabinets, refrigerator, fire extinguishers, curtains, carpet, gift Gift Certificates: Gift cards for older children ages 10 to 14 years ($35 to $50 per child), November Deadline: Ten turkeys and pies during the week of November 17 through 20 Contact Info: Alena Shellenbean | (603) 828-2979 | [email protected] cards for office supplies (Staples, BJ’s, etc.). 14 Hancock Street | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | strawberybanke.org

22 GIVE BACK | 2015 © Hawthorn Creative | FOR PROOFING ONLY UNITED WAY HOLIDAY GUIDE 23 HOMELESS CENTER FOR STRAFFORD COUNTY additional food items that can be used in the weeks that follow. Mission: To provide seasonal emergency shelter for homeless women, children, and Gift Certificates: The school is also willing to collect gift cards to local grocery chains to RAYMOND families. add to the food baskets or to purchase food to make them complete. Adopt-A-Family: The Homeless Center for Strafford County strives to make sure that November Deadline: November 19 every individual at the shelter for the holidays has something under the tree for them. Contact Info: Ken Plourde | (603) 332-2848 | [email protected] We provide individuals or groups with a detailed wish list, including sizes, to purchase ROCKINGHAM COMMUNITY ACTION 61 Eastern Avenue | Rochester, NH 03866 | monarchschoolne.org gifts from. The agency often obtains a family too close to the holiday for this program and Mission: To provide activities designed to assist low-income participants, including the needs gift cards to shop for these individuals. The shelter can also do the shopping with elderly poor; to secure and retain meaningful employment, attain an adequate education, your monetary donation. and make better use of available income; to ameliorate the causes of poverty within the community; to meet urgent and immediate individual and family needs, including health, Food Items: Food items are an ongoing need at the shelter, especially perishable items. All ROCHESTER CHILD CARE CENTER nutrition, housing and employment-related assistance; and to address the problems and residents are on a fixed income or have no income to shop with nutrition in mind. A holiday Mission: To provide comprehensive child care and early education services to working barriers which block the achievement of self-sufficiency. meal will also be needed. families with low income. Adopt-A-Family: Operation Santa benefits those elderly and disabled who are without Child/Teen Items: Diapers of all sizes, wipes, diaper rash cream, and common baby and Adopt-A-Family: Families often struggle to make ends meet when they are faced with family support but who will benefit from donations of essentials. A wish list is provided child over-the-counter medications. New books and games for children and teens are holiday expenses which often include needs for warm winter clothing and toys. Eligible by staff of the Bureau of Elder Abuse Services. Rockingham Community Action provides always welcome. families will make wish lists and volunteers can be Santa’s helpers by purchasing some access to Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets, as well as Christmas wish lists for Adult Items: Personal care items, gift cards for underwear, bras (these items are bought items from these lists to make some wishes come true! children ages birth to 17. Participation forms for both programs may be picked up at the as needed for individuals on a case-by-case basis. Personal hygiene products, such as Raymond, Portsmouth, and Seabrook offices. Volunteers are needed to help on the Holiday Child/Teen Items: School supplies are greatly appreciated including glue sticks, markers, deodorant, tampons, razors, body wash, shampoo, and conditioner. Program committee level in the roles of outreach, communication, and miscellaneous. pencils, and tape. Mittens and hats are a great donation as some children do not have Gift Certificates: Gift certificates are always welcome as they require no storage space them to keep warm during outdoor play. Diapers and diaper wipes really help when caring Food Items: Elderly, families, individuals with low income, and children all benefit from and we can buy what we need when we need it. Hannaford, Wal-Mart, and Market Basket for our youngest students and are always needed. RCA’s Food Basket Program. Non-perishable food items along with soaps, shampoos, for groceries; Wal-Mart, Kohl’s, and K-Mart for other needs. Gas cards are something we bathroom tissue, and deodorant are all needed. Gift Certificates: Gift cards to Wal-Mart, Walgreens, or grocery stores can be given to rarely get but need tremendously. Families often do not have gas money to job and house families in need of diapers or groceries. Child/Teen Items: iTunes Wal-Mart, restaurant, and movie gift cards are very popular. search. Gift cards are never given directly to the client to ensure appropriate purchases are made. Agency Needs: Diapers, diaper wipes, hand sanitizer, markers, crayons, glue, and Adult Items: Stamps, stationery, towels, blankets, socks, sheets, and sweaters. batteries. Agency Needs: Individual nine-ounce bottles of spring water for the volunteers, paper Gift Certificates: Gas cards, restaurant gift cards, Wal-Mart/department store gift cards, DOVER ADULT LEARNING CENTER towels, and toilet paper, clean copy paper, laundry soap, dishwasher detergent, liquid hand Other Needs: A scholarship of a week of child care can be an incredible relief to families movie cards, grocery store cards. soap, dish soap, bleach, floor cleaner, all-purpose cleaners, window cleaner, sponges, etc. who are stressed by holiday expenses. A donation of any amount can be applied to a Mission: To help adults throughout Strafford County improve their lives by increasing family account. Other Needs: Depends, Fixodent, toothbrushes, and toothpaste. their basic skills, completing high school, and entering post secondary training prepared Other Needs: Volunteers are always needed at the shelter to man the office, provide November Deadline: November 12 to succeed. general needs for the clients, and answer the phone. Child care volunteers are needed December Deadline: December 18 during classes provided to the residents on-site. December Deadline: December 4 Child/Teen Items: New toys (children 6 months to 6 years). Contact Info: Christiane Casserly | (603) 332-9333 | [email protected] November Deadline: November 23 95 Charles Street | Rochester, NH 03867 | rochesterchild care.org National Family Volunteer Day (November 21): Raymond Office: food pantry sorting, Adult Items: New/gently used coats. shelving, and rotating; Seabrook Office: outside cleanup and ood pantry sorting, shelving, Gift Certificates: Gas cards, grocery stores, Wal-Mart, and Target. December Deadline: December 19 and rotating. November Volunteer Opportunities: Food items for a holiday party for residents will be Agency Needs: Calculators, paperback dictionaries, day planners, children’s craft ROCHESTER OPERA HOUSE Contact Info: Patte Ardizzoni | (603) 431-2911 | [email protected] supplies, and snacks. needed; holiday dinner donations will be needed for Thanksgiving. Residents are given the option to be in-house for the holiday meal or to visit friends or family, so numbers may Mission: To fill our patrons’ hearts and souls with joy through enlightening and educational 4 Cutts Street | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | rcaction.org Other Needs: Assorted new/re-gift items for holiday gift sale (no “tag sale” items please) vary. Please call to inquire about holiday or other opportunities. programming with an Arts for All philosophy and to preserve our historic theatre as a and wrapping paper. December Volunteer Opportunities: Food items for a holiday party for residents will be legacy for our children and grandchildren. ROCHESTER December Deadline: December 4 (re-gifts) and December 11 (new gifts) needed; holiday dinner donations will be needed for Thanksgiving. Residents are given Agency Needs: 6- and 8-foot tables, water and towels for performers, flashlights for Contact Info: Deanna Strand | (603) 742-1030 | [email protected] the option to be in-house for the holiday meal or to visit friends or family, so numbers may ushers, 8½” x 11” and 11” x 17” copy paper, AA batteries, permanent markers, ballpoint 61 Locust Street | Dover, NH 03820 | dalc-online.org vary. Please call to inquire about holiday or other opportunities. pens, rubber bands, and staples. COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP Contact Info: Susan Ford | (603) 332-3065 | [email protected] November Volunteer Opportunities: We have a full performance season running from OF STRAFFORD COUNTY 9 Isinglas Drive | P.O. Box 7306 | Rochester, NH 03839 | homelesscenterforstraffco.org October through May, with November and December being the busiest times each year. Mission: To educate, advocate, and assist people in Strafford County to help meet their If you would like the opportunity to have fun and work with great people while supporting basic needs and promote self-sufficiency. END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER the arts, we invite you to become a volunteer at the Rochester Opera House. Volunteers Mission: We confront the 68 hours of weekend hunger experienced by some children receive points that are exchanged for show gift certificates. For more information on how Food Items: Non-perishable foods for holiday baskets including cranberry sauce, gravy, with bags of food. THE HOMEMAKERS HEALTH SERVICES you can join the team, please contact us at [email protected] or call the box office at stuffing, roll and dessert mixes, green beans, corn, and peas as well as staple foods like Mission: To provide comprehensive healthcare and supportive services to enhance the 603-335-1992 Monday, Wednesday, or Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. peanut butter, pasta, and sauces. Adopt-A-Family: Adopt a child for a year and we will provide a bag of food to a child every weekend in the town of your choice from our list of served towns (see our website). Cost lives of individuals in need so they may remain safely in their home. December Volunteer Opportunities: We have a full performance season running from Gift Certificates:Grocery store gift cards for holiday food basket program as well as gas is $440. Food Items: Non-perishable food items such as canned goods, cereal, instant potatoes, October through May, with November and December being the busiest times each year. gift cards, department and discount store gift cards for family assistance and nutrition rice, and Ensure. If you would like the opportunity to have fun and work with great people while supporting programs. Food Items: Peanut butter in 18-ounce plastic jars and jelly in 20-ounce plastic jars. the arts, we invite you to become a volunteer at the Rochester Opera House. Volunteers Adult Items: Warm socks, hats, mittens, puzzle books, kitchen and bath towels, bed Other Needs: Diapers and baby wipes, reusable grocery bags, and COAST bus passes. Gift Certificates: Gift certificates to local food stores are welcome! receive points that are exchanged for show gift certificates. For more information on how sheets, and blankets. Personal care items such as toothpaste, denture cleaner and you can join the team, please contact us at [email protected] or call the box office at November Deadline: November 20 Contact Info: Claire Bloom | (603) 693-8313 | [email protected] denture powder, shaving cream, soap, body lotion, shampoo, and deodorant. 603-335-1992 Monday, Wednesday, or Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. P.O. Box 676 | Somersworth, NH 03878 | end68hoursofhunger.org December Deadline: December 18 Gift Certificates: Supermarket gift cards or financial contributions for chickens which are Contact Info: Cristina Dorvillier | (603) 332-2211 | [email protected] put in every holiday basket. Contact Info: Kathy Morrison | (603) 435-2500 | [email protected] 31 Wakefield Street | Rochester, NH 03867 | rochesteroperahouse.com 642 Central Avenue | Dover, NH 03820 | straffordcap.org Other Needs: Cleaning products such as dish detergent, bathroom, and kitchen cleaning GERRY’S EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY products; paper products including paper towels, toilet paper, and tissues. Mission: To provide basic food needs to families and individuals in need during emergency December Deadline: December 4 situations or times of severe hardship. ROCHESTER RECREATION & ARENA December Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers to sort and pack holiday food and gift CORNERSTONE VNA Mission: Provide recreation activities to the Rochester area. Food Items: We are providing Thanksgiving and Christmas baskets. For Thanksgiving: basket items. Volunteers to deliver holiday food and gift baskets. Dates and times to be Mission: To promote the optimum level of well-being, independence, and dignity of those stuffing, gravy, cream of mushroom soup, french fried onions, pumpkin pudding. For living in the community by providing trusted, compassionate, and expert care. announced. December Volunteer Opportunities: Skate with Santa Charity Food Drive: A charity food Christmas: pineapple, brown sugar, gingerbread mix, canned peas. drive that benefits Rochester’s Gerry’s Food Pantry. Get into the true holiday spirit by Contact Info: Rondi Boyer | (603) 335-1770 | [email protected] Agency Needs: You could brighten someone’s day during the holiday season and helping to support Gerry’s Food Pantry of Rochester. Join us on the ice at Rochester Arena Agency Needs: 8 ½” x 11” paper, stamps. 215 Rochester Hill Road | Rochester, NH 03867 | thehomemakers.org throughout the year as a Companion Volunteer at Cornerstone VNA. This is a wonderful for holiday music, skating, and an appearance from Santa! Saturday, December 12, 2015 opportunity to provide support, respite, and friendship to patients, families, and caregivers. November Deadline: November 13 from 4:15 to 5:50 p.m. To participate, please donate a minimum of two (2) non-perishable Please contact us for more information. December Deadline: December 14 food items or toiletries per person. Contact Info: Erika Lee | (603) 332-1133 x203 | [email protected] Contact Info: Lisa Fernald | (603) 330-3468 | [email protected] MONARCH SCHOOL OF NEW ENGLAND Contact Info: Roy Edgerly | (603) 332-4120 | [email protected] 178 Farmington Road | Rochester, NH 03867 | cornerstonevna.org 150 Wakefield Street, Suite 5 | Rochester, NH 03867 | thesharefund.org Mission: To bring individuals with intellectual, physical, medical, and behavioral disabilities 150 Wakefield Street, Suite 1 | Rochester, NH 03867 | rochesterrec.com into the mainstream of everyday life. Food Items: The Monarch School puts together food baskets for families in need during the holidays. Our food baskets contain the traditional holiday foods: turkey, potatoes, stuffing, veggies, gravy, cranberry sauce, rolls, and desert. If resources allow, we add

24 GIVE BACK | 2015 © Hawthorn Creative | FOR PROOFING ONLY UNITED WAY HOLIDAY GUIDE 25 ROCHESTER (CONT’D.) December Deadline: December 15 Agency Needs: Brand-new clavinova for moveable entertainment. and restaurant gift certificates. Contact Info: Patricia Rainboth | (603) 335-7777 | [email protected] Other Needs: Certified pet therapy visits are always enjoyed and appreciated. Other Needs: Homemade desserts are always a great treat. Please feel free to stop by any PO Box 455 | Rochester, NH 03866 | victimsinc.org Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday night with a special dessert. November Volunteer Opportunities: Weekdays, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., several ROCHESTER SCHOOL DEPARTMENT volunteers are needed to lead a holiday reminiscence group for residents. Singers or November Volunteer Opportunities: Please call Doug to set up a volunteer opportunity. Mission: To ensure quality educational services to all students. musicians who could provide holiday music are also appreciated. Volunteers are needed on Mondays from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Church of Christ in Seabrook and Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Trinity Parish House Food Items: Non-perishable items, snacks, candy, etc. that can be distributed to children ROLLINSFORD December Volunteer Opportunities: Seniors would enjoy a volunteer group to bring craft in Seabrook. and their families during the Christmas distribution. materials to make a special holiday decoration. Volunteers are also needed to lead a Child/Teen Items: Socks, slippers, toys, games, clothing, stocking stuffers, any items to holiday reminiscence or to sing and play music. December Volunteer Opportunities: Please call Doug to set up a volunteer opportunity. SEEDS OF FAITH, INC. Volunteers are needed on Mondays from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the Church of Christ in make Christmas happy for children in need! Contact Info: Karen Johnson | (603) 964-8144 x258 | [email protected] Seabrook and Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Trinity Parish House Mission: To provide relief to the poor, distressed and underprivileged. Seeds of Faith Inc. 795 Washington Road | Rye, NH 03870 | websteratrye.com Adult Items: Bath sets, socks, shaving sets, gift cards, and slippers. helps and nurtures those in need, feeds the hungry, brings hope to the hopeless, and in Seabrook. Gift Certificates: Varney’s Laundry, gas cards, Hannaford, K-Mart, Wal-Mart, Wendy’s, makes a difference one life at a time. Contact Info: Douglas Blinn | (603) 781-7992 | [email protected] McDonald’s, Quiznos, and any cards students or families could use. Adopt-A-Family: Please contact Theresa if you are looking to help out a family during the 22 Boynton Lane | Seabrook, NH 03874 | Visit us on Facebook Other Needs: Personal care items such as shampoo, conditioner, shower gel, feminine holiday season. SEABROOK products, toilet paper, laundry soap, dish soap, and over-the-counter medications for Food Items: Holiday food baskets are distributed during the Thanksgiving and Christmas colds, headache, and fever. holidays and include everything needed to cook a traditional holiday meal, including a ROCKINGHAM COMMUNITY ACTION SEACOAST AREA FIREFIGHTERS TOY BANK turkey. Also, because fall and winter are our busiest months at the food pantry, there is December Deadline: December 19 Mission: To provide activities designed to assist low-income participants, including the always a need for businesses, schools, and individuals who would be willing to hold food Mission: To ensure that every child on the Seacoast has a Christmas by coordinating with elderly poor; to secure and retain meaningful employment, attain an adequate education, Contact Info: Kathy Boston | (603) 332-3678 | [email protected] drives. surrounding communities. 150 Wakefield Street | Rochester, NH 03867 | rochesterschools.com and make better use of available income; to ameliorate the causes of poverty within the Child/Teen Items: Every year so many people want to shop for the youngest on the needs community; to meet urgent and immediate individual and family needs, including health, Child/Teen Items: Teen specific toys are usually our hardest donation to come by. list, usually because teens are more difficult to shop for. What follows is a “teens” list nutrition, housing and employment-related assistance; and to address the problems and Gift Certificates: Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, GameStop, Target, Toys R Us, iTunes, Sephora, to help make shopping easier and more precise: portable speakers, 14-piece nail cube barriers which block the achievement of self-sufficiency. and mall gift certificates. from e.l.f.(eyeslipsface.com), EQ bag from Dakine (dakine.com), Couture Brush set from SEACOAST AREA FIREFIGHTERS TOY BANK Adopt-A-Family: Operation Santa benefits those elderly and disabled who are without Sonia Kashuk (Target), makeup, women’s perfume, men’s cologne (GAP), and jewelry. We Other Needs: Donations can be dropped off at any of the participating town fire stations. family support but who will benefit from donations of essentials. A wish list is provided Mission: To ensure that every child on the Seacoast has a Christmas by coordinating with are always in desperate need of diapers and wipes for the agency’s littlest ones. Age- by staff of the Bureau of Elder Abuse Services. Rockingham Community Action provides December Deadline: December 14 surrounding communities. appropriate toys. access to Thanksgiving and Christmas Food Baskets, as well as Christmas wish lists for Child/Teen Items: Teen specific toys are usually our hardest donation to come by. Contact Info: Cassie Leavitt | [email protected] Adult Items: Thermal underwear, gloves, hats, scarves, backpacks, socks, and plastic children ages 0 to 17. Participation forms for both programs may be picked up at the Town Fire Station | Dover, NH 03820 | facebook.com/seacoasttoybank Gift Certificates: Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, GameStop, Target, Toys R Us, iTunes, Sephora, ponchos. Raymond, Portsmouth, and Seabrook offices. Volunteers are needed to help on the Holiday Program committee level in the roles of outreach, communication, and miscellaneous. mall gift certificates. Gift Certificates: Irving gas cards to help with transportation to medical appointments, Other Needs: Donations can be dropped off at any of the participating town fire stations. work, and job interviews. Wal-Mart/Target to purchase much needed items such as Food Items: Elderly, families, individuals with low income, and children all benefit from diapers, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, wipes, deodorant, and soap. Gift certificates RCA’s Food Basket Program. Non-perishable food items along with soaps, shampoos, SOMERSWORTH December Deadline: December 14 to the mall, Shaw’s, Hannaford, and Market Basket. bathroom tissue, and deodorant are all needed. Contact Info: Cassie Leavitt | [email protected] Agency Needs: Paper, Staples gift card for supplies, paper towels, coffee, bottled water, Child/Teen Items: iTunes, Wal-Mart, restaurant, and movie gift cards are very popular. COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY Town Fire Station | Dover, NH 03820 | facebook.com/seacoasttoybank and a house for transitional housing. Adult Items: Stamps, stationery, towels, blankets, socks, sheets, and sweaters. Mission: To help relieve hunger and provide families with enough food for 15 meals or Other Needs: Christmas trees, Christmas lights, and decorations. We also need Christmas more per month. Gift Certificates: Gas cards, restaurant gift cards, Wal-Mart/department store gift cards, stockings. movie cards, grocery store cards. Food Items: Cranberry sauce, stuffing, canned gravy, applesauce, canned vegetables, and STRAFFORD COUNTY FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER November Deadline: November 19 non-perishable desserts. Other Needs: Depends, Fixodent, toothbrushes, and toothpaste. Mission: The SCFJC provides co-located resources for victims of domestic violence, December Deadline: December 18 Gift Certificates: Hannaford, Market Basket, and Shaw’s. sexual assault, elder abuse, and stalking. November Deadline: November 12 November Volunteer Opportunities: Handing out Thanksgiving boxes. Other Needs: Personal items like toothbrushes, toothpaste, disposable razors, shaving Food Items: Non-perishable food items such as rice, pasta, canned goods, sauces, etc. December Deadline: December 4 cream, deodorant, mouthwash, toilet paper, tissues, etc. December Volunteer Opportunities: Angel Tree project present wrapping December 14; National Family Volunteer Day (November 21): Raymond Office: food pantry sorting, help hand out Christmas food packages December 21. November Deadline: November 10 Child/Teen Items: Toys for children ages 1 year and up, children’s clothing, personal shelving, and rotating; Seabrook Office: outside cleanup and food pantry sorting, shelving, care items such as baby/toddler shampoo and soap, baby/toddler diapers and wipes, National Family Volunteer Day (November 21): Packing Thanksgiving boxes. and rotating. November Volunteer Opportunities: Help is needed assembling Thanksgiving baskets toothbrushes, and toothpaste. November 20 to 22. Contact Info: Theresa Tozier | (603) 692-3100 | [email protected] Contact Info: Patte Ardizzoni | (603) 431-2911 | [email protected] Adult Items: Adult clothing, professional attire and adult personal care items such as 36 Canal Street, Suite 261 | Somersworth, NH 03878 | seedsoffaithministries.org Contact Info: Pat Vachon | (207) 475-4518 | [email protected] shampoo, soap, deodorant, toothbrushes, and toothpaste. 4 Cutts Street | Portsmouth, NH 03801 | rcaction.org 176 West High Street | Somersworth, NH 03878 Gift Certificates: Gift cards in the amount of $5, $10, and $25 for grocery stores, gas stations, pharmacies (Rite Aid, Walgreens, CVS, etc.), Target, and Wal-Mart. RYE SAFER (SEACOAST AREA FELINE EDUCATION & RESCUE, Agency Needs: Printer paper, pens, highlighters, manila folders, binders (1, 2, and 3 inch), INC.) END 68 HOURS OF HUNGER Canon 210XL and 211 XL ink, vacuum cleaner, Clorox wipes, coffee/cocoa/tea K cups, Mission: We confront the 68 hours of weekend hunger experienced by some children bottled water. SEACOAST AREA FIREFIGHTERS TOY BANK Mission: To help NH Seacoast area homeless cats: humanely trapping, neutering/ medically clearing, releasing/placing these cats; developing/administering educational with bags of food. Mission: To ensure that every child on the Seacoast has a Christmas by coordinating with Contact Info: Tory Soper | (603) 509-1916 | [email protected] public programs to meet the needs of these cats. Adopt-A-Family: Adopt a child for a year and we will provide a bag of food to a child every 150 Wakefield Street, Suite 16 | Rochester, NH 03867 | scfjc.com surrounding communities. Food Items: Canned cat/kitten food, dry cat/kitten food, clumping cat litter, paper towels, weekend in the town of your choice from our list of served towns (see our website). Cost Child/Teen Items: Teen specific toys are usually our hardest donation to come by. paper/styrofoam bowls, disinfectant wipes. All items can be dropped off at one of three is $440. Gift Certificates: Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, GameStop, Target, Toys R Us, iTunes, Sephore, donation bins located at Philbrick’s Fresh Market (775 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth), Food Items: Peanut butter in 18-ounce plastic jars and jelly in 20-ounce plastic jars. TRI-CITY CONSUMERS’ ACTION COOPERATIVE and mall gift certificates. Market Basket (1500 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth), Market Basket (838 Lafayette Road , Seabrook). Gift Certificates: Gift certificates to local food stores are welcome! Other Needs: Donations can be dropped off at any of the participating town fire stations. Mission: Peer support providing a non-medical approach to wellness and recovery for Contact Info: Claire Bloom | (603) 693-8313 | [email protected] individuals with a mental illness over the age of 18 years. Gift Certificates: Wal-Mart and grocery store gift cards to purchase cat food and clumping December Deadline: December 14 litter and other cat-related needs. Home Depot and Lowe’s gift cards to purchase building P.O. Box 676 | Somersworth, NH 03878 | end68hoursofhunger.org Gift Certificates: Grocery stores, Wal-Mart, resturants. Contact Info: Cassie Leavitt | [email protected] supplies to create feeding stations and shelters. Agency Needs: Musical instruments, gym equipment, dry-erase boards with easels, Town Fire Station | Dover, NH 03820 | facebook.com/seacoasttoybank Contact Info: Lynn Barrett | (603) 929-4975 | [email protected] paper shredder. P.O. Box 1531 | Hampton, NH 03843 | safercats.com GOODWIN COMMUNITY HEALTH Contact Info: Martha Hewitt | (603) 948-1043 | [email protected] Mission: To provide exceptional healthcare that is accessible to all in the community. 36 Wakefield Street | Rochester, NH 03867 | tricitycoop.org WEBSTER AT RYE Child/Teen Items: Hats, mittens, gloves, baby products, clothing (especially newborn to 18 months), crib blankets/quilts, and new and gently used children’s clothing. Mission: To provide complete care for those needing assisted living, rehabilitation, skilled SEABROOK COMMUNITY TABLE Adult Items: Hats, mittens, gloves, and new and gently used clothing. nursing, or long-term nursing care in a nurturing environment. Mission: Local soup kitchen serving free meals for the last seven years VICTIMS, INC. Gift Certificates: Gas, drugstores, supermarkets, and COAST bus passes. Adopt-A-Family: Please call for information about resident needs. Food Items: Canned vegetables, canned fruit, pasta, juice, gravy, frozen meat, bottled Mission: To complete the circle of services for victims, from the onset of trauma through Adult Items: Gently used or new large print books for our new library. water, coffee, and any other fresh, frozen, or non-perishable food. Paper products for food Other Needs: Yarn and quilt batting for volunteers to make warm items for our patients. healing. All services are free. items including plates, hot and cold cups, plastic silverware, etc. November/December Volunteer Opportunities: Volunteers to knit or crochet hats and Gift Certificates: Market Basket, Rite Aid, and Wal-Mart cards are greatly appreciated for mittens for all ages. Supplies available. Gift Certificates: Local stores; Wal-Mart, K-mart, or Target to fullfill needs for teens. seniors in both assisted living and nursing home care. Gift Certificates: Grocery stores including Market Basket, Hannaford, and Wal-Mart; CVS,

26 GIVE BACK | 2015 © Hawthorn Creative | FOR PROOFING ONLY UNITED WAY HOLIDAY GUIDE 27 Contact Info: Carol Garlough | (603) 516-2543 | [email protected] Gift Certificates: Gas cards and Wal-Mart, Hannaford, and Market Basket gift cards to 311 Route 108 | Somersworth, NH 03878 | goodwinch.org purchase perishable food items for families in need of a Thanksgiving dinner.

Agency Needs: Scrapbooking supplies for children’s portfolios such as glue sticks BY THE SOMERSWORTH (CONT’D.) and stickers. November Deadline: November 19 SEACOAST AREA FIREFIGHTERS TOY BANK December Deadline: December 17 Mission: To ensure that every child on the Seacoast has a Christmas by coordinating with Contact Info: Dawn Collins | (603) 692-2081 | [email protected] Numbers surrounding communities. 35 Bartlett Avenue | Somersworth, NH 03878 | somersworthearlylearningcenter.org United Way brings together the passion and expertise of organizations, donors, volunteers, and policy mak- Child/Teen Items: Teen specific toys are usually our hardest donation to come by. ers to support high-quality services and better meet the needs of the region’s children, youth, and families. Gift Certificates: Best Buy, Barnes & Noble, GameStop, Target, Toys R Us, iTunes, Sephora, Here are some of the ways United Way impacted local Seacoast communities in 2015: and mall gift certificates. STRATHAM Other Needs: Donations can be dropped off at any of the participating town fire stations. December Deadline: December 14 RICHIE MCFARLAND CHILDREN’S CENTER Contact Info: Cassie Leavitt | [email protected] Mission: To provide early childhood education, pediatric therapies, and early intervention Town Fire Station | Dover, NH 03820 | facebook.com/seacoasttoybank services for children from birth to age 6, and to provide support and developmental guidance to their families. Gift Certificates: Area grocery stores, department stores, toy stores, movie vouchers, 600 1,100 restaurant certificates, and gas cards would be greatly appreciated for distribution to SEEDS OF FAITH, INC. families in need of support. These items would be beneficial year round. Preschoolers given K-Ready Mission: To provide relief to the poor, distressed, and underprivileged. Seeds of Faith Inc. Children learned early Agency Needs: Any paper products (copy paper, paper towels, toilet paper, construction Kids backpacks to help ensure helps and nurtures those in need, feeds the hungry, brings hope to the hopeless, and financial concepts with Penny makes a difference one life at a time. paper), any cleaning supplies (glass cleaner, dish detergent, hand soap, sponges), and any they entered kindergarten in building supplies (garbage bags, bags of salt). Smart Kids Volunteers. Adopt-A-Family: Please contact Theresa if you are looking to help out a family during the the fall ready to learn. holiday season. December Volunteer Opportunities: Five volunteers are needed to help with a fund-raiser on December 19, 2015 from noon to 4:30 p.m. Volunteers under 16 years of age must be Food Items: Holiday food baskets are distributed during the Thanksgiving and Christmas accompanied by a parent; all volunteers are subject to a reference check. holidays and include everything needed to cook a traditional holiday meal, including a turkey. Also because fall and winter are our busiest months at the food pantry, there is Contact Info: Peggy Small-Porter | (603) 778-8193 | [email protected] always a need for businesses, schools, and individuals who would be willing to hold food 11 Sandy Point Road | Stratham, NH 03885 | richiemcfarland.org drives. Child/Teen Items: Every year so many people want to shop for the youngest on the needs SEACOAST FAMILY PROMISE list, usually because teens are more difficult to shop for. What follows is a “teens” list Mission: To empower families with children experiencing homelessness to achieve to help make shopping easier and more precise: portable speakers, 14-piece nail cube lasting-self sufficiency. from e.l.f.(eyeslipsface.com), EQ bag from Dakine (dakine.com), Couture Brush set from Adopt-A-Family: As the families of SFP are traditionally the working poor who are making Sonia Kashuk (Target), makeup, women’s perfume, men’s cologne (GAP), and jewelry. We 10,000 the choice to pay rent and bills, we are looking for a variety of items ranging from gifts are always in desperate need of diapers and wipes for the agency’s littlest ones. Age- to holiday food and pantry foods as well as personal care items to assist them during the appropriate toys. holidays. Volunteers may receive a full family or a mix of family members depending on Number of calls to New Hampshire 211 that were need. Adult Items: Thermal underwear, gloves, hats, scarves, backpacks, socks, and plastic directed to health and human services resources. ponchos. Food Items: SFP provides food baskets, pantry foods, and personal care items such as toilet paper, tissues, shampoo, and more for the holidays for former families of the Gift Certificates: Irving gas cards to help with transportation to medical appointments, program who are paying rent and bills during the holiday season. We welcome all inquiries work, and job interviews. Wal-Mart/Target to purchase much needed items such as concerning ways that you can be of service to neighbors who have come back from diapers, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, wipes, deodorant, and soap. Gift certificates devastating circumstances. to the mall, Shaw’s, Hannaford, and Market Basket. Child/Teen Items: Gifts for all ages, clothing, shoes and boots, food, toys, clothing, 127 Local organizations and initiatives funded Agency Needs: Paper, Staples gift card for supplies, paper towels, coffee, bottled water, personal care items, and shelter supplies. Homeless families moved into to improve lives in the community. and a house for transitional housing. Adult Items: Gifts for all ages, food, clothing, personal care items, gas cards, gift cards safe, stable housing. Other Needs: Christmas trees, Christmas lights, and decorations. We also need Christmas and shelter supplies. 33 stockings. Gift Certificates: Gas cards for gas to get to and from work, gift cards for retailers, pharmacies, and other service providers. November Deadline: November 19 Agency Needs: Reams of copy paper (legal and standard letter.) Shelter supplies such December Deadline: December 18 as toilet paper, tissues, diapers, wipes, etc. Gift cards for administrative supplies from November Volunteer Opportunities: Handing out Thanksgiving boxes. Staples. November Deadline: November 23 December Volunteer Opportunities: Angel Tree project present wrapping December 14; December Deadline: December 18 help hand out Christmas food packages December 21. December Volunteer Opportunities: Food basket prep; gift wrapping; gift and food National Family Volunteer Day (November 21): Packing Thanksgiving boxes. distribution; administrative assistance. 940 47 60 Contact Info: Theresa Tozier | (603) 692-3100 | [email protected] Baby Basics Baskets given to Contact Info: Pati Frew-Waters | (603) 658-8448 | [email protected] Caregivers who attended parent 36 Canal Street, Suite 261 | Somersworth, NH 03878 | seedsoffaithministries.org 6 Emery Lane | Stratham, NH 03885 | sfpnh.org Communities served expectant mothers at the Community support and education programs. in Strafford and Rockingham coun- Baby Shower to help their babies ties and Kittery and Eliot, ME. begin life with a bright start. SOMERSWORTH EARLY LEARNING CENTER Mission: To provide quality child care and nutritious meals to children ages 6 weeks to 15 years in our developmentally age appropriate classrooms guided by early childhood professionals. Adopt-A-Family: Volunteers are needed to adopt a family from the center to provide the children with clothing and toys and gift cards to the parents/guardians for Christmas. Food Items: Food items to distribute to our families in need for Thanksgiving. 200 Child/Teen Items: Winter coats, hats, mittens, snow pants, boots, socks, slippers, clothes, board games, books, and art supplies. Nonprofit members of our Volunteer Action Center, connecting Adult Items: Gas cards, Wal-Mart, Market Basket, Hannaford gift cards for parents and thousands of people to volunteer opportunities on the Seacoast. guardians.

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In addition to United Way of the Greater Seacoast’s support of funded partners and initiatives, we offer volunteers numerous ways to get involved with our work. Below are our signature opportunities and events: You!

THANKS TO HAWTHORN CREATIVE K-Ready K-Ready AND FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK FOR THEIR Readers Kids CONTINUED SUPPORT AND SPONSORSHIP. HELPING US BRING THE HOLIDAY GUIDE TO YOU. Collect, sort, and pack 1,100 Train to read to preschoolers using techniques that backpacks with early literacy effectively build pre-literacy skills. Readers are matched supplies to ensure children enter to a partnering child care center and commit to reading kindergarten ready to learn. for one hour every week for at least six months. (April/May opportunity) (ongoing opportunity)

VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Penny This program leverages volunteers to ensure low-and moderate- income working families in Smart Kids Rockingham and Strafford Help children develop positive money counties have access to free tax management habits by participating in this preparation, asset-building, and half-day activity that trains volunteers to read a financial education services. financially themed book and lead a fun activity (annual, January through with small groups of preschoolers. April commitment) (spring and fall opportunity)

Features student-made films about the value of youth leadership and the dangers of underage substance misuse. Granite Youth Volunteer mentors help teens experience the full process of film production: budgeting, pitching an idea, making a movie, and attending the premiere at a local theater. Film Festival (January through June) Day of Caring Start planning your participation in United Way’s 25th Day of Caring! Gather a team, roll up your sleeves, and take part in a full- day service project at a local nonprofit agency. (September)

For more information about any of these opportunities or other ways to volunteer please contact Sarah or Victoria in our Volunteer Engagement Department at [email protected] and [email protected].