FEBRUARY 5, 2004 MEETING
Objectives for CRN
networking meeting:
1.
Meet
people you do “business” with but never see face to face.
Action: At
the end of the meeting everyone will shake hands and talk with at least one
person they have never met before!
2.
Identify
Issues pertaining to the community in which we work to be able to form interest
groups to look at the issues.
Action: At
the end of the meeting people with like programs/interests/clients will talk about
their issues.
Blurbs
about Agencies/Organizations taken from information sent and information given
in person at the networking meeting.
Check our web-site for more! http://crnnh.tripod.com
In
Attendance: Trisha Strickland and Anna Hopf, SeaCare Health Services; Ed St. Pierre,
Response Link; Judith Jones, NHLA; Annie Venier, A Safe Place; Carolyn Cocklin,
Hampton Town Welfare; Cyndy Carbone, Barb Johns, Kathi Picone and Callie
Magrone, Exeter Hospital; Peggy Small-Porter, Richie McFarland Children’s
Center; Cathy Edison, New Generation; Elaine Wiesman, Seacoast Hospice; Rachel
Robertson, Anne-Marie Audet, and Darla Black, Cross Roads House; Susan
Kelly-Westman, Guardianship Training project; Cary Gladstone, Micro Credit, NH;
Eliza Camire, RCA Literacy Program; Barbara Johnson, Rose Compagna, Emma
Paquette, Lisa Lawry, and Heather Carson, Step-by-Step Career Guidance; Sue
Benoit; Exeter and Nottingham Welfare; John Battye, Families First Support
Center; Claudia Boozer-Blasco, UNH Cooperative Extension; Leslie Haslam, Exeter
Adult Education; Julie Stone, ServiceLink of Rockingham County; Vickie Kahn,
Jobs for NH Graduates; Nancy Mirtle, InfoLink.
A SAFE PLACE
A Safe Place provides
support services to survivors of domestic violence in Strafford and Rockingham
counties. We provide one on one support, 24 hour hotline, emergency
confidential shelter, legal and social service advocacy, volunteer program and
community education. All the services that we offer
are free and confidential.
Agency Director, Pam Haggarty! We are so excited and fortunate to have
here with us, and we look forward to the community getting to meet her.
Secondly,
we are now offering a 4th Support group in the Portsmouth area, and this is
the only group that offers child care for kids up to age 12. It will be an
evening group. All groups held in a confidential location every week for 1.5
hours. Being part of the group can be an important part of breaking the
isolation that has been imposed by an abusive partner. ASP has 4 sites – Portsmouth, Rochester, Salem and the shelter.
Portsmouth Office: 436-4619 PO Box 674, Portsmouth, NH 03802-0674
Rochester Office 330-0214 18
North Main Street
1-800-852-3388
http://www.portsmouthnh.com/org/asp/
CITY YEAR NH
City Year New Hampshire's mission is
to support the positive, healthy development of children and youth through the
experiences of service learning and civic engagement, so that they grow up as
confident, compassionate, and active citizens. In partnership with middle and
high schools, community and faith based organizations, and civic agencies, we
provide innovative, out-of-school time activities that focus on community
service, leadership and teamwork skills, diversity awareness and appreciation,
and environmental stewardship. City Year also maintains an ongoing presence in
schools as role models, one-on-one mentors, and providers of support services
to each student body we serve. We currently have teams serving in Manchester,
Nashua, Seabrook, and Strafford County.
CROSS ROADS HOUSE
Cross
Roads House, Inc. is an Emergency and Transitional shelter for those facing
homelessness protection from exposure and hunger while providing opportunities
to move to independent and sustainable housing. Some of our services
include: adult GED preparation, mental health counseling, referral to substance
abuse treatment, access to primary care as well as job search and
vocational training. Also on site, we have AA/NA meetings 5 nights a week
and monthly testing from ARS.
Rachel
R. and several case managers attended the meeting. CRH has been full but they are finding places for people to
sleep. Limiting out of state guests due
to capacity.
Chris Sterndale, Exec.
Director, 600 Lafayette Road,
Portsmouth (603) 436-2218
EXETER
ADULT EDUCATION
Exeter
Adult Education – Leslie Haslam – Employment Preparation, Enrichment Courses,
fun workshops, GED, open enrollment (except for GED classes) AM Classes available – money shouldn’t be an
obsticle. See Schedule…on the
website: http://www.sau16.org/adulted/ or
call Leslie at: 775-8457 or lhaslam@sau16.org
EXETER HOSPITAL PROGRAMS and SERVICES
●HealthReach - Diabetes, Endocrine &
Nutrition Center, a department of Exeter Hospital, offers a variety of
services: individual and group consultations with certified diabetes educators
to help individuals of all ages deal with the diagnosis of diabetes, regulation
of blood sugars and planning nutritious meals; diabetes fitness classes held at
Synergy on the Exeter Hospital campus; support groups for those with type 1 and
type 2 diabetes; and community blood sugar screenings and educational
programs. Medicaid, Medicare and
financial assistance (through Exeter Hospital) are welcome. Healthcare provider referrals are necessary
for individual, group and fitness education. Appointments, classes and support
groups are held at 881 Lafayette Road, Hampton. For more information, call (603)926-9131 or 1-800-439-3837.
●The
Exeter Hospital Home Visit nurses offer a home visit within 2-3 days after being discharged from
the hospital. The purpose of our visit is to help families’ transition to the
care of the newborn at home & to the adjustment of parenthood. The nurses
assess & weigh the newborn, assist with any feeding difficulties &
review any infant care skills. A physical assessment is done on the mother
& newborn. The nurses will assess how mom is adjusting to her role. They
offer support & information on resources available at Exeter Hospital &
in the community. The new families are offered a choice of either the Exeter
Hospital Home Visit Program or other agencies in the area for a newborn home
visit. A Family Center Nurse will assist families in the hospital to schedule a
home visit before they are discharged.
Cyndy
Carbone RN ccarbone@comcast.net
●Exeter
Hospital’s Mobile Medical Van
Callie Magrone schedules the
van - Exeter Hospital continues its mission to
improve the health of the community with the Mobile Medical Van, a 37-foot
health clinic on wheels. Working with
Exeter Hospital departments as well as local social and medical agencies, the
Mobile Medical Van is committed to providing free healthcare and health-related
information to uninsured and underinsured children and adults in the greater
Seacoast area.
Our community partners
include:
Families
First Health and Support Center
SeaCare
Health Services
Hampton
Beach Free Clinic
Hampton
Community Coalition – Hobbs House
St.
Michael’s Church, Exeter
Epping
Community Church
Check the schedule at: www.foreveryday.com. Or contact Callie: cmagrone@ehr.org
1-800 4 Exeter
●Education
Courses at Exeter Hospital and AT YOUR SITE!!
CPR, First Aid, Babysitting for ages 11 – 14. Community Fairs and other issues. Contact Kathy Picone kpicone@ehr.org
–
Prevention
Seniors “Healthy Mondays” Cardiac
Screenings on van.
Barb Johns bjohns@ehr.org
EXETER TOWN WELFARE – Sue Benoit –
Exeter #: 778-0591 suzeeb@comcast.net Nottingham #: 679-5022
FAMILIES FIRST HEALTH AND
SUPPORT CENTER
●Located at the Community Campus in
Portsmouth, FF is an independent nonprofit agency that provides a broad range
of health and family support services to individuals and families, regardless
of ability to pay. Services include affordable primary, prenatal and oral
health care; free parenting classes, support groups and family programs;
one-on-one support for families facing particular challenges; and mobile health
care for people who are homeless. For a calendar of parenting groups, or to
receive information on all Families First services,
call
603-422-8208, or visit www.FamiliesFirstSeacoast.org
●Families First
Support Center- John Battye – Parent Groups Tuesday’s 6 – 7:30 PM
Referrals welcome. Teaching Right From Wrong; Monday Nights – Families Between Homes
program for families who are experiencing homelessness or have in the past.
March Program – Middle
Management for parents and their 5th thru 8th
Graders! 2 hour sessions
Ist hour –separate Kids
activities and Parent Support meeting.
2nd Hour – Come together.
$50
donation – Scholarships available.
Check the website for programming.
http://www.familiesfirstseacoast.org/calendar.cfm or call 422-8208
●Health Care for the
Homeless
In December 2002, Families
First became one of only two agencies in New Hampshire - and only 154 in the
nation -- to offer a federally funded Health Care for the Homeless program. A
mobile health team based at Families First visits shelters, soup kitchens,
churches and other sites where homeless people spend time, traveling on two
specially equipped vans provided by Exeter Hospital and AIDS Response Seacoast
to sites throughout Strafford and Rockingham counties. The teams provide health
care, substance abuse counseling and social work services. Twenty-five
nonprofit agencies partner
with Families First to
provide the program, which serves Strafford and Rockingham counties.
Schedule announcements:
1-888-922-0005 Care Coordinator: Pat
Ryan 422-8208 ext. 129
GUARDIANSHIP TRAINING PROJECT
Is sponsored by the
Community Council of Senior Citizens and the Elders Concern & Abuse
Prevention Task Force. Our focus is to
provide family members and community members seeking guardianship the
encouragement, support, guidance and training they need to be competent
guardians for their loved ones. We have
produced a video, "Considering Guardianship: The First Step", that is
available for sale ($18.95 per copy).
This fifteen minute video is a collage of real life experiences of
people in NH who have become guardians and makes an excellent addition to the
video library of any agency working with the elderly and incapacitated
adults. I am also available to go to
organizations in Rockingham and Strafford counties to view the video and
conduct an information session on the Guardianship Training Project.
Westman Open House Feb. 24th 8 – 10 AM
at 7 Junkins Avenue, First floor.
431-4772
Susan Kelly-Westman
Guardianship Training
Project
PO Box 5308, Portsmouth,
NH 03802-5308
HAMPTON CHILD AND
FAMILY PROGRAM
Hampton Child and Family Program provides preschool, extended
care, before and after kindergarten care and before and after Head Start.
We are the only childcare facility in Hampton offering scholarship
assistance to lower income working families in the Hampton, North Hampton,
Seabrook area. We also offer literacy and family programs. We
provide much of our assistance to working families that usually fall through
the cracks in society. They earn too much for state or federal
assistance, yet don't earn enough to pay for rent, utilities, and childcare for
their families. We interact with Hampton Community Coalition, Families
First, Greater Seacoast Interfaith Hospitality Network, and Head Start to
ensure all children in the Hampton area have equal opportunities.
Virginia
Bridle
70
High Street
Hampton,
NH 03842
(603)
929-7349
HAMPTON TOWN WELFARE
Carolyn Cocklin – Welfare
officer. I&R and Advocacy with
Landlords, etc. Food Pantry. Open in the mornings. ccocklin@town.hampton.nh.us 926-5948
JOBS
FOR NEW HAMSPHIRE GRADUATES
serves
youth ages 16-21 who have withdrawn from high school and could benefit from GED
preparation, career exploration, leadership development, job placement,
employment counseling, tuition assistance for college and one year of follow up
services. Classes are held Mon-Thurs
8:30- 12:00 at the NH Community Technical College. Mentoring
volunteers needed a Service Learning Project
JUDY RINGER
Judy
Ringer is available to conduct Workshops, Seminars, Retreats, Keynotes — for
private groups, corporate events, associations and organizations. The focus may
be:
Aikido
Conflict
Difficult Situations
Personal Power & Presence
Powerful Presentations
Judy
Ringer frequently conducts Aiki Warmups that will get your group event off to
an energized start and cultivate a team-driven orientation to the day. Call or email our office to arrange a
Training Event for your organization: 603-431-8560 or judy@judyringer.com
Upcoming Events
The
following workshops are open to the public. All workshops have minimum and
maximum participant requirements, so please register early. For additional
information on public workshops, or to have a program designed specifically for
your company or organization, please contact
us.
Powerful Presentations
Tuition:
$135.00 per person Thursday, Feb. 5 • 9 a.m. - 4
p.m.
(Lunch and handouts provided Daniel
Webster College
Register online, call, or email Pease Tradeport,
Portsmouth
This
empowering workshop for beginning to advanced presenters combines training in
good vocal technique with practice in giving clear, effective, and compelling
presentations. Judy Ringer and Susan Losapio team up to help participants
develop a more powerful voice, enhance confidence and presence, and connect
with an audience. You’ll learn simple kinesthetic exercises you can practice
daily and use before, during, and after presentations. You will also be guided
in the Four Defining Characteristics of a Powerful Presentation and have the
opportunity to deliver several one minute presentations on tape. You'll receive
individual coaching and have the video to review at home.
Assertive
Communication And Conflict Resolution
Tuition:
$45.00 per person Saturday,
Feb. 7 • 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Sponsored by and held at To
register, call 207-439-3800
Kittery Recreation Dept., Kittery, ME
Do you find it difficult to ask for what you want, say no, or express a
difference of opinion? Most of us have been conditioned to view conflict as
negative, so it may be difficult to assert our position at times. Assertive
(versus aggressive or passive) communication can help create a sense of self
and foster an environment that is meaningful and fulfilling. This workshop will
help you express yourself with equanimity and clarity while honoring other perspectives.
Co-facilitators are Judy Ringer and Tom Dubois. Enrollment limited to ten
participants. Sponsored by the Kittery Recreation Department. Please call
207-439-3800 to register. See Calendar for date and time.
Emotional Intelligence
Tuition:
$135.00 per person Wednesday, Feb. 18 • 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
(Lunch and handouts provided) Location:
TBA
Register online, call, or email
"We are being judged by a new yardstick: not just how smart we are, or by
our training and expertise, but also by how well we handle ourselves and each
other."
- Daniel Goleman, Working with Emotional Intelligence
Do you seek to be more effective in your personal or professional life? Do you
find yourself provoked or flustered easily? The ability to utilize Emotional
Intelligence is critical to interpersonal effectiveness and is a distinguishing
quality of leadership at any level of the organization and from all walks of
life. Distinct from, but complementary to IQ or cognitive capacity, Emotional
Intelligence is the ability to communicate understanding and appreciation, to
manage and motivate others, to think clearly, and to respond confidently under
pressure. In this new offering from Power & Presence, you'll become better
equipped to tap the resources of Emotional Intelligence and direct conflict and
communication into useful outcomes through centering, discovery, relational
awareness and useful dialogue skills. Co-trainers: Judy Ringer and Ann
Driscoll, Ed.D.
The
Magic Of Conflict Wednesday, Mar. 17 • 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Tuition: $135.00 per person Location:
TBA
(Lunch, workbook, and The Magic of Conflict text included)
Register online, call, or email
Each time conflict shows up, we have the opportunity to respond with awareness.
Yet so often we fight or flee. We know what we want to do, but we react before
we can stop and think. The Magic of Conflict is an opportunity to become
more aware of your physical, mental and emotional responses and choose the ones
that foster positive outcomes. You'll learn principles from the Japanese martial
art aikido and practice mind/body skills like centering, empathy, and
redirection of energy. You'll use this new awareness to initiate verbal
interactions that engage others in problem-solving strategies and transform
difficult situations into opportunities to learn.
LAMPREY HEALTH CARE
●Senior Transportation Program provides door to door
transportation for shopping, banking, pharmacy, Day Trips and medical
appointments weekly to 32 communities in Rockingham County and parts of
Strafford County. Medical appointments can be scheduled with the manager ahead
of time.
A $2.50
donation is requested for round trip shopping and medical appointments. A $4
donation is requested for Day Trips. For riders who are on Medicaid
we can get reimbursed from Medicaid so they do not need to give us
the donation for medical transportation. Want to increase rider
ship for grocery shopping trips and errands
Marcia Price 1-800-582-7214
or 603-659-2424
Transportation
Manager
●InfoLink – Nancy Mirtle - 33 years old
I&R Program for Rockingham, Strafford and Southern York counties . www.infolinknh.org or
call 1-888-499-2525
MICROCREDIT
NH Cary Gladstone – Self-employment = self sufficiency. Meetings
in Portsmouth, Raymond, Somersworth, Rochester. Current workshops
include: From Idea to Reality: An Inventor’s Guide; Tuesday, March 23 Exeter Town Hall, 10 Front Street,
6:00 –8:00 pm
and Good Credit Habits: What
is a Credit File? What is a credit
file? Where can I find it? Who can get my credit file? What if my file contains errors? How can I avoid a bad credit report? Come find out how good personal credit
habits leads to success in your business.
At the HUB Family Resource Center - 23 Atkinson Street, Dover Wednesday, April 14 6:30 – 8:00 pm
Jen Murphy 496-0520 .
See website for schedule: www.microcreditnh.org
NEW
GENERATION, INC.
Founded in 1987, New Generation's mission is to provide
support to homeless women, in crisis during pregnancy, and to mothers with
children. Its goal is to foster a new generation of healthy, happy,
self-sufficient, fully functioning families. Its affiliate, Next Generation
Daycare, offers a safe, loving environment for infant to preschool children
and has Title XX slots for families working towards self-sufficiency. Second
Generation Thrift Shoppe and Generation Gap Furniture Barn provide
affordable clothing, household items and furniture at a low cost. New
Generation, Inc. is a proud partner of the United Way of the Greater Seacoast.
All New Generation operations are conveniently located off Rte. 33 in
Greenland, NH. April
15th Auction at Yokens with Buffet dinner – NEED VOLUNTEERS!
For more information call 603-436-4989, email
ngfundraising@aol.com or visit our website at
www.newgennh.com.
Catherine Edison, Fundraising Director
New Generation, Inc.
568 Portsmouth Avenue
PO Box 676
Greenland, NH 03840
NEW HAMPSHIRE CATHOLIC CHARITIES
Mission Statement: New Hampshire Catholic Charities is founded
in the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Serving all people, we strive for
social justice and dedicate ourselves to providing quality health and social
service programs that heal, comfort and empower.
Programs
and Services:
--
provide support groups for those grieving, divorced/separated, care giving, job
loss or going through a life change.-- have a working knowledge of local
agencies to better help people through a period of homelessness, joblessness,
financial difficulty of whatever source-- Friendly Visitor training to local
shut-ins-- work with Medication Bridge -- accessing free medications for those
without pharmaceutical insurance and within certain income guidelines--
work with laid-off workers individually or in groups from larger
businesses that are down-sizing-- cooperate with the Marine Corps and their
Toys for Tots program on the local level-- work with immigration/refugee
resettlement and educating the local community for support (especially using
the Bishops¹ document: Welcoming the Stranger Among Us)-- know the food,
clothing, transportation, shelter resources of our local communities
-- invite eligible agencies to use Food Bank food and inspect/monitor as guided
by Second Harvest rules (and share Best practices¹ among the pantries)---
provide family and individual behavioral counseling (not mental health) on a
sliding-fee scale
* New Hampshire Food Bank
* Adoption and Maternity
Services
* Our
Place
* St. Charles Children's
Home
* Healthcare
Facilities
* Elderly
Apartments
* Other Elderly
Services
* Individual Family and Marital
Counseling
* Family Ministries
* Project
Rachel
* Parish & Community
Outreach
* Services to Persons with
Disabilities
* Immigration & Refugee
Services
Leonard Campbell
Parish Outreach Coordinator (W)
603.332.7701
NH Catholic Charities (F)
603.332.9629
23 Grant St. http://www.catholiccharitiesnh.org/programs.cfm
Rochester, NH 03867 mailto:lcampbell@catholiccharitiesnh.org
NEW
HAMPSHIRE LEGAL ASSISTANCE:
Judith
Jones talked about two projects
1. Portsmouth office is covering Rockingham,
Strafford and part of Carrol County.
Intake hours M, W, F AM . Issues work with: Housing, evictions, subsidized housing concerns, eligibility and
benefits, domestic violence.
2. Senior Citizens Law Project – New Consumer
Law project for Seniors., Senior Advise line, Issues: HICBIC; plan delays, denials of services, nursing home beds in
Rockingham County.
3. Other issues: Medicaid Block grants and what that will do to the fragile health
care structure for the uninsured and underinsured, Katie Becket program cutting
from 1200 participants to 200 clients.
Call your Representative!!!
431-7411 Judith is at extension 3014.
NOTTINGHAM TOWN WELFARE – Sue Benoit –
Nottingham #: 679-5022 suzeeb@comcast.net
PETRA
KERSHAW PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Will Work For Food. Hard working, no shame, pride
free Independent Social Entrepreneur seeks project. I want
to empower your organization to become self-sustaining and therefore have
greater opportunities to offer clients in helping themselves.
My fees are incredibly reasonable and I stop at nothing to get the job
done. Let's talk.
Call
me at 207-451-2156 or email
at: PKERSHAW1@AOL.COM
Petra Kershaw
57 Beech Road
Eliot, ME 03903
RESPONSELINK of NH & ME
Ed
St. Pierre, Service Provider - ResponseLINK is a national manufacturing and
monitoring company providing medical emergency safety systems and medication
compliance systems to seniors and the disabled. ResponseLINK provides 24-Hour
Personal Emergency Response and Health and Safety Monitoring.
stpi@comcast.net Toll Free: 1 877 750 0220
RICHIE
MCFARLAND CHILDREN’S CENTER – Peggy Small-Porter – Serves children birth to 6 and their
families. Early intervention, Family
Support, etc.
psmallporter@richiemcfarland. 778-8193 ext. 27
ROCKINGHAM
COMMUNITY ACTION – has over 25 different program and services check them out at: http://charityadvantage.com/rcaction/Programs.asp Here are just two programs:
●Literacy
Services –
Eliza Camire – AmeriCorps Vista worker.
Tales to Go, Gift of Reading, WIC literacy services. Free, quality children's books are distributed to
low-income preschool children, in collaboration with local libraries. Traveling literacy vans bring story times with
related arts activities and healthy snacks to children (birth through third
grade) and parents. Activities take place in housing complexes, recreation
programs and child care settings in Epping, Exeter, Hampton, Portsmouth,
Raymond and Seabrook. 772-4770 rcagiftread@ttlc.net
●Homeless
Outreach
Justine Shea 431-2911
Our mission is to assure
that all unsheltered homeless persons gain access to appropriate shelter and
other necessary services. Population
served includes street homeless and "hidden homeless," such as those
facing eviction, doubled-up families, couch surfers, people sleeping in
vehicles. This is done through visits
to homeless sites in wooded areas, abandoned buildings, under bridges, and
through referrals from non-profit agencies, hospitals, schools, towns, and
concerned citizens. Referrals are also
received from the NH Helpline @ 800-852-3388. The outreach worker networks with shelters statewide, and can
arrange transportation when necessary.
ROCKINGHAM VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION & HOSPICE
is a community-based, non-profit Home Health agency that
serves the adult population of Rockingham County, NH as well the communities of
Durham and Lee. More than 100 years
ago, Rockingham VNA & Hospice was born out of the traditional values of
neighbors helping neighbors. We continue this long-standing history of
responding to the needs of our service communities, and truly value our
reputation as “ a neighbor you can rely
on.”
RVNA
& Hospice offers the following comprehensive home health services:
·
Skilled
Nursing Care
·
Physical
Therapy, Occupational Therapy, & Speech Therapy
·
Wound
Care-Enterostomal Therapist
·
Certified
Diabetes Educators
·
Registered
Dietician
·
Medical
Social Work Services
·
Home
Health Aide Care
·
Falls
Risk-Reduction Program
·
Orthopedic
PREOP Program
·
HealthWatch
Personal Response System
·
Hospice
Care
·
Bridge
Program
·
Bereavement
& Spiritual Care
·
Pain
Management/Symptom Relief
Our
care providers work as teams in designated geographic areas; these care teams
in the Seacoast, Exeter and Derry/Salem regions work with physicians,
volunteers, patients and their families to provide quality personalized
care. In addition to offering
high-quality home health and hospice care, we provide various community outreach
programs and services:
·
Community
Clinics & Screenings
·
Support
Groups
·
Walk
Club-Exeter
·
Health
Education Programs
For
further information, or to inquire about volunteer opportunities, please call
Rockingham Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice at 1-800-540-2981, or:
Portsmouth
Exeter
Derry
436-7372
772-2981
432-7776
SEACARE
HEALTH SERVICES – serves 21 towns in Rockingham County.
Medical Access program – for people below `185% of poverty level. Physician network, dental network (emergent
care), mental health network. Trisha
Strickland provides Care Coordination and help in navigating the health
care system.
●
Children’s Connection - Anna Hopf – home visiting services; help with
SCHIP applications.
or
contact them thru the web site: http://www.seacarehealthservices.org
●The
Medication Bridge
What is the Medication Bridge Program?
Medication Bridge is a program to help eligible uninsured
and underinsured patients of all ages to receive needed prescription
medications. Every major pharmaceutical
company has a patient assistance program that provides free prescription
medications to eligible patients.
Medication Bridge will work with your provider to apply for these
medications.
Who
is eligible?
●The
patient must be a US citizen.
●The
patient must not have any outside assistance in paying for their medications.
This includes Medicaid, VA, private insurance, etc.
●The
monthly household income must be less than 200% of Federal Poverty Level.
(Approx. $1400/month for household of 1 and $1800/month for household of
2)
●The
patient must be taking a long-term medication.
●The
patient must be a patient of a physician associated with Exeter Health
Resources.
How
to enroll:
You will be asked to provide a list of your current medications as well as
proof of income.
Contact SeaCare Health Services 772-8119; ask for Nancy or Kellie
The
hours of operation are: 9-4:30
SeaCare Health Services, 11
Downing Court, Exeter, NH 03833
(603) 772-8119
SEACOAST
HOSPICE
is
a non-profit agency dedicated to promoting quality of life for the terminally
ill and supporting family and friends throughout the illness and bereavement
process. Seacoast Hospice offers a
specially trained, caring team comprised of physicians, nurses, nursing
assistants, social workers, volunteers, bereavement counselors and spiritual
care coordinators who provide medical, practical and emotional care and support
to terminally-ill patients and their families.
Seacoast Hospice services are available for patients in the home,
nursing home, assisted living residence or hospital residing in Rockingham or
Strafford counties. Bereavement
Services are an important part of Hospice care and are also offered to the
community at large. Grief Support Groups
are open to anyone grieving a death and the Bridges program is designed for
children and young people ages 4-18.
Call Seacoast Hospice at
1-800-416-9207 for additional information.
●Transitions
Transitions is a community outreach program offered by Seacoast Hospice
to assist patients and their families as they transition through the difficult
events that accompany a prognosis of a life-limiting illness, from curative
treatment to end-of-life care. This non-medical program provides emotional
support and practical assistance through volunteer support and case management
services. Transitions is available for individuals who choose to pursue
curative treatment or palliative care (comfort-only treatment), and for those
who don’t want, or don’t qualify for, hospice care. Services are provided in
both Rockingham and Strafford County at no charge Elaine S. Wiesman,
Transitions Coordinator
Seacoast
Hospice
10 Hampton Road
Exeter, NH 03833
www.seacoasthospice.org transitions@seacoasthospice.org
SERVICELINK
OF ROCKINGHAM COUNTY
I&R
and some case management for Elders and Adults with Disabilities. Provide Public Education on many issues of
concern to elders and their care givers.
March
5th
– Film Premier re: Late on-set Depression.
9 – 10:30AM in Portsmouth at the Parrot Avenue Place. Feb. 27th Senior Service
Providers first networking meeting.
8:30 – 10:30AM at Langdon Place in Exeter.
Julie Stone, Director -
334-6594 or seacoastservicelink@netzero.com
SEXUAL ASSAULT SUPPORT SERVICES 25th
Anniversary celebration coming up
SASS is a non-profit agency
that is dedicated to supporting victims/survivors in their efforts to heal from
the trauma of sexual assault and childhood sexual abuse, while striving to
prevent the occurrence of sexual violence in local communities and in society
at large. We offer the following
services to the people of Rockingham, Strafford and southern York counties:
24-hour hotline, accompaniment and support, information and referral network,
support groups, professional training and prevention education. We can be reached 24-hours a day, seven days
a week via or free and confidential hotline:
1-888-747-7070. Portsmouth Office: 436-4107
Rochester Office: 332-0775
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SOUTHERN MAINE AGENCY ON AGING
is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to meeting the
needs of seniors and their families, to assure that older people, especially
those who are frail, isolated, or living on low incomes, receive the support
necessary to maintain their independence in the community. We serve seniors and families throughout
York and Cumberland Counties. Our
services include:
* Information and referral
about resources, benefits, and services for
seniors and their caregivers
* Community education
* Family caregiver support
and assistance
* Respite funding
* Care management (Senior
Solutions)
* Health insurance
counseling
* Home maintenance and
repair (Mr. Fix-It)
* Bill-paying assistance
(Money Minders)
* Grocery shopping
assistance
* Senior dining centers
* Meals on Wheels
* Resident service
coordination (Independent Housing with Services)
* Senior advocacy and
assistance
* Volunteer placement
(Volunteer Connections and RSVP)
* Adult day services
Ann O'Sullivan, OTR/L,
LSW email: aosullivan@smaaa.org
Family Caregiver Specialist 1-800-427-7411
Southern Maine Agency on
Aging
THE STEP
BY STEP CAREER GUIDANCE PROGRAM
is a statewide job readiness activity for the New Hampshire
Employment Program. The NH Division of Family Assistance has contracted with
Second Start, an adult education center in Concord, NH, to administer the
program. Step by Step has fourteen offices and several appointment sites
located through-out the state. Step by Step
works solely with individuals receiving public assistance from TANF (Temporary
Assistance to Needy Families). Step by
Step's primary goal is to guide participants off of welfare and into a life of
self- sufficiency. Career exploration, Job Readiness, job search. They have people with skills ready to go and be
employed!
Lisa Lawry Exeter Office
773-0092 stepexet@second-start.org
Heather Carson Rochester
Office: 335-6847 steproch@second-start.org
UNH
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
Claudia
Boozer-Blasco Family Development –
money management, 4H development.
Nutrition Program with Terri Schoppmeyer and real chefs! Cooking classes, skill building. March – Supportive Connections at Families
First at the Community Campus. Farm and
Forestry expo – Manchester.
Check the site: http://ceinfo.unh.edu/ or call: 679-5616
Check the Community Resource Network web site for this information and notes from the networking meetings: http://crnnh.tripod.com or call Susan Turner at 431-2911 or email her at sturner@rcaction.org
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