Founded in 2016 by The Chase Home, the Seacoast Community Diversion Program (SCDP) diverts first-time youth offenders from the traditional juvenile justice system. Based on Restorative Justice-based principles, SCDP differs from probation in its focus on the underlying problems of a youth’s criminalized behavior.
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In May, The Chase Home launched ‘Pave the Way Forward’ to raise funds to repave its rapidly deteriorating driveway, a campaign that has met with success. “We are thrilled to have a new driveway,” noted Meme Wheeler, executive director of The Chase Home. “This is a project that was long overdue.”
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Offering programs in the community as well as serving as an actual home for at-risk youth in crisis, The Chase Home recently received a $2,500 grant from Northeast Delta Dental. The grant will support The Chase Home’s Food Program, which is led by Kitchen Manager Andre Owens. “Andre is wonderful—he makes everything from scratch,” said […]
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Building off the success of “Homeruns that Count,” a community action program at Partners Bank in which it received $600 in August, The Chase Home has launched ‘Hit a Home run for the Kids’ in September. The campaign, according to Executive Director Meme Wheeler, addresses three interrelated needs of the kids served by The Chase […]
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This summer, The Chase Home in Portsmouth received a $50,000 2022 Angel Grant from Foundation for Seacoast Health. Criteria for selection for the award was that organizations “must improve the health and wellbeing of individuals in one or more of the nine communities within the Foundation’s service area.” These communities include Portsmouth, Newington, New Castle, […]
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Homeruns count even more at Partners Bank with our “Homeruns that Count” community action program, where Partners Bank donates $50 to a nonprofit for each Boston homerun at a home game. Through the month of August, program donations will be designated to Portsmouth, New Hampshire’s The Chase Home. The Chase Home is dedicated to providing […]
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Recently, employees from Paychex, a provider of human resource, payroll, and benefits outsourcing services, held a Day of Caring at The Chase Home in Portsmouth. Founded in 1877, The Chase Home in Portsmouth provides prevention, early intervention, residential, and community-based programs to at-risk youth throughout New Hampshire. As part of its Day of Caring, Paychex […]
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The Chase Home has received a $10,000 grant from The Madelaine G. von Weber Trust to replace its current communication platform, which is no longer supported by the manufacturer.
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With a driveway in rapidly deteriorating condition, The Chase Home launched ‘Pave the Way Forward,’ a campaign that has resulted in a $10,000 gift from LeMay Family Goodworks.
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A $35,122.50 grant from the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will help fund the Summer Program at The Chase Home for the next two years. The award was made through the Empowering Youth Program, which launched in 2020 and made possible by funding through the CARES Act.
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