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Diversion Program at The Chase Home

Community-Based Program “Diverting” Youth, “Transforming” Lives

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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Drawing by youth resident at The Chase Home

Staff Provide Continuity, Transform Lives at The Chase Home

One of the unique aspects about The Chase Home is length of employment of some staff, especially in leadership roles, a fact that Executive Director Meme Wheeler said helps produce “stronger therapeutic and clinical outcomes.”

“The workforce shortage is real, so there are challenges for us, but we have been fortunate that some staff members have been with us for years,” she said.

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Northeast Delta Dental Supports The Chase Home

Northeast Delta Dental Supports The Chase Home

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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Hit a Home Run for the Kids at The Chase Home

Partners Bank Helps Launch ‘Hit a Home Run for the Kids’ Campaign for The Chase Home

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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Meme Wheeler working with leadership at The Chase Home

The Chase Home Receives Grant from The Madelaine G. von Weber Trust

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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Chase Home Ambassadors with Michelle LeMay

LeMay Family Goodworks Helps ‘Pave the Way Forward’

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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Summer Program at The Chase Home

Summer Program Gets a Boost

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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NorthEast Electrical Lights Up The Chase Home

NorthEast Electrical Lights Up The Chase Home

Serving as an actual home for more than a dozen youth at any given time, The Chase Home often relies on outside help to make repairs, a situation that recently took place with NorthEast Electrical. “Our dining room was in desperate need of new fixtures, which is where NorthEast Electrical stepped in,” said Craig Dennis, […]

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The Chase Home Receives $7,500 Grant

The Chase Home Receives $7,500 Grant

The Chase Home has received a $7,500 grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation’s Geoffrey E. Clark and Martha Fuller Clark Fund with $5,000 for operating support and $2,500 for staff training.  Meme Wheeler, executive director of The Chase Home, expressed gratitude for the award, which she said will be immediately put to use. “The […]

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Chef "Cooking" Up Ways to Educate Youth at The Chase Home

Chef “Cooking” Up Ways to Educate Youth

Former executive chef Andre Owens is cooking up ways to involve and educate youth in the kitchen at The Chase Home, which is home for up to 15 youths at a time. “I really enjoy working with young people,” said Owens, who is now kitchen manager at The Chase Home. “I try to create a […]

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