In May 2022, The Chase Home launched ‘Pave the Way Forward’ to raise funds to repave its driveway, a campaign that has successfully concluded.
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Category: Services and Programs
Gala Raises More Than $15,000 To Support The Chase Home
In May, nearly 100 persons were in attendance at a Gala event at AC Hotel in Portsmouth that helped raise more than $15,000 to support The Chase Home. The event was presented and organized by Seacoast Oral Surgery Center & Lakes Region Oral Surgery Center.
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Summer Program at The Chase Home Changes Kids’ Lives
While primarily focused on providing clinical, counseling, and psycho-therapeutic services to at-risk youth, ages 11 to 19, The Chase Home in Portsmouth offers an ambitious Summer Program explicitly designed “to create unforgettable memories.”
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Expanded Garden at The Chase Home to Serve Gather and More
For years, staff, youth residents, and volunteers have grown fresh produce from a garden located at The Chase Home. Previously benefiting not just kids at The Chase Home, but residents served by Gather in Portsmouth, this garden will soon expand with assistance from LeMay Family Goodworks.
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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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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
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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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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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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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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