In recent years, The Chase Home has incorporated trauma-informed care into its service delivery model, a programmatic development that underscores changing needs.
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Fundraiser Raises More Than $150,000 to Support The Chase Home
In early November, more than $150,000 was raised at The Chase Home’s 9th Annual Wine & Chocolate Tasting at Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club in downtown Portsmouth.
Event proceeds will support services offered at The Chase Home and in the community. “This event is our biggest fundraiser of the year and instrumental in helping us bridge gaps in our annual budget,” explained Meme Wheeler, Executive Director of The Chase Home.
Read More ≫The Chase Home Announces 9th Annual Wine & Chocolate Tasting
On Wednesday, November 8 at Jimmy’s Jazz & Blues Club, The Chase Home will host its 9th Annual Wine & Chocolate Tasting. Raising more than $400,000 for at-risk kids since its inception, the annual fundraiser is responsible for approximately half of the gap in The Chase Home’s annual budget.
Read More ≫Completion of New Driveway Concludes ‘Pave the Way Forward’
In May 2022, The Chase Home launched ‘Pave the Way Forward’ to raise funds to repave its driveway, a campaign that has successfully concluded.
Read More ≫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.
Read More ≫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.”
Read More ≫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.
Read More ≫New Driveway Welcomes Youth Home
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.”
Read More ≫Program at Chase Home Helps ‘Divert’ Youth
Holding youth accountable for disruptive behavior while providing education and support services, The Chase Home’s Seacoast Community Diversion Program (SCDP) represents an increasingly popular alternative to traditional punishment through Juvenile Court. “Data is clear that kids who receive education and support rather than simply getting punished for non-violent crimes have a much lower probability of […]
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