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While school be out, summer is a very busy time for The Chase Home, as staffing levels increase to accommodate the fact that youth are essentially on-site 24/7 in its Residential Program. “The community has rallied around us this year to provide our kids with all kinds of games and activities,” said Executive Director Meme […]

For staff in The Chase Home’s Seacoast Community Diversion Program (SCDP), which serves at-risk youth and families in the community, flexibility has become a guiding principle in their service delivery model. “COVID-19 has impacted not just what we do, but how we do it,” said Cory Towne-Kerr, SCDP coordinator. Even the act of communicating with […]

While COVID-19 has increased the need for its services, positive developments have emerged in several programs, including Seacoast Community Diversion Program (SCDP), at Chase Home. According to Cory Towne-Kerr, who manages it, the program holds youth accountable for disruptive behavior while providing education and support services. “When social distancing protocols were enacted, we adjusted our […]

The award was made through GSDC’s Economic Development Grant Fund (EDGF), which provides grants to organizations, projects and programs that “create and/or retain jobs, improve or otherwise enhance the community.” “This grant award reflects our core mission, which has always been to help small businesses  expand and grow, which directly assists the New England economy,” […]

Based in Portsmouth and serving youth, ages 11 to 19, statewide, The Chase Home recently received a $5,000 Express Grant from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation to help meet urgent needs related to COVID-19. According to Executive Director Meme Wheeler, the award is significant in that it allows the nonprofit agency to “put the money […]

Founded in 2007, Seacoast Women’s Giving Circle (SWGC) annually examines a community issue before a rigorous grant-making process, an approach that recently resulted in a $15,000 competitive award for The Chase Home. According to Kirsten Mahoney, who co-chairs SWGC with Kathleen MacLeod, several “compelling factors” led the group to fund Chase Home in 2020. “100% […]

For The Chase Home, COVID-19 reinforces the importance of community support, which Executive Director Meme Wheeler said is proving instrumental in helping the nonprofit agency navigate “this unexpected crisis.” “As a nonprofit, we essentially always prepare for the worst, but the coronavirus is impacting our operations and the families we serve in ways we simply […]