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.
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.
The Chase Home recently received more than $1,400 from BRGR BAR. The money that was raised during Bartenders After Dark, a bartending competition that helped kick off Portsmouth Cocktail Week in May. Bill MacDonald, an ambassador at The Chase Home, was responsible for connecting BRGR Bar with The Chase Home. “Ben VanCamp of the Chamber […]
Recently, the New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association (NHWBA) donated gift cards, plants, seeds, tools, and money to support The Chase Home and its garden. Historically, The Chase Home grows a variety of produce in its garden for the nearly dozen youth who live there during the summer. Founded in 1877, The Chase Home in Portsmouth […]
With a software sales background, Phil Demers has joined the board of directors at The Chase Home in Portsmouth. Founded in 1877, The Chase Home provides at-risk youth across the state with prevention, early intervention, residential, and community-based services. “I was drawn to The Chase Home after learning about the history as well as its […]
The Chase Home has received a $6,409 grant from Cogswell Benevolent Trust to support cloud-based staff training to meet state-mandated certification and licensure requirements. “Covid made in-person training very difficult, which further emphasized the importance of training that can be accessed by anyone on our staff anywhere,” said Meme Wheeler, executive director at The Chase […]
semi-retired corporate executive with a background in finance, marketing, and strategy, Portsmouth resident Brian Gibb has joined the board of directors at The Chase Home in Portsmouth. Founded in 1877, The Chase Home provides at-risk youth across the state with prevention, early intervention, residential, and community-based services.
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, […]
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 […]