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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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 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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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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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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Managing medications and prescriptions is a complicated process at The Chase Home, which is home to as many as 15 at-risk youth at one time. This process is about to become much easier for staff at The Chase Home, however, as it will soon partner with Genoa Healthcare. “Genoa will deliver medications to us every […]
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