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% […]
Read More ≫Private donations, corporate support help “fuel” The Chase Home
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 […]
Read More ≫The Chase Home Receives $5,000 Grant from Bangor Savings Bank Foundation
Recently, Bangor Savings Bank Foundation awarded a $5,000 grant to The Chase Home as part of its Community Matters More initiative. Residents across Maine and New Hampshire were provided with the opportunity to vote for up to five nonprofits. “It is just an incredible award that has come at precisely the right time,” said Meme […]
Read More ≫Staff and community rally around The Chase Home
While the coronavirus has effectively ceased operations for many sectors of industry, nonprofit agencies like The Chase Home in Portsmouth have potentially never been busier. “We are taking every preventative measure possible right now to prevent any cases of COVID-19 both among our staff and our kids,” said Executive Director Meme Wheeler. “Our staff are […]
Read More ≫Tenants Association at Pease (TAP) Selects The Chase Home as 2020 Beneficiary
Formed in 1999 to create an organized body of the people who work on the Pease Tradeport, Tenants Association at Pease (TAP) has selected The Chase Home as its 2020 charity beneficiary. “We choose a local charity that we feel could use the support and recognition and has not been chosen by us in previous […]
Read More ≫Local Resident to Lead Renovation Project at The Chase Home
In its current location since the early 1900s, The Chase Home is in need of substantial exterior improvements, which has attracted the support of Portsmouth native Jeff Keefe, who has volunteered to lead the project. Financial Advisor and Principal at Whole Wealth Management, LLC, Keefe led the successful development of the Puddle Dock Pond ice […]
Read More ≫The Chase Home to Participate in Bangor Savings Bank’s Community Matters More
Selected for the first time to participate in Bangor Savings Bank’s Community Matters More, The Chase Home in Portsmouth is asking the community for its vote. Each year, Community Matters More allows community members to become actively involved in grant giving as they decide which nonprofits will receive financial support from the Bangor Savings Bank […]
Read More ≫Martingale Wharf Donates nearly $2,900 to The Chase Home
A longstanding supporter of The Chase Home in Portsmouth, Martingale Wharf recently donated $2,894.21 to The Chase Home, an amount raised from a portion of all sales on Tuesdays in December. “It’s an initiative that brings more people to our restaurant on these days, which in turn provides nonprofits with financial support that can boost […]
Read More ≫The Chase Home selected as co-beneficiary of New Castle 10K
One of the most important organizational skills that must be developed by nonprofits is relationship-building, the result of which will be demonstrated at the New Castle 10K on Saturday, April 18. “I selected Chase Home in Portsmouth as one of our race beneficiaries,” said Organizer and Seacoast resident Nick Diana, who acknowledged the nonprofit agency […]
Read More ≫Community rallies around The Chase Home
For years, The Chase Home in Portsmouth quietly provided services to at-risk youth both in the community and in its residential home, which serves as stark contrast to how it concluded 2019. “November and December were banner months for the agency in terms of monies raised,” said Executive Director Meme Wheeler. “It was as if […]
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