National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more...
Manchester Wellness on Wheels.
Makin’ It Happen along with our community partners is proud to be a part of a new initiative for the City of Manchester. Manchester Wellness on Wheels (MWOW) will be rolling into...
Makin’ It Happen’s Brian Mooney graduates from Leadership Greater Manchester
Congratulations to Brian Mooney on his graduation from Leadership Greater Manchester (LGM). We are so proud of his accomplishment especially in year that was anything but...
Support Makin’ It Happen on Amazon Prime Day!
Prime Day starts today on June 21 and will run through June 22. This is a great opportunity to support Makin' It Happen through AmazonSmile donations. Sign up for AmazonSmile and...
Thank you for your service Mr. Hedge!!!
Thank you for your service Mr. Hedge!!! David Hedge has been the Student Assistance Counselor (SAP) at McLaughlin Middle School in Manchester for over twenty years. He is...
Senior Salute: Catherine Jones
Congratulations to Catherine Jones on graduating from Manchester Central High School!!!! Catherine has been a dedicated member of empowerYOUTH since middle school. ...
Senior Salute: Quincy Roy
Congratulations to Quincy Roy on graduating from Manchester Memorial High School!!!! Quincy has been a dedicated member of empowerYOUTH since the 8th grade. We are inspired...
Senior Salute: Olivia Archard
Congratulations to Olivia Archard one of our empowerYOUTH members on graduating from Bedford High School this weekend. Olivia has been an important member of the empowerYOUTH...
Finding Community with the NH Teen Institute Guest Blog by Madison Sorel
Madison Sorel was a TI participant year 2012, and now 8 years as a volunteer and 6 month on staff below are some memories and experiences from their time with TI. “Do you wanna...
Real Men Do Cry! By Staff Blogger Deb Baird
I attended the Massachusetts Suicide Prevention Conference last week and had to share about this great keynote speaker Eric Hipple. He is phenomenal! His talk has been speaking...
TONIGHT Check Out WMUR’s Special ‘COVID-19 Impact: Helping Kids Cope’ at 7:30PM
Check out Makin' It Happen staff and empowerYOUTH members who will appear on WMUR's special at 7:30 PM. The special is called 'COVID-19 Impact: Helping Kids Cope'. It aims to...
Creating Connections for New Hampshire’s Youth and Young Adults
Heidi Cloutier from the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability (the Institute) presented on the work that Institute is doing statewide in order to improve the...
I Care NH: Mental Health and Wellness Initiative
I Care NH is a mental health and wellness initiative of the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services and the NH Suicide Prevention Council. If you or someone you...
Pedaling for Prevention: A Story of Resilience and Healing Through Advocacy Staff Blog by Deb Baird
When I heard about Mike Mariani losing his 16 yr. old brother Nathan to suicide in 2018, my heart melted with compassion of a life gone so soon! I was immediately drawn to them,...
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