by Makin It Happen | May 14, 2025 | Makin ’It Happen Together, Prevention, Recovery, Recovery Ready Community, Resiliency Essentials
On May 5th, three Makin’ It Happen staff members entered the Pennsylvania Convention Center for NatCon 2025. Little did they know, they were walking into a morning keynote session that held what appeared to be hundreds of rows of chairs – every single one of them...
by Chris Duhaime | Dec 11, 2024 | Featured, Happening Now, Recovery, Recovery Ready Community
In January 2024, Manchester’s Mayor Jay Ruais launched an Anti-Stigma Survey developed by the Addiction Policy Forum, designed to gauge residents’ comfort levels with individuals either actively experiencing or recovering from substance use disorder. The survey...
by Makin It Happen | Jun 19, 2024 | Featured, Prevention, Recovery, Resiliency Essentials
Last week, the Makin’ It Happen team had the incredible opportunity to attend the New England Summer School for Addiction Studies in Worcester, Massachusetts. This four-day event, held both virtually and in person, was an enriching experience that significantly...
by Makin It Happen | Jan 26, 2024 | Featured, Happening Now, Manchester, Recovery, Recovery Ready Community, They Made It Happen
In a groundbreaking announcement earlier this month, Mayor Jay Ruais declared that the City of Manchester has been selected as one of the hundred cities nationwide to participate in the Anti-Stigma Initiative led by the Addiction Policy Forum. This initiative aims to...
by Makin It Happen | Jan 22, 2024 | Featured, Happening Now, Recovery
On January 17 and 18, 58 representatives from a wide variety of community serving organizations gathered at Elliot Hospital for the Hillsborough County-Northern Judicial District Sequential Intercept Model Mapping Workshop. This event, hosted by The Elliot, was for...
by Makin It Happen | Jul 11, 2023 | Happening Now, Happening Soon, Makin ’It Happen Together, Manchester, Prevention, Recovery, Recovery Ready Community, Uncategorized
The second W.O.W. event of the summer is in the books! On June 29th, 2023, 32 community partners gathered at Brookside Church bringing wellness services and information directly to the Greater Manchester Community. Makin’ It Happen is leading the coordination and...
