by Makin It Happen | Apr 29, 2024 | Featured, Resiliency Essentials
On February 7, our partners at Friends Of Aine hosted a Youth Mental Health First Aid training lead by our Resiliency Essentials team members and trainers, Janelle and Kayt! Friends Of Aine focuses on providing peer support groups, resources, and assistance to...
by Makin It Happen | Apr 29, 2024 | Featured, Hooksett, Makin’ It Happen in the 603, Resiliency Essentials
Makin’ It Happen is excited to share an update of our recent Listen and Learn Sessions last Tuesday, March 12 at the Hooksett Library! Our Listen and Learn series is part of our newly acquired Resiliency Essentials Expansion SAMHSA Grant and New Hampshire Abatement...
by Makin It Happen | Feb 27, 2024 | Featured, Resiliency Essentials
We are saddened about the news of Dr. Antoinette “Bonnie” Candia-Bailey’s death by suicide on January 8, 2024. Dr. Candia-Bailey was the Vice President of Lincoln University, a historically Black university (HBCU) in Jefferson City, Missouri. “HBCUs are a source of...
by Makin It Happen | Feb 20, 2024 | Featured, Happening Now, Makin ’It Happen Together, Makin’ It Happen in the 603, Manchester, Prevention
On February 20th, 2024, Amoskeag Health, alongside the Manchester Office of Youth Services and Makin’ It Happen, proudly launched the Manchester Youth Wellness & Prevention Collaborative. This innovative initiative harnesses data-driven insights to pinpoint...
by Makin It Happen | Feb 9, 2024 | Featured, Makin’ It Happen in the 603, Manchester, They Made It Happen
How do you elevate your voice? When it comes to Central High School, and particularly their Student Advocacy Committee, knows how to make it happen! February 2, 200 students from Central High School participated in the annual Lift Every Voice Summit hosted by Southern...
by Makin It Happen | Feb 2, 2024 | Featured, Manchester, They Made It Happen
To support and honor Black History Month, and in particular our engaged youth, Makin It Happen is highlighting this inspiring example of our young people taking action! Youth Organizers United members presenting at the 2024 MLK Celebration at Memorial High School....
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, Resiliency Essentials, They Made It Happen
Makin It Happen’s Resiliency Team members, Janelle and Kayt, had the privilege of leading 2 training sessions for New Hampshire Coalition of Recovery Residences (NH CORR)! Throughout both trainings in December and January, 35 total attendees from 603 Sober Living,...
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 | Jan 18, 2024 | Featured, Uncategorized
In March of 2020, Makin’ It Happen welcomed Jane Skantze as our Community Impact Manager, and over the course of almost four years, she made an indelible mark on the organization. Now, as we bid her farewell, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the...