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Addiction Policy Forum Multilingual Guides

Addiction Policy Forum Multilingual Guides

by Makin It Happen | Jul 18, 2025 | Happening Now, Prevention, Recovery, Uncategorized

The Greater Manchester area is home to a diverse community speaking a wide array of languages. One challenge some members of this community face is the lack of resources available in their primary languages. The Addiction Policy Forum has taken the initiative and...
Raising Resilience: A Family Workshop Series

Raising Resilience: A Family Workshop Series

by Makin It Happen | Jul 10, 2025 | Happening Soon, Makin’ It Happen in the 603, Prevention, Recovery Ready Community, Resiliency Essentials, Uncategorized

This month Makin’ It Happen is hosting a FREE three-part series for effective family communication, substance use awareness and prevention, and general life skills! These sessions are curated for any caregiver, parent, sibling, grandparent, etc. of youth grades five...
Empowering Youth: Dynamic Trainers Workshop Pilot!

Empowering Youth: Dynamic Trainers Workshop Pilot!

by Makin It Happen | Jun 24, 2025 | Happening Now, Happening Soon, Makin ’It Happen Together, Makin’ It Happen in the 603, Prevention, Resiliency Essentials, Uncategorized

On Friday, June 20th, our Resiliency Essentials Director, Kayt, proudly facilitated the first-ever Dynamic Trainers Workshop for Youth! This pilot workshop focused on teaching youth advocates the skills and confidence needed to deliver effective presentations to their...
Get Ready to Give to Makin’ It Happen on June 10 – 11

Get Ready to Give to Makin’ It Happen on June 10 – 11

by Makin It Happen | Jun 6, 2025 | Uncategorized

Hosted by the NH Center for Nonprofits, NH Gives is the state’s largest day-of-giving – bringing together hundreds of nonprofits and thousands of donors to raise as much money and awareness as possible for the causes served by NH’s nonprofit sector....
Meet Emily

Meet Emily

by Makin It Happen | Jun 3, 2025 | Happening Now, Makin ’It Happen Together, Makin’ It Happen in the 603

Meet the newest Makin’ It Happen staff member, Emily Tyler! Emily joins us as the Community Impact in the 603 Coordinator, where she will help expand and develop the Community Impact focus area. We decided to sit down with Emily and get to know her more. Q: What...
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Hear us out... these are all extremely important f Hear us out... these are all extremely important forms of harm reduction! Harm reduction isn't something to be scared of it is compassionate evidence-based approach that saves lives. 🫶 Harm reduction meets people where they are at.
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Responding to Addiction is a comprehensive trainin Responding to Addiction is a comprehensive training program offered through Makin' It Happen’s Anti-Stigma Initiative.
Participants will learn:
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Reach out to RecoveryReady@mih4u.org for more information, or to schedule a training!

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Knowing how to help can make all the difference. L Knowing how to help can make all the difference.
Let’s break the stigma, spread awareness, and remind each other that every life is worth saving.
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This week is #OverdoseAwarenessWeek—a time to re This week is #OverdoseAwarenessWeek—a time to remember, acknowledge and bring awareness to lives lost to overdose. We have more possibilities than ever before to prevent, treat, and promote recovery from opioid use disorder 💜 Together we can #EndOverdose and save lives https://ow.ly/zE2250Wvg6A
We had the most amazing time at CelebratED last ni We had the most amazing time at CelebratED last night!🌟📚
The Manchester community kicked off the school year right, bringing together community serving organizations to celebrate education. A HUGE thank you to @Mhtproud for organizing such a meaningful event. 🫶
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