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Homeless people in tents struggle while city outreach increases

read more…: Homeless people in tents struggle while city outreach increases

Living in a tent while almost every business is shut down has proved a challenge. Many non-profit services upon which Manchester’s homeless population relied have been closed down. Many food pantries are no longer open. Many places where homeless people could have lunch and grab some food to go has limited or stopped the services they provide. This has led to a series of daily challenges, the biggest of which is food.

Manchester and Seacoast Pathways successfully shift all services online

read more…: Manchester and Seacoast Pathways successfully shift all services online

Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, Manchester Pathways Clubhouse has been closed, as have many other non-profit services. However, unlike some others who have closed down entirely, Pathways has instead moved its services online. Rather than having members come in every Tuesday and Thursday, now members can come in, they can join Zoom meetings which take place twice a day on the weekdays – once in the morning and once in the afternoon.

The city’s response to COVID-19: An interview with downtown alderman Pat Long

read more…: The city’s response to COVID-19: An interview with downtown alderman Pat Long

ven while self-isolating at home, Pat Long is still a busy man. He currently serves as the alderman for Ward 3 in Manchester as well as a state representative for Hillsborough District 10. While both the city council and the state house are closed while the epidemic persists, Pat has been involved in video chat sessions in order to get things done.

Homeless woman who spent time at shelter hospitalized after positive COVID-19 test

read more…: Homeless woman who spent time at shelter hospitalized after positive COVID-19 test

On Sunday, March 29, she went to the Catholic Medical Center. She’d had difficulty breathing for a few days. She had even gone three weeks previous to this, but was escorted outside as she showed none of the normal symptoms. She believes she may have had the coronavirus the whole time. As someone in a wheelchair, she did not go anywhere else or do anything. She was at New Horizons the entire time, dating back to last fall.

Shelves empty during pandemic, Food Bank supply chain remains strong

read more…: Shelves empty during pandemic, Food Bank supply chain remains strong

Sliced bread and ramen noodles were almost completely gone. Toilet paper and tissue paper were nowhere to be found. The meat section had been picked three-quarters clean, leaving very little for the shoppers who had come in at that time of day. Nevertheless, employees of the store pushed around carts with orange signs on the sides, picking up items for people ordering online.

Lawyers educate landlords and tenants on their legal rights

read more…: Lawyers educate landlords and tenants on their legal rights

At half-past six on a quiet Thursday night in the beginning of March, representatives from a group called Progressive Manchester NH assembled at the Unitarian Universalist Church on Union Street for a unique event. Lawyers had come to volunteer their time in the evening to inform the general public about what rights tenants and landlords have under both federal and state law.

MAD NH continues successful Homeless outreach patrols

read more…: MAD NH continues successful Homeless outreach patrols

For several months now, MAD NH has been running an outreach program in Manchester aimed at filling in the gaps the shelters, the state, and other charitable organizations leave open. Food stamps, for example, does not pay for toothpaste or deodorant, two items it is commonly accepted are necessary to make a good impression at a job interview.

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