Projects receiving tax credits this year range from downtown revitalization and job creation efforts to increasing access to addiction recovery services, including four Manchester organizations – Dismas Home of NH, HOPE for NH Recovery, Families in Transition, and Manchester Police Athletic League.
The Manchester Monarchs, proud ECHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings, announced the first round of hockey personalities scheduled to attend the Hockey for Hope event that will take place on June 12 at the Verizon Wireless Arena.
The Hockey for HOPE Dinner will be a memorable night of mingling with current and former NHL players, Manchester Monarchs alumni, as well as other well-known hockey personalities, all to benefit the important work of HOPE for NH Recovery.
Following the Senate’s passage last week of the bipartisan Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA), Senator Kelly Ayotte visited HOPE for New Hampshire Recovery in Manchester on Monday, where she hosted a roundtable discussion about how the bill will support local efforts to address the heroin and prescription opioid abuse epidemic.
The Hope for New Hampshire Recovery board of directors unanimously supported affiliation with Face It TOGETHER in order to expand and strengthen their addiction support programs and services in the wake of the state’s growing opioid crisis.
Hope for New Hampshire Recovery, the state’s only Recovery Community Center, is ready to roll out its new transport van, purchased for $1 from AutoFair, one of its supporting community partners.
This is a problem that can’t be fixed overnight, and maybe not in the next presidency, but if a 24 year-old from New Hampshire can understand and explain some of the basic issues connected to this crisis, we need to expect the leaders of our country to do so also, instead of sticking to narrow-minded pipe dreams for their own political benefit. This isn’t a partisan issue. This is a common sense issue. And it is also an issue of life or death for the millions of Americans struggling with opioid dependence.
It’s time for a community conversation on solutions to our city’s heroin epidemic and addiction crisis, and action steps.
Ryan attended Manchester West High School and Manchester School of Technology. He was a gentle soul who will be sorely missed by many.
Melissa Fortin Crews will be a special guest at the Jan. 12 State of the Union Address in Washington, D.C., as a guest of Congressman Frank Guinta, R-NH.