Tonight the city will prepare a space for the chronically homeless, those who for a number of reasons either can’t or won’t go into the state’s largest low-barrier shelter, operated by Families in Transition.Â
In honor of the new year, I was going to lay out some things that are done in other cities that may work here, (adapting ideas is a good thing in my opinion). But in light of the recent deaths of two homeless people, I switched gears and am going to write about an issue that is unfortunately as common in Manchester as the day is long.Â
“My Three Words” is a practice I picked up from Chris (author, speaker, digital strategist) more than a decade ago. I continue to find this the most consistent and powerful way to succeed in the year ahead. Using three words as your year-long guide works far better than New Year’s resolutions that quickly fall by the wayside.
“We’re trying to do everything we can in the immediate. We feel a great sense of urgency. It’s heartbreaking and upsetting. Every time something happens like it has been here in the past week, it’s unbelievably heartbreaking for those of us working on this issue. We can’t get there fast enough and we don’t want anyone to suffer that way. There should be no deaths. That’s unacceptable,” says Adrienne Beloin, Director of Homeless Initiatives.
Andrew Warner will collaborate/coordinate with Mental/Behavioral Health, substance use disorder treatment providers, harm reduction professionals, first responders and outreach teams toward preventing overdoses and deaths.
In a vote that will greatly impact the future development of the Lakes Region and was 25 years in the making, the Executive Council voted 3-2 to enter a purchase and sales agreement to sell the former Laconia State School property with Legacy at Laconia LLC for $21.5 million.
N.H. aviation jam, anyone? Store fully stocked with unusual gift ideas for all ages, plus memberships, museum passports and more.
Despite explanations from two different state police departments and two neighboring city government officials, it’s still hard to fathom why a homeless woman from Maine was driven 60 miles south by Sanford Police to a homeless shelter in Manchester, where there was no bed waiting for her.Â
Each year, Manchester Firefighters partner with a national non-profit called Operation Warm to give out brand-new winter coats to kids within the community. Money for the effort is raised throughout the year by way of public and private donations. Coats are purchased in bulk through Operation Warm and distributed to children at public schools around Manchester.
The technology allows for the surgeon to use a console that provides high-definition views of the surgical area. With smooth precision, the surgeon controls instruments that move like a human hand but with greater range of motion.