New Hampshire First District Congressman Chris Pappas has introduced legislation he hopes can help Chambers of Commerce here in the Manchester area and throughout the Granite State continue their assistance to local businesses struggling during the pandemic.
“Find the helpers” has become a familiar mantra these days, and it fits with the latest announcement from City Hall. On Thursday Mayor Joyce Craig announced a partnership with Volunteer NH to connect volunteers with nonprofits serving the Manchester community.
Meeting Wednesday the group worked to refine a document expressing its priorities on spending about $350 million of the federal money immediately in addition to the $250 million in CARES Act money Gov. Chris Sununu has already allocated and other federal programs designed to help with the coronavirus pandemic.
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“There is a great deal of anxiety for high school seniors who are already missing class time, social interaction, sports and more,” explains Peg Richmond, Director of Admission at Keene State College. “This is compounded by now having to make a life-altering decision on where to attend college without the benefit of attending Admitted Student Days or Campus Tours. Colleges and universities are compensating for that by opening the doors virtually.”
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.
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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.
With no decline in sight, however, Sununu said he has an advisory group meeting daily to look at issues for reopening the state and is looking at distributing recently released federal funding to help alleviate the financial strain on businesses and families across the state.
The economic shutdown due to the coronavirus epidemic has been devastating to the hospitality and retail industries, a legislative advisory committee was told Wednesday.
“These are unprecedented times. Many non-profit organizations in New Hampshire are significantly impacted” says NH filmmaker Ken Burns in a short video for NH Humanities. In the balance is the continuation of important work or closing their doors permanently.
On Friday, from 7 to 8 p.m., WMUR is partnering with iHeartRadio for a fundraiser called “Project Community: New Hampshire Together From Home” to raise money for the NH Food Bank. A $1 donation is equal to two meals.
Ink Factory Clothing Co. of Claremont will donate $4 from every T-shirt sold to the NH Food Bank’s COVID-19 response.
Disability agencies and non-profits can apply for the funds on a rolling basis to assist with any project or activity designed to address the unmet needs of people with developmental/intellectual/cognitive disabilities during COVID-19.
With $1.25 billion in federal money to fight COVID-19, the controversial new office Gov. Chris Sununu created to distribute those funds held its first organizational meeting Monday, the same day lawmakers filed an emergency motion to block it.
Elliot ICU nurse Heidi Kukla developed a pattern for a disposable, detachable gown. Working with colleagues who volunteered their time, Kukla developed prototypes that, once approved, were ‘manufactured’ at AR Workshop on Elm Street, which opened their doors and provided some additional workers.
