Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Published: 12/28/2020 4:45:04 PM
More than 170 handmade, wooden toys are finding their way into the hands of underprivileged youngsters this holiday season thanks to Northern Heritage Mills, a nonprofit based in Claremont that brought some toys to The River Center and Home Healthcare, Hospice and Community Services in Peterborough for distribution to clients last week. The process of gift giving is ongoing, president Gerry DeMuro said, and that he sees a possibility for future deliveries beyond the holiday season due to their positive reception from area agencies.
Northern Heritage Mills is dedicated to inspiring youth to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) careers. The COVID-19 pandemic stymied their school outreach programming this year, DeMuro said, as well as their pursuit of an education and demonstration center where visitors may one day be able to see historical technology at work. Toymaking seemed like the way to go in such
Reality Check, a non-profit organization based in Jaffrey focused on addiction recovery, recently received a $30,000 grant from the N.H. Charitable Foundation. The grant will help further Reality Checkâs mission to reduce drug and alcohol use, addiction and overdose, and the related social and economic costs to individuals, families and businesses.
The organization accomplishes its mission by providing addiction prevention, treatment, recovery and education services as well as customized services to New Hampshire employers.
âWe are so grateful to have been awarded this grant from New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. During the pandemic, we have not been immune to COVID-related challenges and the uncertainty of federal and state level funding streams. This grant provides gap funding which will enable us to continue to provide services to fight the drug and alcohol epidemic,â said Mary Drew, founder and CEO of Reality Check. âIt could not have come at a better tim