Since its inception more than 150 years ago, YMCAs have considered mental health to be one of the three pillars of wellbeing. It can be seen in early communications in the late 1800s that directed our work. The spirit, mind, and body logo from generations ago gave equal prominence to the ...
Imagine having to choose between paying rent, paying for utilities, buying medication for your family – and buying food. For many, those choices are unimaginable, but for thousands of New Hampshire residents, it’s a reality they face every day. At the New Hampshire Food Bank, we face that ...
“…the pattern of this journey…closely parallels the classic pattern of authoritarianism and the police state: discrediting the court, intimidating the press…depicting the federal government as the enemy of the people, depicting social welfare as the contaminant in our lives, promising ...
I’ve been away from corporate America for several years now, but I can still remember all the buzz words used that seemed not only a bit silly, but typically unnecessary. Employees would use them oftentimes because it was the popular thing to do or to fit in with the crowd. Buzz words have ...
Sometimes I use this space to talk about important community topics, like last month where we discussed “period poverty.” And other months I might discuss ways to get involved, like with the United Way Investment (Grantmaking) process. But other times, I like to use this space to peek ...
Energy prices are going up faster than Elon Musk’s or Jeff Bezos’s space ships. As gasoline prices close in on $5 a gallon, the cost of electricity will more than double beginning with next month’s bills. The Public Utilities Commission’s approval of escalating energy prices was not ...