Awarded Grants

To increase mobility options for residents of the Contoocook River Valley by conducting a second phase of planning for the development of regional and local organizational transportation infrastructure.

To improve regional transportation services for people in Strafford and Eastern Rockingham Counties by coordinating transportation services offered by COAST and multiple human service transportation provider agencies.

To enhance and improve the environment for recreational physical activity for the Indian River Middle School by refurbishing the playground for universal usage by all students.

To provide opportunity for African organizations, funders and community leaders to have one-on-one technical assistance and/or small group discussion.

To develop a management agreement between AGCHC and Tri County Cap for the Tamworth Dental Program.

To provide additional support for nationally-funded planning efforts for improved community transportation in Carroll County.

To decrease barriers Native Americans face regarding access to health care for services most needed in New Hampshire by offering a health tent at the Dartmouth Pow-wow in May of 2007 providing counseling, testing/screening and information about obesity, diabetes, cancer, elder-care, drug and alcohol addiction/abuse and HIV/AIDS that is specifically designed to be culturally appropriate.

To enhance public understanding and public policy regarding the system for providing mental health care to New Hampshire children by providing information and analysis to the Endowment for Health and other stakeholders in mental health care and health policy.

To help health practitioners, educators and the general public better understand the barriers that people with disabilities face in accessing quality health care and education by promoting the use of Including Samuel, a documentary film that follows the journey of children with disabilities and their families and examines best practices for the social and educational inclusion of youth with disabilities.

To increase the State

To assist community prevention providers, health and human service professionals, and schools to reduce rates and severity of substance abuse and related high risk behaviors among girls and young women by producing a training curriculum and educational tools based on current research and best practices in gender specific prevention and intervention.

To assess the interest in and demand for a community health worker training program in NH by conducting educational sessions and a survey of current/potential community health workers and current/potential employers.