Awarded Grants

To increase integration and social inclusion of immigrants and refugees in Manchester by implementing a multi-sector plan to promote economic, educational, social and cultural integration of newcomers.

To increase integration and social inclusion of immigrants and refugees in Concord by implementing a multi-sector plan to promote economic, educational, social, and cultural integration of newcomers.

To improve the ability of the immigrant integration initiative partners to advance successful economic integration strategies and sustain their overall efforts beyond year 3 of implementation through technical assistance and shared planning.

To increase integration and social inclusion of immigrants and refugees in the Lakes Region by implementing a multi-sector plan to promote economic, educational, social, and cultural integration of newcomers.

To support an increased number of NH organizations and businesses in their efforts to become Culturally Effective Organizations by dissemination of lessons learned and techniques developed to create a COECEC at the Manchester Community Health Center through developing a Web-Based Culturally Effective Organization Toolkit/Guide, a companion Training Program and Online Webinar to be housed on the MCHC website.

To create welcoming communities in NH into which immigrants are more likely to integrate by facilitating community collaboration, promoting a welcoming community climate and advocating for institutional change that promotes mutual respect and cooperation between foreign-born and U.S.-born Americans.

To serve as a learning collaborative and safe space where practitioners from four funded regions can learn together how to implement and sustain a robust and successful immigrant integration initiative AND maintain a learning community to share knowledge and address ongoing challenges that arise through the planning, implementation and sustainability phases.

To create more equitable and inclusive leadership practices in NH organizations and communities through an intensive series of facilitated dialogues focused on systemic and structural racism, implicit bias, and privilege associated with social identities.

To implement the Equity Leaders Fellowship program for cohort number 3, by utilizing the expertise of NH leaders of color to train rising minority community leaders with an equity frame knowledge base, concrete skills for participating in leadership roles, and the ability to create change through collective impact.

To enhance leadership capabilities and educational attainment of primarily youth of color in the Manchester School District by providing support to expand the YOU program to youth at Memorial and West High Schools.

To strengthen the field of health equity by strategically supporting technical assistance to conduct an environmental and funding scan of successful health equity programs and funding opportunities on the state, regional and national level in order to leverage funding from federal sources and national or regional funders.

The Emerging Leaders in Communities of Color Leadership Program will strengthen New Hampshire's diverse communities by developing individuals of color with the necessary skills to effectively participate in community leadership roles and promote collective impact within communities of color.