Resources

This report offers an explication of the youth engagement philosophy and presents strategies to achieve youth engagement that reflect a current understanding of best practices. This report is a companion to “A Study of Best Practices in Parent Engagement and Leadership Development” prepared for the New Hampshire Department of Education and the Endowment for Health. The report begins with discussions of resilience and positive youth development to set the foundation for understanding best practices in youth engagement, followed by a presentation of best practices.

he New Hampshire Endowment for Health and the New Hampshire Office of Student Wellness, within the New Hampshire Department of Education, have partnered to support a project to assist New Hampshire stakeholders to expand and improve parent and youth engagement in community and state activities that promote the social-emotional development and behavioral health of New Hampshire’s children. This document, Gap Analysis provides a brief set of recommendations for moving forward. The Gap Analysis was conducted by comparing types of Best Practices described in the initial products produced by the project to the types of practices identified through multiple information-seeking actions about current NH practices.

There has never been a more important time to talk to our communities about what it means to be a truly welcoming place. Welcoming is about more than tolerance -- it's about developing a true respect and appreciation for our neighbors, creating policies and programs that support inclusion, and making sure that everyone -- newcomer and longtime resident -- feels they belong.

The UNH Center on Aging and Community Living published an environmental scan (commissioned by the Endowment for Health) that informs the work of the Alliance for Healthy Aging. The report is a research-based environmental scan focused on six areas of elder health needed to support the creation of elder friendly communities.

Steve Tobocman of WE Global Network explains that a new economic development movement is rapidly growing across the Midwest and Northeast United States. It’s a movement that is centered upon both making our communities the center of innovation and entrepreneurship —and revitalizing the distressed neighborhoods in older cities like Nashua, Manchester, and Concord.

From 2010 - 2013, the NH Nursing Diversity Pipeline Project (NDPP) was New Hampshire's first workforce development program to explicitly address the state's shortage of nurses and nurse faculty of color. This report synthesizes lessons learned and emerging best practices and offers recommendations to grow and sustain nursing workforce diversity into the future.

Guide to Immigrant Economic Development This Welcoming America guide showcases the role immigrants play in economic growth, job creation, and prosperity for their community. Chapters contain best practices, strategies, and models that can inform those working in the fields of economic development and immigrant integration.

Learn about the work of the NH Immigrant Integration Initiative and why the state's foreign-born population is a steady resource for filling gaps in our workforce for both highly-skilled and entry-level positions.

mmigrants have been a steady resource for filling gaps in our workforce. This report documents the diverse opportunities offered by NH's foreign-born workers.

Brave New Films illustrates with succinct comparisons, the disparity in treatment between African Americans and white Americans. Entrenched in these stark outcomes are antiquated systems and practices that lead to structural racism.

VISION: We envision communities where New Hampshire’s culture, policies and services support our elders and their families, providing a wide range of choices that advance health, independence and dignity.