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With the need for more affordable housing in the state, Families in Transition, a local organization that fights homelessness, is exploring the possibility of building homes for people with low and middle incomes.
Anybody interested in accessing the warming station can find it at 456 Union St. in Manchester. The station effort will run from 11:00 pm to 7:00 am every night until March 31.
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Sweeping ‘the bucket’ and other encampments is nobody’s idea of a fix for homelessness A cleaning crew arrives at The Bucket, an encampment lived in by unhoused people, in Manchester. Activists and residents have brought city officials a list of demands, which included a request for more warning before being required to leave a space. Cameron Johnson / NHPR Published: 6/9/2021 5:24:35 PM The Manchester’s Chief of Police acknowledges that the situation at “the bucket,” a long-time haven on city-owned property for the encamped homeless on the city’s West Side, is not ideal. “We do get numerous complaints from residents in that area since the inception of the camp,” Chief Allen Aldenberg said Monday, which he estimates has been at least a year.
Diaper manufacturers plan price hikes, impacting those in need Families in Transition providing aid, collecting donations Share Updated: 5:29 PM EDT Apr 25, 2021 Naoko Funayama Families in Transition providing aid, collecting donations Share Updated: 5:29 PM EDT Apr 25, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript RISING, IT IS EXPECTED TO SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE WHERE INCOME PARENTS. THE PRICE OF DISPOSABLE DIAPERS ROSE NEARLY 9% OVER THE PAST YEAR, AND IT’S GOING UP AGAIN. PRODUCERS LIKE KIMBERLY-CLARK, WHICH MAKES HUGGIES AND PULL-UPS, ARE PLANNING TO INCREASE PRICES UP TO 10% IN JUNE, AND PROCTOR AND GAMBLE, WHICH MAKES PAMPERS AND LUVS, COULD DO THE SAME BY MID SEPTEMBER. IT IS A SIGNIFICANT HIKE, ESPECIALLY FOR FAMILIES IN NEED. >> DIAPERS ARE ALWAYS SOMETHING ON OUR HIGH NEED LIST AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR DONATIONS FOR OUR PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. NAOKO: FAMILIES IN TRANSITION HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE IS A PROGRAM THAT HELPS HOMELESS FAMILIES, AND THOSE IN EMERGENCY OR RECOVERY SITUATIONS. THEY’VE SEEN FIRSTHAND HOW PRICE HIKES IN ESSENTIAL GOODS CAN HAVE A DISPROPORTIONATE EFFECT ON THOSE IN NEED. >> WHEN YOU ARE LOW INCOME AND YOU ONLY HAVE SO MANY RESOURCES, ANY BURDEN LIKE THAT IS GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT. NAOKO: THE PRICES ARE LIKELY GOING UP TO OFFSET THE RISING COSTS OF MAKING THE DIAPERS, INCLUDING RAW MATERIALS. COMBINED WITH A HIGH DEMAND, SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTIONS, AND RISING SHIPPING RATES, THE TRICKLE DOWN EFFECT IS SET TO HIT CONSUMERS. FAMILIES IN TRANSITION DOES COLLECT DIAPER DONATIONS AT THEIR PANTRY, BUT ALSO REFERS OUT TO AMOSKEAG HEALTH. >> WE’RE REALLY FORTUNATE TO HAVE A LOT OF WONDERFUL DONATIONS OF DIAPERS AND WE ALSO MAKE A LOT OF REFERRALS TO AMOSKEAG HEALTH FOR ANY FAMILIES WE WORK WITH OR OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING -- WHO ARE LOW INCOME IN THE COMMUNITY. NAOKO: THERE HAS BEEN INCREASED DEMAND AT DIAPER BANKS AROUND THE NATION, FAMILIES IN TRANSITION HERE IN NEW HAMPSHIRE IS TAKING DONATIONS AT THEIR NEW PANTRY IN MANCHESTER. YOU CA
Two emergency shelters in Manchester close Outreach efforts to continue as weather warms Share Updated: 6:00 PM EDT Mar 31, 2021 Outreach efforts to continue as weather warms Share Updated: 6:00 PM EDT Mar 31, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript WAS OPENED IN DECEMBER. THE PLAN WAS TO CLOSE IT THIS MONTH, ALONG WITH ANOTHER SHELTER ON UNION STREET. THE CHESTNUT STREET SHELTER LOCATION WAS OPENED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE CITY, TO HELP HOUSE THE HOMELESS DURING EXTREME WEATHER. >> WE WERE ABLE TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY HOMELESSNESS SERVICES, BEDS, MEALS, ACCESS TO CASE MANAGEMENT, AND ALSO A WARM PLACE TO STAY DURING THE DAY. KRISTEN: ANGIE’S PLACE ON UNION STREET OPENED UP A FEW DAYS LATER TO HELP WITH EMERGENCY SHELTERING, AND SPACING PEOPLE OUT DURING THE PANDEMIC. THAT BUILDING IS NOW BEING TURNED INTO AFFORDABLE HOUSING. >> THE CASE MANAGEMENT TEAM HAS BEEN WORKING WITH EVERY PERSON TO SURVEY THEIR UNIQUE SITUATIO KRISTEN: TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH HOUSING SERVICES. >> AND THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS STILL LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES. KRISTEN: THEIR PERMANENT ADULT SHELTER ON MANCHESTER STREET WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE. RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE 116 BEDS FEWER THAN WHAT THEY HAD BEFORE THE PANDEMIC BEGAN, DUE TO COVID RESTRICTIONS. STAFF ARE HOPING TO INCREASE THAT NUMBER SOON. >> WE WILL CONTINUE TO REASSESS, AND WORK WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AS WE VACCINATE, AND AS THINGS START TO LOOSEN UP A LITTLE AROUND RESTRICTIONS. KRISTEN: AS THE WEATHER GETS WARMER, OUTREACH WORKERS WILL CONTINUE TO GO INTO HOMELESS ENCAMPMENTS TO TRY TO CONN