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Mission Statement

The mission of Makin' It Happen Coalition for Resilient Youth is to create a coordinated community response amoung individuals, organizations, businesses and communities to promote behaviors that measurably improve the health and well being of our youth, with a focus on alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention.


Vision 

To create an environment where all youth receive family, social and community supports in order to achieve thier maximum potential.


Staff

Kelley Hobbs, M.A. - Executive Director

John Tollefsen - Director of Outreach & Training

Deborah Champagne - Director of Operations

Pam DiNapoli - SPF SIG Evaluator


Makin' It Happen Coalition
27 Lowell Street
Suite 502
Manchester, NH 03101

Telephone: (603) 622-6116
Fax: (603) 622-7551
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Office Hours: Monday through Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm


Community Partners

American Red Cross- Greater Mancheser Chapter
Baker, Newman and Noyes, LLC
Boys and Girls Club of Manchester
Breathe New Hampshire
 
Business NH Magazine
Catholic Medical Center
Chamber of Commerce
Child Health Services
Child and Family Services
City Year
Coalition for Bedford Youth
Crispin's House
Daniel Webster Council Boy Scouts of America
Derryfield High School
Devine Millimet & Branch
Girls’ Inc.
Goffstown Youth Forum
Greater Manchester Family YMCA
Heritage United Way
Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office
Hillsborough Department of Corrections
Manchester Community Resource Center
Manchester Health Department
Manchester Housing and Redevelopment Authority
Manchester Police Athletic League
Manchester Police Department
Manchester School District
Mayor’s Office – City of Manchester
McLane Graf Raulerson
NH Department of Juvenile Justice Services
NH Minority Health Coalition
NH United States Attorney’s Office
PlusTime NH
Saint Anselm College
Saint Joseph Junior High School
Serenity Place 
Southern New Hampshire Services

Southern New Hampshire University
Swiftwater Girl Scouts
Teen Challenge
The City of Manchester Office of Youth Services
The Salvation Army
The Union Leader
The Way Home
Trinity High School
UNH Manchester
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
Valley Street Cemetery Restoration
Youth Venture
YWCA of Manchester


Board of Directors

      EXECUTIVE BOARD

PRESIDENT - Patricia McGrath, Esq. - Devine, Millimet & Branch
VICE PRESIDENT - Kristin Woolever, UNH at Manchester
SECRETARY - Egon Jensen, Division of Community Behavioral Health Services
TREASURER - Karl Heafield - Baker, Newmand and Noyes, LLC

DIRECTORS

Sharon Drake, Serenity Place
Laurie Forlano, Manchester Health Department
Rhonda Henault, NH DJJS
Colleen Karpinsky, McLane Law Firm
Michael Pearson
Amy Pepin, Child and Family Services
Fred Rusczek, Child Health Services
Michelle Strout, Southern New Hampshire University
Patrick Tufts, Heritage United Way


Donors

Makin' It Happen Coalition is supported by: 

Hillsborough County Incentive Funds

NH Dept of Education Safe and Drug-Free Schools (Title IV)           

NH DHHS Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services 

NH DHHS Tobacco Prevention & Control Program           

Queen City Rotary

Strategic Prevention Framework, State Incentive Grant

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration

        * Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (Stop ACT)

        * Drug Free Communities Support Program

William Green Fund, Charitable Foundation