Partner Agencies

These services are available for you, your family and your neighbors to use when you need them, thanks to the generosity of Monadnock United Way donors.
 
ACTING OUT (MFS)
355-3040 x 107
Combines expressive arts therapy, theatre training and performance experience to provide a supportive growth environment for area youth.
AIDS Services For the Monadnock Region
357-6855
Provides education, prevention and support services to people affected by HIV and AIDS.
American Red Cross, NH West Chapter
352-3210 or 800-244-2214
Transportation to medical and other appointments, blood collection, emergency communications/assistance for military families and local, national and international disaster relief.  Safety programs for young children, including: CPR, first aid, baby-sitting, and water safety.
ARK Supervised Visitation Center (MFS)
357-4661
Provides a safe and confidential space for families to participate in positive experiences during parent/child supervised visits or exchanges.
Big Brothers / Big Sisters of the Monadnock Region
352-9536 or 800-783-0244
Matches at risk youth to adult and high school volunteers for guidance and friendship.
Castle Center (HCS)
355-8281
Adult daycare for functionally impaired adults operated by HCS.
Cedarcrest
358-3384
*Affiliate
A specialized pediatric care facility and school, providing comprehensive care and services to children who are medically complex or have multiple disabilities.
Cheshire Housing Trust
357-7603
Assistance to low and moderate-income families in securing permanent affordable housing.
Challenge Program (MFS)
352-7393
An adventure-based alternative therapy program.
Child and Family Services of NH
668-1920 or 800-640-6486
*Affiliate
Adoption services and pregnancy counseling for Monadnock Region families.
The Community Kitchen
352-3200 (Pantry: 357-8533)
Five hot meals a week served to needy people at congregate meal sites. Food boxes distributed to individuals and food pantries throughout the region.
The Family Center of Greater Peterborough
924-6306
Promotes healthy family life through parenting courses, lectures and support groups.
Friendly Bus (HCS)352-8494 Specialized, door-to-door transportation for the elderly and disabled.
Gathering Place
802-254-6559
Adult daycare for NH residents who live in towns bordering Brattleboro, VT.
Granite State Monarchs
355-8211
Peer support center for those with long-term and/or severe mental illness.
Harrisville Children's Center
827-3905
Full daycare early learning program for children 15 months to 6 years old of working parents.
HCS - Home Healthcare Hospice and Community Services
352-2253 or 800-541-4145
Comprehensive Home Health Care provider. Services include the Friendly Bus, Prenatal Clinic and Meals on Wheels.
Hillsboro Child Development Center
464-3136
Daycare and after-school program for pre-school and school-aged children.
Hillsboro Parent-Child Center
226-7505
Parenting education and child abuse prevention program.
Keene Day Care Center
352-2129
Year-round childcare and development programs for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and school-aged children.
Keene Family YMCA
352-6002
Camping, childcare, youth sports, activities and after school recreational programs.
Keene Senior Citizens Center
352-5037
Varied programs and activities in a supportive and pleasant environment for seniors.
Lily Garden Learning Center
357-9399  
Childcare for children 4 months through 5 years of age.  
MANY Options (MFS)
355-5333
Safe and healthy after-school activities
MAPS Counseling Services
355-2244 or 924-2240
An organization which helps individuals and families cope with difficult personal problems. Also operates a Cancer Wellness Support Group
Mayhew
744-6131
  
A two-year program for disadvantaged New Hampshire boys that provides an intensive summer camping experience with follow-up during the school year.
Meals-on-Wheels (HCS)
352-2253 or 800-541-4145
 
Provides hot, nutritious meals to homebound elderly and disabled adults.
Monadnock Area Housing Coalition (SCS)
 357-1654, 352-7512 or 800-529-0005
Emergency shelter for the homeless, and helps people secure stable places to live in part through security deposit loans.
Monadnock Center for Violence Prevention 352-3782
532-6288; 
209-4015
Crisis assistance for individuals and their children in situations of domestic violence or sexual abuse.
Monadnock Community Early Learning Center
532-6021
Year-round daycare programs for children six weeks old through kindergarten age.
MDS - Partners in Health
352-1304 or 800-469-6082
A respite program for parents of children who have critical illnesses.
Monadnock Family Services
357-4400, 239-4376, 532-4291, 756-4735 or 924-7236
Comprehensive mental health center providing a full range of clinical services to the mentally/emotionally ill. 
Monadnock Substance Abuse Services, Inc.
357-3007
Outpatient counseling and support groups for substance abusers.
Monadnock United Way Help-Line
352-1999 or 800-368-HELP
Information and referral to local, state and national human services.
Monadnock Volunteer Center (MFS) 
352-2088 or 924-7350
Including RSVP and YOUNG MONADNOCK CARES! Programs to link volunteers of all ages with community service opportunities.
Monadnock Worksource
924-3326
A program to help developmentally disabled adults find self-reliance through vocational training.
NH Legal Assistance
800-562-3994
Free legal service in civil cases to low-income families and the Senior Citizens Law Project, which provides free legal assistance to people 60 years of age and older.
NH Pro Bono Referral System 800-639-5290 In coordination with NH Legal Assistance, the program arranges for local attorneys of the NH Bar Association to accept clients unable to afford legal counsel at no fee or reduced fee.
New Hope / New Horizons (SCS)
352-7512
Vocational training for disabled adults
North Peterborough Family Program
924-9601
A collaborative program designed to reduce risk factors and enhance protective factors of the children and families living in low-income housing units in Peterborough.
The Orchard School
835-2495
Child development center offering year-round childcare for children 2 to 13 years of age.
Parent Outreach Program
(MFS)

355-3082
  
Helps prevent child abuse and neglect through parent education and support.
Phoenix House Keene Center
358-4041
Provides 24-hour crisis services for the chemically dependent including social detoxification, sobriety maintenance and transitional living.
Prenatal Care (HCS)
352-2253 or 800-541-4145
Provides families access to resources and services designed to promote healthy pregnancies and birth outcomes.
RISE... For Baby and Family
357-1395
Early intervention services for disabled children under three years of age.
Salvation Army
352-0607
A wide range of assistance is provided to individuals and families, including emergency food, shelter and clothing.
Samaritans of the Monadnock Region
357-5510 or Hotline numbers:  357-5505 and 924-7000
Community education and support services for those who are anxious, grieving, despairing, depressed, alone or suicidal, provided through 24-hour hotline, support groups and SamariTeens program.
Senior Focus (MFS)
924-6223 or 924-8620
Adult daycare, senior meal site and senior recreation and advocacy services.
Southwestern Community Services
352-7512 or 800-529-0005
Fuel assistance and weatherization are provided to low- income individuals and families.
Upper Valley Hostel
643-3277

*Affiliate
Provides convenient, friendly, affordable lodging for hospital patients and their families in a homelike environment in Hanover, NH.
The Winchester Learning Center 239-7347  Year-round childcare and pre-school programs for children ages 2 through 6.

* Affiliate:  An Affiliate is an agency that meets the Admissions Policy, is approved by the Allocations Committee, is included in the campaign, and receives only donor designations