Harbor Care recently hosted a roundtable discussion on substance use and recovery with US Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Becerra and community leaders, including Congresswoman Annie Kuster and Nashua’s Mayor Jim Donchess.
Read MoreAs COVID-19 spread through the community, some people living with HIV/AIDS worried that it was the end of the road. Americans with preexisting conditions were warned that they would be especially susceptible to the virus, but those with HIV/AIDS were basically told to update their wills. Harbor Care helped them weather this storm.
Read MoreOn May 10, adolescents ages 12 and up became the next group of Americans eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Harbor Care Health and Wellness Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center that ensures every community member can access high-quality health care services, even if uninsured, is one of the few provides in the region able to provide this vaccination to youth. We caught up with Carrie, who recently took her son to receive his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at Harbor Care.
Read MoreHi, I’m Michael. I was born and raised in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire. Today I live and work in Nashua. I’ve got a circle of close friends, a promising career, my own car, my own place, and a great credit score. Life for me wasn’t always this way, however. Substance abuse runs in my family…or it did until it ran into me. My advice to anyone who wants to get clean? You have to want it, and believe that you deserve better. No one deserves to live like that, absolutely nobody.
Read MoreHenry Och, chief operating officer at Harbor Care, and member of the Massachusetts National Guard, was recently promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. He formally received the promotion in a ceremony at Hanscom Air Force Base.
Read MoreWhen Erika Reinertson pulls up to a local town office on her Triumph motorcycle, she’s on a perpetual rescue mission to help fellow veterans. Erika is a case manager for Harbor Care’s Veterans FIRST program. Inside, she inquires if there’s a local veteran in need of support. She has already stopped at the nearby shelter and police station with the same questions. “I don’t wait for them to find me, I go and get them,” she says. “It’s that CAN DO attitude I got from the Navy.”
Read MoreOne of our many veterans serving veterans at Harbor Care, Richard O’Donnell is a former Staff Sergeant, having served in the U.S Army from 1995 to 2007. He joined the Battle Staff and was an instructor at the Army Instructor School in Vilseck, Germany. Later, he held the position of Instructor at the Army Leadership School at Fort Knox in Leadership & Management Development. Now he is a case manager in Harbor Care’s Homeless Veteran Reintegration Program, where he helps homeless vets find employment.
Read MoreShaun is 20 years removed from military service, yet still feels he is honoring that commitment. His connection with the individuals he works with goes beyond their shared veteran status. “We share the common experiences of knowing what it’s like to sleep outside in the cold, to struggle to get food, our addiction, to just survive. You’re not alone here, is what I can tell them.”
Read MoreAs our clients know, we don’t hand a person in distress a blind referral to another service. We won’t ask them to share their life and their story again and again, to fill out form after form, and wait and wait for care.
We promise: once a person enters any of the many programs within Harbor Care, they are automatically “in the system.” After 40 years of doing this kind of work, we know that more often than not, if a person doesn’t have a safe, secure place to stay, none of their other struggles will resolve, because that basic human need – safe shelter – remains unmet.
Read MoreNashua needs new units of affordable housing. This is where Harbor Care stepped in to purchase its newest property on 12 Auburn Street. Although Harbor Care owns its own stock of quality apartments in the City, purchasing housing units such as this one is Harbor Care’s way of helping keep Nashua affordable for those on a low or fixed income. The agency is always in the market to purchase additional properties that can serve as supportive housing for our most vulnerable community members. Interested property owners are encouraged to reach out to Harbor Care to learn more.
Read MoreHousing Manager Sharon Brodeur had an apartment on the first floor that she thought would suit Malissa’s needs perfectly. Sharon says, “I remember when I showed Malissa the unit, and told her it was hers if she wanted it. She started crying with tears of happiness and relief.”
Read MoreFormer U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Regional Administrator David Tille has accepted this challenge, and joined Harbor Care as our first Director of Veteran Services.
Read MoreMike was enthusiastic about meeting the outreach staff. Upon hearing that housing was available, he quickly confessed he felt despair at the thought of another winter under the bridge. His backpack had recently been stolen, and he was exhausted from years of being on high alert. Jessica immediately recommended him to Permanent Housing.
Read MoreWe have a dedicated team who ensure a safe environment for our patients and staff. Our equipment and operating suites are state-of-the-art. Interpretive services are available if needed. We treat all patients with respect and dignity, and provide the famous Harbor Care red-carpet treatment that our community members have come to expect.
Read MoreJonathon Brown, Director of our Federally Qualified Health Center in Nashua, Harbor Care Health and Wellness Center, explains what a “Patient Centered Medical Home” designation means and why it is so important to the patients Harbor Care serves
Read MoreThe Harbor Homes Recovery Corps program began in December 2018 through an AmeriCorps grant aimed at aiding people in recovery from -- or struggling with -- substance use disorder. Since that time, the Recovery Corps was able to recruit a total of 36 members who served between 6-month and 1-year terms at 16 host sites that serve people in recovery throughout the state of New Hampshire.
Read MoreAfter nearly a year of COVID-19 precautions, Boulder Point residents were getting a bit of COVID-19 fatigue. White River Junction VA Medical Center staff decided to haul these vets out of their malaise. The VA’s Creative Arts Therapy Program staff suggested it was a job for donkeys.
Read More“I remember the first eight months, I thought, “If I can just stay clean to get through the program, I can go use again. I thought I was being really smart,” she said. “Then one day when I was listening to the counselors and others in group tell their stories, I realized I was almost a year clean and my life was good. I had started to change my thinking and once I did, so many doors opened up for me.”
Read MoreHarbor Care is grateful to Swim With A Mission (SWAM) for providing $260,000 to Boulder Point in support of COVID-19 relief. Then funds allowed us to build an annex at Boulder Point, in which our veterans can receive COVID-19 testing, vaccinations, and other services while maintaining social distance.
Read MoreHarbor Care is working with local VA medical centers to ensure our resident veterans receive vaccinations against COVID-19.
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