Harbor Care’s Supportive Services for Veteran Families program (SSVF) received a three-year accreditation from the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, commonly known as CARF. This is the third 3-year award Harbor Care’s SSVF has received.
Read MoreWhen my husband Harry was serving in the Middle East, a coordinated attack involving three car-bombs killed several of his friends and left him seriously injured. Upon returning to the U.S., he spent several months in the hospital, and afterward needed extensive recuperative therapies during his long road toward recovery. He was lucky, but he challenges he faced demonstrate how grindingly difficult the transition is for those without a sturdy support system in place.
Read MoreThe New Hampshire Elks National Veterans Service Commission (NHENVSC) are staunch supporters of Harbor Care’s veterans in Nashua, but this was is their first time they visited our veterans’ facility in Manchester. When members of the NHENVSC learned that the vets of BAE-Independence Hall didn’t have a way to prepare food in their new, beautiful green space, they provided an additional $300 for a beautiful new grill.
Read MoreChristina, a U.S. Marine Corps veteran, finds purpose and meaning from helping others and being a mom to her son, Junior. The military taught her to be tough and she learned resiliency and empathy through her journey through post-traumatic stress disorder and housing instability.
Read MoreHarbor Care’s HIV Program — which provides health care, housing, transportation services, healthy food through the pantry, peer support groups and provides one-on-one support to clients — staff members discuss the dangers of stigma as part of Latinx Aids Awareness Day.
Read MoreAdé Ayo Moody, a member of the Harbor Care’s board of directors, was a passionate advocate who helped vulnerable people navigate to safety and supported his community. At Harbor Care, Adé made lifelong friends, received mental health support, and housing assistance and leverage his experiences through service.
He is dearly missed.
Read MoreBeth came to Harbor Care having recently received a diagnosis of Hepatitis C, or hep C, as it is often called. Her case had been reported to the state, as part of the contact tracing for infectious diseases. Although testing is the first step toward recovery, many hep C victims don’t realize they carry the virus, according to Jay Gupta, Harbor Care’s Director of Pharmacy. He explains that, “because they mistakenly think hep C is incurable, they feel there’s no benefit to getting tested.”
Read MoreJanet Kelliher passed away Sept. 18th after a long illness. A dedicated wife and employee, Janet’s memory will live on through a generous gift Worthen Industries has provided to Harbor Care’s substance use disorder program.
Read MoreWe realized there was a huge service gap for our clients — especially those with severe mental illness, or developmental disorders. No one wanted to come into their homes to serve them; we realized we either needed to create an in-home healthcare service for them, or these folks would end up institutionalized.
Read MoreImagine feeling isolated and alone, as though every fabric of the social safety net has torn away. This is how many Harbor Care clients feel, but many staff have also faced difficult life challenges, which helps them be empathetic to those we serve.
Read MorePeter Kelleher, President and CEO of Harbor Care, reflects about the agency’s history, mission and vision while connecting to a former client and friend. Harbor Care has changed lives and transformed the community, one person at a time.
Read MoreThe Greater Nashua Continuum of Care has announced the opening of the annual NOFO/COC competition. The competition is open to all Greater Nashua social services entities that are looking to open a new housing project or to sustain funding for a previously funded program.
Read MoreThe Recovery Revolution in New Hampshire has been powered by Harbor Care. The Harbor Care FO-PRSS program, overseen by director Cheryle Pacapelli, provides support to 20 NH Recovery Centers situated around the state from the North Country to the Massachusetts border.
Read MoreKurtis was good at convincing people to believe fabrications designed to support his substance use, but it wasn’t until he started believing in his own recovery and connecting with staff at Keystone Hall that his own story turned around.
Read MoreChris began his path towards sobriety at Harbor Care Health & Wellness Center and is a successful graduate from Keystone Hall. Today he’s a house manager at a recovery house and is an active leader in the Nashua recovery community.
Read MoreThe challenges that people suffering from homelessness face can significantly hinder their lives. Lack of consistent housing can not only harm someone’ s physical wellbeing but their mental health as well.
Read MoreJanna Thompson is an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse at Harbor Care Health and Wellness Center in Nashua. This retired Army veteran and mother of four has seen everything and can charm a bashful child into giggles or take an anxious child from freaked-out to calm in a matter of minutes.
Read MoreHost a radio show, or investigate homicides. Most people don’t get a chance to do either, but Jack did both.
“I’ve lived a good life,” he says. Having spent twelve years with Healthy at Home, Jack is one of the program’s longest-served clients.
Read MoreHarbor Care’s Student Leader Intern Enya Gu discusses the difference one person can make, saying, “Local organizations such as Harbor Care display true heroism as they work to transform the lives of others, and it inspires me to do my best each day.”
Read MoreFor many, home care is considered significantly safer than long-term care facilities. Healthy at Home provides home care services to the most vulnerable in our community, particularly to those whose insurance runs far short of covering all costs.
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