When asked if she can name any skill The Granite Youth Alliance has helped her with, in the course of her civic engagement in the Greater Seacoast, high school sophomore…
Fighting homelessness in Massachusetts is like working on a giant picture puzzle. It’s complex, it has lots of different pieces, and it to get it done you need a lot…
If you’ve been watching the news lately, you know that today’s young people are a force to be reckoned with. With a passion for social justice, unlimited research capabilities and…
K-Ready Kids outfitted 1750 kids in the Seacoast with the school supplies they needed to enter kindergarten ready to learn. K-Ready Kids works to ensure that kids on the Seacoast…
DRIVE is a groundbreaking initiative for achieving universal child development screening for young children. This year, we expanded the program to serve more families. DRIVE uses an innovative model of teaching parents…
The Family Fund provides emergency assistance to families on the brink of disaster. From keeping homeless teens warm on cold winter nights to helping families reclaim desperately needed tax…
United Way teamed up throughout the year with American Red Cross, offering mobile food market assistance to reach so-called “food deserts,” communities where low-income families have limited access to nutritious…
An unprecedented 400+ attendees showed up for the 2017 Granite Youth Film Festival in the Greater Seacoast, making it the most successful premiere in the event’s history. The film festival,…
Two in five Massachusetts residents are living on the edge of financial disaster. For those living at or below the poverty line, a way out can seem almost impossible. Until…
The effects of family homelessness on children can be devastating. In addition to coping with the daily uncertainty of where they will live, homeless children are twice as likely to…