Latest News - September 2024

Help Us Furnish Bay Street Apartments

​Are you concerned about the crisis of homelessness?

You can make a difference by contributing to our fundraising campaign to furnish Bay Street Apartments in Laconia. This property will provide 12 efficiency apartments for people of very low income who are experiencing homelessness. The project is currently under construction with completion scheduled for March 2025. To set the future tenants up for success, we want to provide durable furnishings for all 12 apartments.

We seek business sponsors and individual donors. Click below to see the sponsorship levels or to make your donation today. Thank you!

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Congressman Chris Pappas Visit

​Congressman Chris Pappas recently stopped by our office to learn about our Bay Street Apartments project and discuss the importance of supportive housing in addressing the crisis of unsheltered homelessness in the Lakes Region.
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Thank you to the team at Lakes Region Mental Health Center (LRMHC) our supportive services partner in the Bay Street project, for your advocacy on housing needs for the people you serve.

Pictured left in front of the Bay Street site: Beth Vachon, LRMHC; Carmen Lorentz, LRCD; Congressman Pappas; Christine Alvarez, LRMHC; and Senia LaForte, LRMHC.

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Bay Street Construction Update

Site work is wrapping up on Bay Street, and the crew is readying to pour the concrete slab this week. Construction is on schedule so far, with completion planned for late March 2025.

Thanks to our design and construction team, including Northpoint Engineering, Stewart Associates Architects, and Bauen Corporation. We encountered a couple unforeseen challenges during the site work phase, but the team handled them expertly.
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We are happy to be up out of the ground now!

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Millview Makeover

​We are gearing up to make approximately $700,000 in improvements at Millview Apartments in Laconia. This project was built in 2003 and contains 18 apartments in five buildings on Union Avenue and up above on Locust and Jameson Streets.

​After over 20 years, the property is in need of upgrades, including new siding, new roofs, new boilers, and landscaping. We will also install rooftop solar arrays on the three south-facing buildings.

Funding for these improvements is provided by a Community Development Block Grant from NH Community Development Finance Authority and a grant from the Renewable Energy Fund at the NH Department of Energy.