In this environment, it is challenging to provide affordable housing opportunities – we really can’t do this work without you!

We have a crisis looming, and we need your help. Will you please make a donation today to help us prevent evictions?
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Sadly, many of our tenants are struggling right now due to continuing pandemic instability and the increased costs of food and utilities.

Your donation today will help us keep a family in their home this winter.
 
Our mission is to create housing opportunities, so eviction is not an acceptable outcome. Evictions are bad for families and bad for our economy.

We must help families maintain stable housing while keeping our properties financially viable. Your financial support will help us do this. 

Thank You, 
Carmen Lorentz, Executive Director

Granite VNA is New Hampshire's largest not-for-profit, community-based home health and hospice agency. Granite VNA offers a wide range of personalized and community services, including home care, hospice, palliative care, pediatric and maternal child health services, grief support, and wellness programming. With services offered in 82 communities within the Greater Concord and Lakes Region, tenants at all of LRCD’s properties can benefit from Granite VNA's programs and services.
 
Granite VNA provides workshops for LRCD tenants on-site at LRCD properties or on-line, giving LRCD tenants opportunities to learn skills, gain independence, and ask questions in a group setting. Some of the most recent workshops our residents have participated in are Stress Management, Exploring Forgetfulness, and Healthy Living & Food Wellness.
 
Alongside workshop opportunities, Granite VNA provides individualized services to the residents at LRCD properties through 1-on-1 Health Coaching, medication management and advocacy, and aging-in-place support. These services allow our residents to feel confident in taking control of their health with the help of professionals. Medication management and advocacy through Granite VNA have been essential for residents needing to obtain lock boxes for medication or seeking alternative care from opioids. Aging-in-place services have allowed our elderly residents to remain in their homes while aiding in promoting movement safety and ease.
 
Granite VNA has provided NH with health and wellness services for decades and continues to do so. Lakes Region Community Developers is thankful for the support and services they provide to our residents – thank you, Granite VNA, for being part of our community!    ​

​Lakes Region Community Developers (LRCD) is proud to announce they were recently awarded a $20,000 grant from the TD Charitable Foundation for LRCD’s Affordable Rental Housing Program.
 
The philosophy behind LRCD's Affordable Rental Housing Program is that housing is a platform that all people need to thrive. People who live in healthy, safe, stable housing are better parents, neighbors, and employees. The objectives of LRCD’s Affordable Rental Housing Program are to create housing opportunities for people of low income and to empower them to achieve economic security.  To achieve these objectives, LRCD operates, and maintains affordable rental apartments and provides support services to the tenants who live in them.
 
Over its 29-year history, LRCD has developed 367 rental homes for people of low income in Ashland, Gilford, Laconia, Meredith, Tilton, and Wolfeboro, including the recent preservation and rehabilitation of 65 units in Ashland and Meredith that would have converted to market-rate housing had LRCD not acquired them.
 
TD Charitable Foundation is committed to making a difference in the communities served by TD Bank. Driven by the TD Ready Commitment, the Foundation supports programs that bring people together, give them access to the resources they need and provide meaningful solutions for a sustainable and inclusive tomorrow. The TD Ready Commitment is a global initiative that helps level the playing field for those who need it most. By empowering people with an equal chance to succeed today, TD Charitable Foundation is opening doors for a more inclusive and sustainable tomorrow.
 
“We are thrilled to support the work being done by Lakes Region Community Developers,” says Barbara Rosendahl, TD Store Manager in Bristol. “Their mission and the impact they seek to have on the Lakes Region aligns perfectly with our TD Ready Commitment.”
 
“This grant is so impactful. It really helps us fulfill our mission during a difficult time,” says LRCD Executive Director, Carmen Lorentz. “The housing crisis is dire, and our tenants are struggling due to continued pandemic instability, inflation, and the high cost of electricity. This grant will help us keep people housed, while continuing to focus on developing more affordable housing for essential workers and seniors.”

In this environment, it is challenging to provide affordable housing opportunities – we really can’t do this work without you!

We have a crisis looming, and we need your help. Will you please make a donation today to help us prevent evictions?

Last month, we learned abruptly that New Hampshire’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program is no longer accepting new applications. This leaves many of our tenants with nowhere to turn for help. With cold weather here and the holidays right around the corner, this could not have happened at a worse time.
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Sadly, many of our tenants are struggling right now due to continuing pandemic instability and the increased costs of food and utilities.

Your donation today will help us keep a family in their home this winter.

As a non-profit affordable housing provider, we set break-even operating budgets for all our properties. Our goal is not to earn a profit, but to keep rents affordable. We have been doing this work successfully for 30 years. We now provide housing to over 350 households in the Lakes Region.

Our mission is to create housing opportunities, so eviction is not an acceptable outcome. Evictions are bad for families and bad for our economy.

We must help families maintain stable housing while keeping our properties financially viable. Your financial support will help us do this. 

Thank You, 
Carmen Lorentz, Executive Director

​We are happy to report that we have sold all $750,000 in state tax credits for the Gale School Redevelopment Project! A huge thank you to the following recent donors who got us over the finish line: the Common Man family of restaurants, Hodges Companies, Miracle Farms Landscaping, and Greene's Corner Market.

LRCD is proud to announce we were recently awarded a $3,000 grant from the Northeast Delta Dental Foundation in support of our Adult Dental Program.
 
LRCD’s Adult Dental Program helps us realize our vision of a Lakes Region where everyone lives in a home that supports good physical, mental, and financial health and is empowered to reach their full potential.
 
With limited options available in New Hampshire for comprehensive adult dental care through Medicaid, LRCD created the Dental Program in 2020. It is a cost-share program that helps LRCD’s tenants, most of whom do not have dental insurance, pay for dental services. READ MORE...

​THANK YOU to our friends at Speare Memorial Hospital! They gave LRCD a $5,000 grant for our Housing Stability Fund for Ames Brook Apartments in Ashland.

This grant will enable us to help tenants who fall behind on rent due to ongoing pandemic instability and increased costs of food and utilities. Now that the NH Emergency Rental Assistance Program has ended, these funds from Speare will be absolutely critical to preventing evictions this winter.

Lakes Region Community Developers (LRCD) is proud to announce they were recently awarded a $3,000 grant from the Northeast Delta Dental Foundation in support of LRCD’s Adult Dental Program.
 
LRCD’s Adult Dental Program helps LRCD realize its vision of a Lakes Region where everyone lives in a home that supports good physical, mental, and financial health and is empowered to reach their full potential.
 
With limited options available in New Hampshire for comprehensive adult dental care through Medicaid, LRCD created its Dental Program in 2020. It is a cost-share program that helps LRCD’s tenants, most of whom do not have dental insurance, pay for dental services.
 
In 2021, the program provided 27 dental grants to low-income adults. Grants to residents have been for fillings, crowns, root canals, extractions, dentures, x-rays, cleanings, and more. The program has motivated some participants to save for the other half of work that they are responsible for and take care of their dental health.
 
“We are so grateful for the support of the Northeast Delta Dental Foundation,” says LRCD Executive Director, Carmen Lorentz. “Accessing and affording dental care can be a challenge, but it’s so important to overall health. We are thankful for the support of Northeast Delta Dental and other funders in helping us continue our work in making dental care more accessible to our residents.”
 
Jennifer McGrath, Manager, Foundation & Marketing Initiatives at Northeast Delta Dental, comments, “It is our mission to improve access to oral health care in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont. We are pleased to support Lakes Region Community Developers and the work they do in the community.” 

Wood & Clay, a local company that specializes in custom home construction and renovations in the Lakes Region, has purchased another $25,000 in New Hampshire business tax credits to support the redevelopment of the Gale School in Belmont. Just last year, they purchased $50,000. The project will transform the historic schoolhouse into a community facility that will include on the second floor a new program center for Lakes Region Community Services (LRCS).

Wood & Clay, based in Gilford, is owned by husband and wife team Kevin Beland and Shannon Robinson-Beland.

LRCD and LRCS are partnering to sell the tax credits to local businesses. We have $160,000 left to sell in order to move ahead with construction. To purchase tax credits for the Gale School project, contact Carmen Lorentz at (603) 524-0747, ext 110. READ MORE...