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Creating
Opportunities
for Pregnant
and Parenting Youth
"I came
to Hannah House at the age of sixteen. I was a scared, pregnant
teenager who didn't have a clue what all was going to happen in
the next year ..."
Hannah House provides
residential support services for
pregnant and parenting youth in New Hampshire and Vermont as well as
local outreach to pregnant and parenting teens who live in the Upper
Connecticut River Valley.
Mission
Statement
The purpose of
Hannah House is to support
pregnant and parenting youth in developing independence and making
healthy parenting choices, thereby promoting the well-being of themselves
and their children. We serve clients and their babies from both New
Hampshire and Vermont.
Our
Services
Hannah House is a
warm, welcoming place.
Within its walls, teens experience family-like
relationships of cooperation and support, with the responsibility
for self and others that such relationships entail. Here's what we
provide:
- Supervised
residential shelter for moms and babies who need it
- Local outreach
to pregnant and parenting youth who reside in the
Upper Valley
- Case management
and counseling
- Parenting education
- Vocational
and career services
- Day care for
infants and toddlers of moms at work or school
- Independent
living skills program
- Family violence
prevention in teen-parented households
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Board
Members
vEnessa Acham,* President
Sharon Moore,
Vice-President
Deborah Guidotti, Secretary
Brett Peltzer,
Treasurer
Mindy Schorr,
Member-at-Large
Barbara Callahan
Karen George, MD
Carl Hanson
Lee Ann Paquette-Lucia
Randy Walker,
Ex Officio
* (First name capitalized per Board member request.)
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