Emergency Shelter and
Transitional Housing |
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Shelter from the Storm. |
A local program in Jaffrey, NH providing transitional housing
and support services for those who have become homeless due to a variety of
circumstances. |
Monadnock Area Transitional Shelter. |
The Monadnock Area Transitional Shelter offers safe,
comfortable housing for families, couples and individuals as they move from
homelessness to home. |
Hundred Nights. |
The mission of Hundred Nights, Inc. is to provide shelter and
crisis related services to the displaced or homeless. |
Monadnock Center for Violence Prevention
(MCVP). |
MCVP offers emergency shelter for survivors of domestic and
sexual violence. |
Phoenix House New England. |
Dedicated substance use and behavioral health services,
offering in-patient and residential care in locations across New England,
including Keene and Dublin, NH. |
Income-Eligible Housing and Related Services |
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Keene Housing. |
Provides affordable housing to over 1,000 families, elders and
individuals with disabilities through a combination of federally funded
Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) programs and Keene Housing’s high-quality
affordable housing portfolio. |
Southwestern Community Services
(SCS). |
Non-profit housing provider, developer, manager and advocate.
In addition, SCS provides emergency shelter and housing stabilization
services, rental assistance, heating and utility assistance, and other
housing-related programs. SCS is the Community Action Agency serving Cheshire
and Sullivan Counties. |
Southern NH Services (SNHS). |
With a service area encompassing Hillsborough and Rockingham
Counties, SNHS offers a range of housing-related services, including:
supportive housing, homelessness prevention, senior housing, home heating
fuel and utilities assistance, among other programs. Like SCS, SNHS is a
Community Action Agency. |
Contoocook Housing Trust. |
Revolving loan financing through their Home Ownership
Initiative Fund. Provides affordable rental and homeownership opportunities
for low and moderate income families. The Trust’s current portfolio includes
thirteen properties in Peterborough, Bennington, Antrim, and Hillsborough. |
Regional Planning |
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Southwest Region Planning Commission
(SWRPC). |
Provides technical assistance to Monadnock Region
municipalities on a number of planning issues, including housing. SWRPC
maintains the Regional Housing Needs Assessment document. |
Business and Professional
Groups |
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Savings Bank of Walpole |
A local bank that has various home-loan options. |
Monadnock Region Board of Realtors. |
The purpose of the Monadnock Region Board of Realtors is “to
provide tools, services and support required by REALTORS in order for them to
deliver professional and ethical service to the real estate public.” The
Board has a community outreach committee as well as one dedicated to public
policy. |
Belltower Property Management |
A for-profit property management business that rents “Keene
apartments available on a room-by-room basis for folks who seek the social
and financial benefits of shared living." They have an application
procedure that includes an interview for matching housemates. |
Community Groups and
Organizations |
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Monadnock United Way. |
Regional non-profit works to “unite people from all sectors of
the Monadnock Region to solve problems in our community.” In 2020, “Emergency
housing and access to food” was a focus area for Monadnock United Way
investment. |
Monadnock Interfaith Project (MIP). |
MIP is a lay-led group of volunteers exploring the
possibilities of faith-based community organizing. The group is currently
exploring how it might contribute to housing-related efforts, with a likely
focus on housing for economically disadvantaged households. |
Monadnock Resource Alliance |
The Monadnock Resource Alliance is a group of nonprofits, businesses,
governmental, economic development, faith-based, and community members who work to ease the Region's housing
crisis. |
Monadnock Habitat for Humanity. |
Monadnock Habitat for Humanity builds houses in the Monadnock
Region and beyond to provide decent, safe, and affordable homes for our
neighbors living in inadequate housing. We are a nonprofit 501(c)(3)
organization working to make a difference in our community … one home at a
time! |
Statewide Groups &
Initiatives |
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NH Housing Finance Authority
(NHFFA). |
New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority is a self-supporting
public corporation that promotes, finances and supports affordable housing.
NHHFA operates rental and homeownership programs designed to assist low- and
moderate-income persons with obtaining affordable housing. |
Housing Action NH. |
Housing Action NH is a coalition of organizations united
around a common vision that everyone benefits when all Granite Staters have
an affordable place to call home. The coalition focuses on how state-level
legislation can effect housing opportunity across NH. |
NH Community Loan Fund. |
The NH Community Loan serves as a catalyst, leveraging
financial, human, and civic resources to enable traditionally underserved
people to participate more fully in New Hampshire’s economy. In the housing
arena, the Community Loan Funds helps finance housing development projects,
including affordable housing, senior housing, and supportive housing. They
also focus on manufactured housing and resident owned communities. Check out
their impact map to see where they’ve contributed resources in the Monadnock
Region. |
NH Association of Realtors. |
Professional association for NH realtors. The Association
includes a Public Policy Committee, which weighs in on state legislative
issues. |
NH Planners Association. |
Organizes educational events on planning-related issues. Also
monitors state legislative activity. |
NH Business and Industry Association
(BIA). |
Serving as NH’s statwide chamber of commerce, BIA takes
positions on a number of public policy issues, including housing: “BIA
supports efforts that increase the availability and affordability of housing
for working people.” |
NH Community Development Finance
Authority (CDFA). |
Administers the State of New Hampshire’s annual federal
allocation of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds for eligible
municipalities. The primary objective of the program is the development of
viable communities by improving economic opportunities and meeting community
revitalization needs, particularly for persons of low and moderate income.
Housing for low and moderate-income households is a focus area of the CDBG
program. CDFA also oversees a competitive tax credit program, which could offer
another potential funding source for housing projects. |