New Hampshire Family Voices

12/17/2025

Welcome to NH Family Voices and Parent Information Center of NH's podcast hub, a place where families and providers caring for children with special health care needs can find informative yet casual conversations.

We understand that life can get busy, so our podcasts are designed to provide insights and connect you with other caregivers and professionals while on the go. Tune in for a refreshing blend of wisdom and light-heartedness that fits into your hectic schedule.
https://nhfv.org/podcasts/

12/17/2025

NH Family Voices has been working with families, children, and the professionals that support them for over 40 years. Our organization provides information, resources, and training to help families, providers, and systems builders make informed decisions so that NH families of children with chronic conditions and/or disabilities can get the support they need to see their children thrive.

We do this by:

Helping families understand the systems of health care they are using and how to navigate and influence them
Providing families with tools to make informed decisions as they experience diagnosis and treatment options
Assisting families in accessing health care financing options for their family members with special health care needs.
Bringing families, providers, and communities together to create “fully accessible” communities, places, and programs for children with special health care needs.

How we do it:

We offer the following programs and services for families, providers, communities, and systems leaders:

FREE individual phone consultations and support at 603-271-4525.

We offer training, workshops, and coaching on a variety of topics, including family engagement, developmental screening, health care transition, helping families tell their stories, and living with unpredictability.

Systems strengthening work through modalities such as building family-professional teams, facilitating focus groups to inform needs assessments and strategic planning, and consulting with organizations and groups on how to better understand the people they serve to inform service and program development.
Development of family-friendly resources to help navigate and access the systems that families caring for children birth through 26 need such as:
The NHFV Lending library contains thousands of books for Granite State families, children, and professionals to borrow for free. Books are delivered to your home or office and include a pre-paid envelope for hassle-free returns.

A private Facebook group for families of children and youth with chronic conditions and/or disabilities where families can support each other by sharing information, resources, and experiences with each other.

A website with over 800 resources that is searchable by age, diagnosis, system, or topic.

Podcasts that cover a variety of topics, from developmental screening to transitioning from pediatric to adult health care, and more.

A listing of support groups across the state for families and youth to attend.

CONNECT WITH US AT NH FAMILY VOICES:
Monday - Friday from 9:00am - 4:30pm
By phone: (603)-271-4525
By email: nhfamilyvoices@nhfv.org
By website:

We provide information, training, and resources so children with special health care needs can get what they need to thrive.

12/17/2025

Holiday tips from Courageous Parents Network

12/17/2025

NH Resource Spotlight:
Childhood Cancer Lifeline
Let Us Be Your Lifeline.
Providing support to children with cancer and their families.
Our mission is to empower families who are coping with childhood cancer by providing knowledge, resources, assistance, and hope.
We serve children who live in NH regardless of where they receive treatment, or who live in VT and receive their cancer care in NH.

The Childhood Cancer Lifeline offers families a number of services to assist them through a childhood cancer diagnosis.

12/17/2025

Harry Gregg Foundation offers NH residents with disabilities the opportunity to apply for grants throughout the year. The 3 grant cycle dates to keep in mind for general grants are: April, August, and December. The next round of applications are due in April of 2026.

"A Legacy of Community Impact
Over thirty years ago the Harry Gregg Foundation was established to provide support grants to help the people of New Hampshire with disabilities and their families cover the cost of needed products and services.

As one of the few charitable foundations to provide funds directly to individuals, the Harry Allen Gregg Foundation has made over 8,000 grants totaling more than $3 million.

Opportunities for grant support include home modifications, educational services, adaptive equipment, therapeutic recreation, medical bills and technology. The Harry Gregg Foundation strives to help improve a person’s quality of life by providing funds that will enhance their independence."
For more information on grant eligibility and how to apply visit:

Grant Information Click here to apply 2025 Grant Deadlines and Meeting Dates General Grants Applications are reviewed and awards made by the HGF Trustees three times a year in April, August, and December. Deadline dates are firm. Applications to be considered must be received through this website by...

12/17/2025

24 Ways to Make the Holidays Kid-Friendly
Strategies to help families of children with autism, ADHD, anxiety, and other challenges sidestep common sources of stress

https://childmind.org/article/how-to-make-holidays-kid-friendly/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=pub-ed-nl-2025-11-18&utm_content=how-to-make-holidays-kid-friendly-read-more

Courtesy of Child Mind Institute

Learn about how to cope with holiday stress by making activities more kid-friendly — especially for children with autism, ADHD, anxiety, and sensory processing issues.

12/17/2025

Great share Friends of Aine!
𝐒𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. 🗣
Talking about a loved one who has died during the holidays keeps their memory alive and reminds those who are grieving that their person is not forgotten.💜 Love doesn’t end and neither should the conversations.

𝐒𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬. 🗣

Talking about a loved one who has died during the holidays keeps their memory alive and reminds those who are grieving that their person is not forgotten.💜 Love doesn’t end and neither should the conversations.

12/17/2025

Epilepsy Foundation New England is offering Seizure First Aid Training at 7PM on Thursday, December 18th, 2025
This virtual seizure first aid training monthly, teaching participants how to recognize and respond to seizures.

For additional information, contact kbinette@epilepsynewengland.org
To register visit:
https://epilepsynewengland.org/events/2025-12-18/seizure-first-aid-training-at-7pm?fbclid=IwY2xjawOvoVVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFrMm9kM04wdWFzZlBVTGM5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHor9ULA8YYDReFDCCm0aEfXJnEe48E-U_Ia8w5OO01WINB2499v9f2rin7xd_aem_Vs_1YQkin1tglAOevGl8FA

DYK? EFNE offers monthly Seizure First Aid Trainings and the next one is tomorrow night at 7 PM. Don't miss this chance to learn an important skill and improve the lives of those with

Register for free: https://bit.ly/3MgOJw8 💜

12/16/2025

NH RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT:

New Hampshire START
NH START operates throughout the state of New Hampshire and has actively served individuals age 6 and older since May 2010. NH START offers crisis prevention and intervention support to individuals who experience both an intellectual/developmental disability or traumatic brain injury and a co-occurring mental health or behavioral health challenges, as well as to their families and those who provide supports.

What Does START Mean to Your Family?
Supporting families and individuals with disabilities throughout a lifetime is what Community Bridges does. But to serve all individuals who need help, we partnered with the Bureau of Developmental Services and University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability to establish NH START services. This model of offering services is integral to Community Bridges’ team approach to supporting families of individuals with intellectual or development disabilities, and behavioral or mental health issues.

As with Community Bridges, START’s philosophy is that services are most effective when everyone’s on board, participating in treatment planning and decisions. In other words, the family, and the individual receiving services are part of the team, along with any professionals working with the family or individual. There are a number of services offered through the NH START program and the family and individual make critical decisions about what supports are the most helpful.
For more information about NH START, contact Community Bridges at (603) 225-4153. Toll-free: 1-800-499-4153.
https://www.communitybridgesnh.org/services/start-services/

12/16/2025

Training for Early Care and Education Providers
Open Office Hours - Part C and Part B Special Education Services
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DHHS and the New Hampshire Department of Education are hosting bi-monthly open office hours to support providers and families navigating the transition from Part C early intervention services to Part B special education services.

Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act provides early intervention services in a home-based setting to children from birth to age 3. At age 3 children transition to Part B, which provides school-based special education services for children ages 3 to 21.

The next office hours is Friday, December 19 from 11:45-12:30. Click the Teams link below to join the meeting
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( Source: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/NHDHHS/bulletins/3fc85e2 )

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12/16/2025

Community Resource Highlight👇✨

2-1-1 New Hampshire
211 New Hampshire provides individuals and families with centralized, up-to-date information on services and supports available throughout New Hampshire. Because resource availability and program details may change frequently, contact 211 NH directly to receive tailored assistance from trained information and referral specialists.

To ensure the accuracy of information shared with callers, service providers are asked to review and update their 211 NH profiles on a regular basis. Maintaining current and complete profiles supports the statewide system’s ability to offer reliable, timely guidance to residents seeking assistance.

To learn more about 211 NH, click the link below.

List your agency with 211 NH! Agencies connect with people seeking food, housing, mental health services & more. Update your info anytime.

12/16/2025

New Hampshire SNAP recipients can double their food dollars at a Winters Farmer Market or at a participating Double Up Food Bucks retail location. Find participating at:

We increase your SNAP/EBT benefits for fruits and vegetables across New Hampshire Find out how to stretch your SNAP/EBT and get more fruits and vegetables. Find the acceptance sites matching SNAP/EBT purchases nearest you! Help us get fresh fruits and vegetables to families across New