The second issue of 603 Diversity Magazine is now available!
Visit 603diversity.com to view the digital edition or to order a print copy.
“603 Diversity Magazine is dedicated to sharing the stories at the intersections of business and culture in New Hampshire’s diverse communities. Each issue will feature profiles of New Hampshire’s business and arts leaders, guide readers to the wealth of locally-owned businesses in the state and explore the long history of diverse contributions to New Hampshire’s development into one of the highly ranked states in the country across a range of categories, from business and economy, to health care and opportunity.
603 Diversity’s mission is to educate readers of all backgrounds about the exciting accomplishments and cultural contributions of the state’s diverse communities, as well as the challenges faced and support needed by those communities to continue to grow and thrive in the Granite State.” –603diversity.com
Afghan evacuees are on their way to a new home in New Hampshire
By Julia Furukawa and Peter Biello, NHPR
Now that the Taliban has taken control of Afghanistan, the U.S. is expecting thousands of Afghans to arrive as they evacuate their home country, and some of them will be coming to New Hampshire.
Ascentria Care Alliance in Concord provides resettlement services to people coming to the U.S., and will be working to resettle Afghan evacuees in the Granite State, with the eventual goal of finding homes for 100 Afghans.
All Things Considered host Peter Biello spoke with Crissie Ferrara, the Program Manager for Services for New Americans at Ascentria, about their efforts to resettle Afghan refugees.
New Hampshire Public Radio
Listen to the interview and read the full article here:
New Hampshire preparing to welcome 125 Afghan evacuees
By Shawne K. Wickham, Union Leader
Two refugee resettlement agencies say they expect about 125 Afghans who were evacuated after the Taliban took over their homeland to be resettled in New Hampshire.
Ascentria Care Alliance in Concord expects to resettle about 100 Afghan evacuees, according to Crissie Ferrara, New Hampshire program manager for that agency’s Services for New Americans program.
“Many people were really scared for their lives and for their safety, for themselves and their families, and they felt this was the best option for them, and the only option to keep their families safe,” she said.
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Emma Tobin, chief program officer at the International Institute of New England, said her agency is proposing to resettle up to 25 Afghans in Manchester and Nashua.
Agencies don’t know a lot about those they will be helping to settle here, Tobin said, but she expects some have high levels of education and are fluent in English.
Unlike many refugees who come to the United States from camps in other countries, however, she said, “They may also arrive with literally no belongings because they fled,” she said.
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services is offering free and convenient Covid-19 vaccination via mobile vaccination van. Walk-ins are welcome, no scheduling necessary, and vaccination is free and available to anyone 12 years of age and older. No health insurance needed. The mobile vaccine van offers Pfizer, Moderna and J&J vaccines.
Want to schedule the mobile vaccination van for an event or group? The van is available upon request for any size group across the state of NH at no cost. To request the mobile vaccine van, visit vaccines.nh.gov
“No work is insignificant. All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence.” – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On Saturday May 1, New Hampshire activists honored International Workers’ Day (also known as May Day) by raising up the voices and concerns of NH workers in front of the State House.
The rally was sponsored by the American Friends Service Committee, One Fair Wage, Granite State Organizing Project, NH Alliance for Immigrants and Refugees, Welcoming New Hampshire, Rights and Democracy NH, 350 New Hampshire, NH Youth Movement, NH Service Workers United for Power, NH Council of Churches, Kent Street Coalition, and NH Faith & Labor.
Speakers included Rep. Latha Mangipudi, Rep. Maria Perez, Rev. Jason Wells, Rev. John Gregory-Davis, Lidia Yen, Martha Alvarado, Martin Toe, Anthony Harris, David Holt, Linds Jakows, Eva Castillo, Isaac Grimm, Dr. Randy Hayes and Rev. Dr. Gail Kinney. Music was provided by the Leftist Marching Band.
Are you interested in working with fellow New Hampshire residents to learn more about the barriers to opportunity in the Granite State? Join a team that will listen deeply to community members across the state and ensure that their voices are included in the Charitable Foundation’s next strategic plan.
BY KRISTEN OLIVERI, VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING, New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation (learn more about us) is developing its next strategic plan and is committed to learning from a diverse group of people, especially those who have faced barriers to opportunity and whose voices have been historically excluded from important conversations in our communities.
We’re looking for 15 New Hampshire residents from across the state to lead a community listening and research project beginning in April, 2021 and present findings to the Foundation in July, 2021. All of this work will be done remotely; no in-person sessions will be conducted. (Training and other supports will be provided.)
The community researchers will design the research project including what questions will be asked and how information will be gathered from community members. The project will be guided by the following question: “What barriers to opportunity exist for Granite Staters and what could be done to help lower or remove these barriers?”
