CHASE HOME FOR CHILDREN
Phone: (603) 436-2216
The Chase Home for Children is an intermediate level group home
licensed to serve up to 25 male and female adolescents who, for a
variety of reasons cannot live at home, and need a therapeutic
living environment more structured than a family setting.
Residents at the Chase Home are referred through the Division of
Children Youth and Families (DCYF) for abuse and neglect cases;
and the Division of Juvenile Justice Services (DJJS) for cases of
delinquent youth or CHINS - Child in Need of Services. All
placements are made through the court.
The Chase Home is a community based program. As such, all
residents attend public school and receive therapy and medical
services in the community. Residents also participate in
recreational and cultural activities and are active in community
volunteerism. The philosophy of the Chase Home is based on the
fundamental principle that children need a positive and
structured environment that fosters the development of strength
and character within the spirit of each individual.
Through a therapeutic environment we strive to help the resident
improve self-esteem and increase self-reliance. By building on
the individual's strengths, the Chase Home provides opportunities
to help the youth develop skills for positive relationships and
appropriate and safe behaviors.
CHILD & FAMILY SERVICES GROUP HOME, RUNAWAY &
HOMELESS YOUTH PROGRAM
Phone: 224-9313 Fax: 228-3052
240 N. Main Street, Concord, NH 03301
Voluntary, residential, aftercare & outreach program for
adolescents (13-18) with psychological, emotional and behavior
problems. Sponsored by Child & Family Services of NH.
CONGREGATE HOUSING SERVICES PROGRAM
Phone: 692-2357
Charpentier Apartments, 28 Franklin Street, Somersworth, NH
03878.
The Congregate Housing Services Program at the Charpentier
Apartments in Somersworth provides supportive services to any
eligible resident. Services are on an individual basis to help
keep residents independent while living in their own private one
bedroom apartments. Services may include meals, housekeeping,
transportation, case management, and personal care. Staff are on
site Monday through Friday, including a certified resident
services coordinator, meals coordinator, and a
housekeeper/transportation person. Personal care services are
contracted with an outside agency for any resident needing those
services.
CROSS ROADS HOUSE
600 Lafayette Road, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Phone: (603) 436-2218 Fax: (603) 430-9217
Cross Roads House (located in Portsmouth) opened its doors in
1982 to assist homeless individuals and families. We have since
become the largest emergency and transitional shelter in New
Hampshire, serving eastern NH and southern Maine. We house up to
107 people on any given night, and our emergency shelter is
available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Cross Roads offers food,
shelter, and a proven program that helps our residents achieve
their goal of independent and sustainable housing. In fact, the
majority of people who have participated in our transitional
program leave Cross Roads House for permanent housing, equipped
with tangible goals and the skills to achieve them. Our mission
is to provide secure, transitional shelter for those trying to
break the cycle of homelessness. Listed below are just some of
the services available to our residents: Adult tutoring and GED
preparation; Student tutoring; Mental health counseling; Access
to primary medical care; Referral to substance abuse treatment;
Life skills such as budgeting and parenting; Job search and
vocational training; and Help finding permanent housing.
DOVER CHILDREN'S HOME
Phone: 742-4289 Fax: 742-2057
207 Locust Street, Dover, NH 03820
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.
Services include residential group home care for 12 children ages
13 to 18. Both male and female. Residential care, extensive
family work, individual/group therapy, Independent Living
Program, therapeutic recreation activities,
Executive/Clinical/Program Director.
HOUSING AUTHORITIES
Dover Housing Authority:
Admin. Office: 742-5804 Fax: 742-6911
Social Services Office: 749-6692
62 Whittier Street, Dover, NH 03820
Provides housing for low income families / elderly individuals.
Applications for housing are taken Monday thru Friday in the DHA
office. Information on resident services is available by calling
the office.
Rochester Housing Authority:
Phone: 332-4126
Wellsweep Acres, Rochester, NH 03867
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Provides subsidized housing for low income families and the
elderly. Tenant services and hot meal program are offered.
Somersworth Housing Authority:
Phone: 692-2864
9 Bartlett Avenue, PO Box 31, Somersworth, NH 03878
Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4 pm. Headquartered at
above address in Martin J. Flanagan Community Center.
Assisted Housing Offices and Community Development, 692-2864.
Strafford County Nutrition Program, 692-4211. Filion Terrace
Senior Center at 75 Washington Street, 692-5169. Charpentier
Congregate Housing Services Program, 692-2357. Queensbury Mill
Assisted Living Program, 692-8020.
HOUSING PARTNERSHIP, THE
Phone: 431 -3620
1555 Islington Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801
Website: www.housingpartnership.org
Email: info@housingpartnership.org
A nonprofit corporation, providing below-market rental apartments
in Rockingham, Strafford, and York counties.
MALLEY FARM BOYS HOME
Phone: 692-5479
250 Indigo Hill Road, Somersworth, NH 03878
The mission of the Malley Farm Boys Home is to provide a positive
family atmosphere for residents. The dozen residents who live in
the main building are male adolescents who desire an opportunity
to mature and contribute, to prepare them to become productive
adults and to take their place as contributing members of
society. We want to provide the best home atmosphere possible.
Residents will have a better tomorrow in proportion to their
investment in education. Our staff emphasizes the importance of
education as a bridge to tomorrow. An improvement in schoolwork
is often the focus of the resident's evening hours. Our
Independent Living Program and Emergency Service Program round
out our services to children and families of the Seacoast area.
MY FRIEND'S PLACE
Phone: 749-3017
368 Washington Street, Dover, NH 03820
Purpose is to provide temporary housing and support. Once
sheltered, a personalized long-range plan is developed to assist
residents in obtaining goals, housing, jobs, and an income.
ODYSSEY HOUSE
Phone: 516-8444
Executive Offices: 1 Washington Street, Suite 300, Dover,NH 03820
Programs include residential therapeutic facility for adolescents
with an on-site special education school; a supervised
independent living program for older adolescents; a short-term
prescriptive diagnostic residential program; a treatment program
for substance abusing pregnant and postpartum women and their
children; and a community outreach program.
OUR HOUSE FOR GIRLS
Phone: 742-2963 Fax: 749-0487
Address: 576 Central Ave., Dover, NH 03820
Hours: Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Residential facility for female adolescents, ages 12-18, in need
of supervision, because of abuse/neglect. Aim of the program is
to return youth to independent living situation or reunite with
family.
SAFE PLACE, INC.
Phone: Toll Free 1-800-854-3552 (24 hours a day); or call
436-7924 in Portsmouth, 6 Greenleaf Woods, Oakwood Building,
Suite 101, Portsmouth, NH 03801; or call 330-0214 in Rochester,
18 North Main Street, Rochester, NH 03867.
A Safe Place provides a confidential location for people who have
been abused by their partners. Offers weekly support groups,
referrals to lawyers, counselors and other human service
providers. If you are not sure of your rights they also provide
information and legal advocacy through the court process.
Services are provided for all victims of domestic violence even
if they are not staying at the shelter. A Safe Place provides
outreach and education to community organizations, schools,
church groups and businesses.
SALVATION ARMY CORPS
Phone: 332-2623
36 Autumn Street, Rochester, NH 03867
Hours: Mon., Wed., & Fri. 9 am to 3 pm; and Thurs 9 am to 1
pm. (Closed on Tuesday.)
Provides the followmg services to people needing assistance. Food
pantry. Soup Kitchen Mon, Wed, and Fridays at 12 noon.
Counseling Center: Portland, Maine. Rochester office can refer
individuals to Center where they will receive
rehabilitation/work/room & board.
Missing Person Service - for a charge of $20, the name of a
missing person will be placed on file with the Bureau of Missing
Persons in New York City.
SALVATION ARMY SERVICE UNITS
Dover - My Friend's Place (749-3017)
Farmington - Rev. John Fogell (755-2245)
Milton - Lynda Dow (652-9893) Strafford County Community
Action
Somersworth - Halliey Adams (692-6543), Pentecostal
Church
SALVATION ARMY THRIFT STORE
Phone: 332-2698
28 Signal Street, Rochester, NH (across from the Salvation Army).
Hours: Monday thru Saturday 9 am to 5 pm.
Clothing, bedding, household items, furniture - reasonably
priced.
SEACOAST INTERFAITH HOSPITALITY NETWORK
Phone: 379-8446
SIHN is a non-profit network of faith-based organizations that
provide services to transitionally homeless families with
children under age 18 from Rockingham and Strafford Counties, and
other areas on a space available basis. Services include food,
shelter, case management, access to resources and assistance in
overcoming barriers to obtaining permanent housing. Congregation
volunteers provide home cooked meals, family activities,
overnight accompaniment and a warm smile to families who stay
overnight at each congregation for one week, on a rotating basis.
Access is via application, and referral is accepted from area
agencies, congregations, town welfare, health programs, or any
other resource the family turns to for help.
ST. CHARLES CHILDREN'S HOME
Phone: 332-4768
19 Grant St., Rochester, NH 03867
Hours: 7 days a week, 24 hours a day, taking abused and neglected
children.
Provides 24-hour care for children 3 to 12 years of age. Children
are involved in recreational and many community activities.
Tutoring and other social work services such as individual
counseling also available. Children are placed by the NH Division
of Children, Youth, and Family Services through the child
protection system.
STRAFFORD COUNTY CONTINUUM OF CARE, THE (C/O MY FRIENDS
PLACE)
Phone: 749-3017
Develops and implements strategies to expand housing
opportunities and supports for persons who have been denied
access due to low income and/or discrimination. The consortium is
made up of member organizations that represent a diverse group of
people who share resources, identify, and solve problems around
housing issues.