2019
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A BIG THANK YOU to the TURRFF and Community Race sponsors, runners, walkers, families, volunteers and community who came out to support us today! Shout out to Marion Gerrish Community Center & Thrift Shop, The Greater Derry Humane Society, Inc., and End 68 Hours of Hunger - Derry/Chester NH for all of your hard work helping to organize it all.
Susan Ochoa, THANK YOU, for your amazing support to the TIPS program which supports teen and young parents! This diaper drive is an example of your amazing support to the young families. Thanks to Susan and REMAX Innovative Properties for your ongoing compassion! Susan appears here with Janis Lilly our TIPS Program Coordinator in the "Tower" of goodness.
April 5, 2019
#WearBlueDay The Upper Room staff are in it for the families and children we work with each day! We got you, our programs got you. Supporting Child Abuse and Prevention Month along with #NewHampshireChildren'sTrust.
March 30, 2019
Eight Upper Room staff members took part in Trauma-Informed Care Training through Network4Health Workforce Development. Thank you Dr. Cassie Yackley for sharing your wealth of information.
March 28, 2019
Great Taste of the Region Event last evening with the Greater Derry Londonderry Chamber of Commerce at Tupelo Music Hall. Congrats to Rigatonys Italian Takeout for best sweets, Pipe Dream Brewing for best sips, and to East Derry Tavern for best savory. So glad to be part of a vibrant Chamber making a difference to businesses and citizens in the community!
March 21, 2019
So grateful for the support of Eversource Energy to our Community Service Program. This morning Elizabeth LaRocca from Eversource, presented our Executive Director Brenda Guggisberg with the recent pledge to The Upper Room.
March 16, 2019
The Upper Room is excited to celebrate families through our Family Wellness Program, and our Connect Friday events at The Derry Public Library. We celebrated with stories, crafts, and snacks and fun. Thank you Mr. Ray for your hospitality!
March 13, 2019
Tuesday morning, the Public Health Advisory Committee met to discuss regional successes. Our very own Beth O'Connell shares the work that is happening in the Young Adult Strategies Program we are partnering with the #SouthCentralPublicHealthNetwork to do in our region. Thank you Granite United Way for helping our community be stronger. #LiveUnited
March 15, 2019
We are so grateful for the wonderful support from T-Bones in Derry. Thank you Andre, you absolutely ROCK!
March 1, 2019
OVER THE MOON, excited about our visit from Sue Arthur and Lynn Cogswell from Insurance Solutions Corp. Thank you to the staff, and the people who make it all happen there, for choosing our agency to receive your donation today! Our Staff member Shelly Koza is so happy with how this will help her with one of her programs! You guys rock!
We Are One:
Stories of Hope, Power, Connections
Published Monday Jan 28, 2019
Author Julie Huss jhuss@eagletribune.com
DERRY — Jenny Chesney offered a definition of one of her favorite words — resilient.
And the young woman says that's how she feels today, after struggling with mental issues and overcoming many hardships through her own personal circumstances.
Chesney was one of a panel of five who shared their own stories, part of the first We Are One: Empowered Through Connections, United By Hope
event, powered and led by young people as a way to discuss mental health, substance misuse and suicide awareness and prevention.
The event, held recently at the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Derry, drew families, youth, and community partners together for a night of stories, hope and resources. Dr. Christopher Peterson, pediatrician and mental health advocate, served as moderator.
