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By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

A five-day work week quickly becomes six at Community Mental Health Centers across the state, as managers consistently pick up extra shifts.As staffing shortages overlap with an increased demand for services, working extra is the new normal, according...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When Eugene Mutegetsi left Kenya, he thought he’d arrive in New Hampshire and find an apartment. Once he found a place to live, he hoped his wife would be able to move to the United States as well.Instead, he last saw her eight months ago. Since...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

A new line could now appear on eviction notices – reaffirming a tenant’s right to legal counsel, and pointing them in the direction of assistance from New Hampshire Legal Aid. State lawmakers in the House passed House Bill 379, which proposes adding...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Hiking in the White Mountains, the state’s beaches and thousands of acres of state parks – New Hampshire’s vast outdoor recreation attracts young people each year.But a lack of affordable housing, virtually no public transportation, slim diversity and...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

After millions of dollars of aid for low-income families has ended, including pandemic-era rental assistance and increased food stamp benefits, the House of Representatives will vote on a budget Thursday that looks to continue support for the state’s...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

With limited affordable housing and rental options, the current housing shortage in New Hampshire is felt across the state. And with it comes a domino effect that extends all the way to New Hampshire Hospital.For some individuals who leave Concord’s...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

The anti-hate and bias task force in Franklin, which was formed after the city adopted a formal hate and intolerance resolution, will take on a new form. Now known as the Anti-Hate Group of Franklin NH, the group will focus on providing a support...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

With two maps of the United States, a flag in the corner and photos of past U.S. presidents pinned to a foldout whiteboard, an office at Overcomers Refugee Services resembles that of a high school history classroom. Instead of high school kids, Eileen...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

At the end of the month, pandemic emergency assistance that afforded temporary hotel stays for individuals will come to an end. The Concord Coalition to End Homelessness’s winter shelter will also close on the same day, March 31.For service providers...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

A piece of Gov. Chris Sununu’s proposed $14.9 billion budget plan reinforces the need to address the current housing shortage in New Hampshire. The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority estimates it will take 20,000 new units by 2030 to meet the...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

At a time when New Hampshire renters face soaring costs and low availability, state representatives favored landlords’ rights, killing four bills that would have increased protections for tenants.“I believe that it is our duty to empower the free...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

For Franklin residents, a debate over trash pickup has little to do with trash. Instead, it’s emblematic of the cost of living in the area, with a high tax rate yet stripped-back city services, and the inability of city councilors to heed constituent...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

If housing was built like a Disney ride, parts would be manufactured in a factory and assembled later on-site to create a sturdy, reliable structure. Or, on a smaller scale, like Lego pieces snapping together to complete a model.That’s what Module...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

A duplex with beige shingles on Perley Street looks like many of the single-family homes in Concord’s South End. A small patch of grass makes up a front yard, with white paneled doors on either side.This nondescript house hosts a transitional Living...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Samantha Palmer was busy raising three kids of her own, while working full time, when she received an unexpected call last February. An estranged family member who was not a blood relative had her fourth child and it would be removed from her care.No...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Leah Fagen and Andrew Mason know when you live in a place for six years, you collect stuff. A lot of stuff. They learned this the hard way, after unexpectedly packing up and moving out of their two-bedroom Concord apartment on short notice because...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

On any given day at the Waypoint Children’s Place and Education Center, Kelly Bozetarnik wears many different hats. Her formal role is the director. But most days at the child care center off of Loudon Road, she is a director, a teacher, an assistant...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen introduced $1 billion of spending to help combat homelessness in communities, through the Fighting Homelessness Through Services and Housing Act.The bill, which is sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California,...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

If Cairnie Pokorney’s landlord sold his apartment building in Derry, he may never be notified of the sale. The new owners could then increase the rent as they wish, or tell Pokorney to hit the road because they are renovating.For a young professional...