Nashua Nonprofits and Charities

I am absolutely amazed how quickly handicapped pets responds to my email requests and the patience they've had with me responding back to them. I had no idea I would be receiving an email saying they chose my little Mavvy for a cat wheelchair! I'm in tears and I can't see what I'm typing, when I regain control I will see what will happen and when it's true I will add to this review. Thank you!!

for some reason any word related to LGBTQ is a swear............................................................

I've had the pleasure of volunteering for S.C.A.R.E. for almost 10 years! Halloween is my favorite holiday and having a way to help and support this mission throughout the year makes me feel good. It's amazing to see the smiles on the kids and parents faces when they find a costume to wear when they thought they wouldn't be able to trick-or-treat. <br><br>There are so many opportunities to volunteer with this organization; distributing or collecting costumes, creating pop-up haunts or enchanted trails, attending and promoting them at community events, and making friends! Hope I'll see you at one of the next events!

They were on top of all of their work, they took very good care of the children, they made sure every child was safe and out of trouble and they were over all amazing to work with.

I fell in love with Nashua Center in 2010 at their Annual "Taste of the Towns" Fundraising event. I was new to NH & expressed an interest in getting involved w/the community, so a friend introduced me & I became a volunteer about 1 month prior to the event. <br> <br>Everyone I met was pretty terrific from the start, but it was the presentation given at the event by Exec Dir - Brian Young that touched my heart, made me cry (along w/hundreds of other grown men & women sitting in the crowd that night) & ultimately reinforced that I found a very cool place to spend my time. Brian told a story about how a Dr of a local hospital was outraged when he learned that one of his sick patients did not have a DNR "Do Not Resuscitate" attached to their record. This was a young woman, who wasn't terminally ill, why on earth would she have a DNR?! The answer was simply b/c she was born with disabilities. That's all. The Dr who was suppose to treat her & help her feel better, publicly expressed his dismay for her disability! He felt that b/c she required a helping hand to accomplish her daily tasks, she was nothing more than a drain on society & shouldn't be given the dignity of life. It was 2010, not 1950! It was truly eye-opening! <br> <br>Nashua Center educates the community about the value all people are able to make in the world. The person is seen first & the disability second. Every staff member I've met lives this philosophy & it's refreshing to be among people who treat other people with REAL dignity. I highly recommend everyone get to know this organization.

This client was not well served, sheltered, or respected by this scurriously corrupt and pernicious pseudo-charitable family controlled psuedo-nonprofit corporation. <br>

I was told about this nonprofit, "Tails to Freedom", by a friend. I first visited it's thrift shop, "Lucky Dog" about a year ago and I've made multiple trips there since. The shop itself is large, immaculate, and always has a treasure or two to find. Purchase an item, and the money goes to help animals - what better combination could there be! The shop is also a resource for people to learn more about issues related to all animals and to the environment. You will find educational displays and a lending library. Preventing suffering before it begins is key; spaying and neutering is promoted including info about low-cost services; financial aid is given when necessary. The people who work at Lucky Dog are knowledgeable, pleasant and devoted to the cause.

I have known of and supported Marguerite's Place since its inception many years ago. Initially, my Girl Scout troop baked goodies for the children in the daycare and also donated children's books that the kids living at Marguerite's Place would be able to personally own since many arrived at there without their own personal items due to whatever situation they had been in prior to their arrival at Marguerite's Place. We went on to donate to the moms on occasion, trying to come up with special items that they wouldn't be able to obtain for themselves and would appreciate having. As the years went by, I became involved with Marguerite's Place on both a professional and personal level and have assisted with marketing and PR efforts as well as special event and fundraisers. I currently head up the Friends of Marguerite's Place, which is a supportive group that raises funds for programming and helps out wherever asked, from clean up efforts to maintenance and on site assistance in the daycare and preschool. The staff at Marguerite's Place is so dedicated and caring, and the work they accomplish with these women and their children is amazing as are the families themselves. There is a saying at Marguerite's Place, which is this: "We like to give a hand up, not a hand out," and it is completely apt. With its extensive programs, including a five year aftercare program, the results are both impressive and humbling. The staff truly cares about the residents of Marguerite's Place and becomes an extended family to all who live there. I continue to volunteer and recommend Marguerite's Place to others who are looking to give back and help others because I have seen firsthand what a difference its mission makes in the lives of so many women and children.

My son was only 3 years old when Lil Iguana came in to his preschool to teach the little ones about stranger danger, stop drop and roll and run yell and tell. When I picked him up from school that day I was really surprised that they were teaching about these things at such a tender young age - however - three months later when he was at a home daycare - he was sexually assaulted by the 14 year old boy who had been left for a couple of hours to watch him and the other child there during their nap time. Thank GOD he had learned to TELL from the Lil Iguana - within a few days he told us about the "bad boy" who touched his "pickle" and "put his pickle in my mouth". Because he was EDUCATED - and in a way that he could understand as a three year old by the BEAUTIFUL Lil Iguana program - we were able to not only find out about the incident but were also able to successfully get the young man prosecuted so that he could receive the help he needed and were able to take the action to get my child into therapy right away so that there has been no long term damage to him and his psyche. I would NEVER wish this experience on anyone - you can imagine it was one of the most horrific experiences of my life. Thank GOD that the Lil Iguana program was there for us. We brought the Lil Iguana right over to the house after my son told us so that he could be validated directly that he had done the right thing by telling. I have since volunteered to serve on the Board and this foundation will have my life long support I can tell you that - this non-profit is better than GREAT! They work miracles and plant the seeds of wisdom and personal protection for children every day in every way!