Category: Blog/News
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Thank You for the Great Nonprofits Donation
We got an awesome donation on August 15th from a donor who contributed to us via the ‘Just Give’ program at Great Nonprofits. Thank you very much for your donation. It is greatly appreciated Merle Burke, President & Founder Shepherd’s Way Read more
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Donations received in July… thank you!
Thank You Linda, Marian, Phyllis & Alain. You came through for us in July and we greatly appreciate it — women’s socks and items for the Basic Needs program, Thank you very much for your support. Merle Burke, President & Founder Shepherd’s Way Read more
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Thank You, Jeri!
We got a nice donation of women’s socks and tops from our friend Jeri Rines. Thank you, Jeri… Merle Burke, President & Founder Shepherd’s Way Read more
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Audrey Berry R.I.P.
We are sorry to hear of the passing of a great volunteer and friend of Shepherd’s Way, Audrey Berry of Tamworth, NH. Audrey knitted over 400 hats for our group over the past three years. They were beautiful, colorful, wool creations that kept a lot of heads warm including many children. She will be dearly… Read more
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June 2022 results
550 hygiene kits distributed in June to our homeless friends in Manchester. To all of you who’ve helped us out with your generous donations, thank you… Read more
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Podcasts
We are working on producing bi-weekly podcasts. We did put out a couple of shows to see what we could come up with and felt that we needed to do more work to produce a quality product. We’re trying to build something that is professional and worth listening to. It is a work in progress.… Read more
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Challenging Economic Times Make it Difficult for Shepherd’s Way
The past few years’ economic conditions have made it difficult for our organization. In 2020 and 2021 we had to deal with two years of covid which caused a huge loss of revenue. Now, in 2022, due to poor economic conditions in the country not only are we dealing with budgetary shortfalls, we are getting… Read more
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Helping with Hygiene
On Tuesday, June 7, through our Help With Basics Program we distributed 60 hygiene kits to our homeless friends in Manchester. Our kits include toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors, shave cream, feminine hygiene items for women, shampoo, body wash, hand sanitizer, and pocket combs. Purchasing the items for these kits is a big expense for Shepherd’s Way,… Read more
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Our Impact May, 2022
During the month of May, we handed out 1401 hygiene items and 40 lunches. If you’d like to help us in our important mission, please check out Our Needs page to see what items we can use. And, of course, we always accept cash donations of any kind. Thank you for your support. Merle Burke,… Read more
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Local Article on Homelessness – our take
In the May 10, 2022 edition of the New Hampshire Union Leader there is an article about the homeless issue in Manchester: ‘Local social media has influenced the way city sees homelessness.’ It says that the people who discuss the issue online often find themselves in a debate over two primary viewpoints: Either help people… Read more