Thanks to support from the Haven, a client is starting a new chapter in life Amy L. was a single mom, fresh out a bad relationship and living in a camper that wasn’t winterized. “Cold weather was coming, and I […]
Passing it On
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Changing and Evolving
Executive Director Sara Kobylenski oversaw tremendous growth Sara Kobylenski, the Haven’s first Executive Director, led the organization from 2009 to 2018—and a lot happened in those nine years. For starters, the staff expanded from nine to 48 and the budget […]
A Guided Pathway
Supportive Housing helps people meet their goals Each year, the Haven helps many people who have experienced chronic homelessness find housing. That’s great. But can they stay housed? What if they have trouble holding down a job or have never […]
Nutrition to Go
Through food programs, the Haven meets people where they are Not all the Haven’s food programs happen on the Hartford Avenue campus in White River Junction. Over the years, relationships and partnerships have brought food to people in the community […]
Everything Grows
The Haven’s campus provides an oasis of nourishment, healing, and hope When the Byrne Community House and Family Shelter opened in 2005, the beautiful new building was surrounded by mounds of dirt left behind by the construction crew’s backhoes. Over […]
Irene’s Aftermath
The 2011 tropical storm, while calamitous, left lasting positive legacies Tropical Storm Irene, which hit Vermont on August 28, 2011, was one of the costliest storms on record in the Northeast. It dumped 11 inches of rain on the Upper […]
Corporate Citizens
Area organizations help others and build community by volunteering as a group Of the nearly 1,500 people who volunteer at the Haven in an average year, half come as groups through area organizations. “Most often, groups do one-time work we […]
Hope, Faith, and Love
Bishop Roy “Bud” Cederholm In the mid- to late-1970s, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in White River Junction welcomed a brand-new minister: Rev. Roy “Bud” Cederholm. “We were Bud’s first parish,” remembers former vestry member Leslie Black. “He was young, enthusiastic, […]
Food Shelf Need on My NBC5
Jack Thurston’s story for My NBC5 highlights how the issue of hunger came into sharp focus during the pandemic. He visited the Upper Valley Haven on June 3rd for an event with national and local anti-hunger advocates and legislators and […]
A Community Foundation
Dorothy and Jack Byrne Wise thinker and caring philanthropist, Dorothy Byrne, is committed to the well-being of the Upper Valley community. But she doesn’t seek publicity or attention. She leads The Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation, a charitable organization she […]