The Haven is excited to announce the start of a $9 million campaign to secure the funds needed to construct a 20-bed emergency shelter and a community resource center focused on helping people to secure housing and lead self-directed lives. […]
Letter to the Editor from Haven Executive Director Michael Redmond For the Valley News, Saturday, June 29, 2024 The recent heat wave and the resultant health risks for broad sectors of the population have been on the minds of many. […]
Here we are, at the 40th story, the last in our series celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Haven’s founding. Our stories have taken many paths. Some about the past, our founding, history and the people who “were there when […]
More Than Service The Haven is rightly known and highly regarded for our mission that focuses on providing services to people in need. From the Food Shelf to Shelters, Supportive Housing and Community Outreach, After School to Summer Camp for […]
Serving on the Haven Board of Directors Merritt Patridge, past Haven Board President I moved to the Upper Valley from New York City in 2011 in conjunction with the start of my graduate studies at the Tuck School of Business […]
The Haven’s Turkey Day is one of the most wonderful days of the year Visitor or volunteer, Turkey Day is a universally loved event at the Upper Valley Haven. Held annually since 2010, it takes place from 9 a.m. to noon on the Saturday before Thanksgiving. […]
The Journey from Religious to Secular Organization The Haven was founded by five Christian churches in 1981. Its religious underpinnings were apparent in many aspects of early Haven life, both symbolic and operational. Meetings of the Board began with a […]
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 […]