TLC Family Resource Center supports and strengthens all families,
children, and youth with a wide range of free programs, support
groups, education, and events.
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NH Gives Fundraising Event
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NH Gives is just around the corner! All the fun starts on Wednesday, June 6, at 6 p.m. Supporters have 24 hours to make donations. NH Gives is hosted by the NH Center for Nonprofits and is a fun competition to highlight nonprofits and the work they do. In addition to the funds donated to us, TLC can also win prizes based on the amount of donations we receive. Click
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to find out more information on how you can participate.
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The Center for Recovery Resources
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At the May meeting of the Board of Directors, the board voted to adopt The Center for Recovery Resources as a program of TLC Family Resource Center. Wayne Miller will remain the manager of The Center. He will have assistance from Jeremy Hartsell, an AmeriCorps member, and Gabrielle Kendall. The Center and TLC are collaborating on a peer support group for parents in recovery called Parents Together. Miller and Liz Morse-Boynton, a parent educator, are leading the group. For more information, click
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The first Rural PRIDE will be held on Saturday, June 16 (rain date on June 17) at the Visitor's Center Green, located at 140 North St. in Claremont. There is still room for vendors, entertainment, and information booths. Register by Monday, June 11 to participate. For more information about confirmed performers and vendors,
click here
. Rural PRIDE T-shirts are also available for pre-sale through the website. Order yours today!
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Enrichment programs hosted by TLC
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First and Third Saturdays:
Claremont Crochet Group, from 2 to 3 p.m., at 109 Pleasant Street in Claremont. Ages 11 and older, all experience levels and genders welcome. Learn how to crochet, share what you're working on, and enjoy conversation.
Second and Fourth Tuesdays:
Fiction Writers Group, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., at 109 Pleasant Street in Claremont.
Do you write fiction? Are you looking for a place to get feedback on your work? Do you want to learn more about the craft of writing? Do you want to discuss the ups and downs of being a writer?
We have a comfortable space that is air conditioned. The group is for all fiction writers ages 16 and older and all levels of experience.
We're looking for volunteers to offer a variety of programs for children, youth, and families. If you are interested in leading a class, click
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Click
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For more information, click
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I was raised with manners, morals, and principles, made good grades in school, and was overall a good kid. When I was 15 my dad went to prison and my life turned upside down. I went into foster care and a boys ranch.
At 19, I discovered methamphetamine. It made all my pain go away and increased my rage and anger. I continued to use for 20 years, the last 10, every day. It got to a point where it stopped working no matter how much I did. I climbed the ranks of a violent motorcycle club until I was president of a support club. 20 years of blood, sweat, and tears, but when I needed my brothers the most, they left me behind. So that, coupled with a terrible relationship, equaled my rock bottom.
I was contemplating suicide. I gave my shotgun to my daughter and called my little brother who had just come back into my life. He was on deployment so I talked to his wife. She had a sister who was connected with recovery work in New Hampshire, so she bought me a bus ticket to her house in Virginia where I detoxed for a month, then came to New Hampshire. Through a recovery center, I discovered SMART Recovery which has helped me remain sober for 14 months now.
A friend of mine told me AmeriCorps was looking for recovery coaches. I applied and through numerous interviews and a three week training, I became a volunteer for them. I have been placed at TLC and The Center for Recovery Resources to use my experience in addiction to be a light for those still lost in the darkness of addiction.
Jeremy Hartsell
AmeriCorps
Jeremy is one of two AmeriCorps members working with TLC this year as part of a corps of members through Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center. His focus is on The Center for Recovery Resources.
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Neil Allen
AmeriCorps VISTA
neil@tlcfamilyrc.org
603-542-1848 ext. 311
www.tlcfamilyrc.org
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