Manchester, NH: Learn more about the state of civic engagement in New Hampshire on Tuesday, March 20 at 12:00. UNH Manchester will host a panel discussion that will explore trends in volunteerism, reasons why people volunteer and why volunteers are so important to our communities. The discussion is the second offered as part of the Saul O Sidore Series, Building Community & Social Capital.
Panel guests will include include Tim Dupre (Executive Director of Volunteer NH), Marianne Fortescue (Chair of the Volunteer NH Board of Directors), Shireen Tilley (State Program Director for the Corporation for National & Community Service -CNCS), Deborah Scire (Executive Director of Campus Compact of New Hampshire -CCNH), and Kate Hansen (Associate Professor, Community Leadership Program at UNH).
UNH Manchester will host a volunteer fair on the same day, March 20, from 10:00 - 2:00 on the third floor of the University Center, 400 Commercial Street. Community members are welcomed to come and explore the variety of local and international community service opportunities that are available. Some of the agencies represented will include: AmeriCorps Victim Assistance Program, Big Brothers Big Sisters, City Year New Hampshire, Easter Seals, Senior's Count, Families in Transition, Food For Children, Girls Incorporated of New Hampshire, Girl Scouts of Swift Water Council, Granite State Ambassadors, Greater Manchester Family YMCA, Greater Manchester Red Cross, Heritage United Way, Manchester Historic Association, New Hampshire Food Bank, PlusTime NH, The CareGivers Inc., United Planet, The Upper Room ~ a Family Resource Center, Villa Crest Nursing & Retirement Center, Youth Empowerment Program, and Volunteer NH.
The events are free and open to the public. More information about these agencies and the discussion series is available on our website, click here UNH Manchester, the university's urban campus, brings undergraduate and graduate programs to people who live and work in New Hampshire.