News
October, 24, 2011 2011 Susan B. Anthony Award Dinner
Purchase tickets for 2011 Susan B. Anthony Award winners, Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Senator Kelly Ayotte, at the Radison Hotel in Downtown Manchester on October 24, 2011, keynote speaker: Susan Crown.
April 28, 2011, The Cabinet Press
'UNH to host annual benefit concert'
"This year, 26 students will perform to benefit the Family Education Collaborative to support Bullying Prevention in Manchester and throughout New Hampshire."
September 6, 2011 TWO NH winners announced for the national Sloan Awards!!
There were two winners from NH that were announced today for the 2011 Sloan Awards, a prestigious national award. Join the YWCA NH and Family Education Collaborative at the Sloan Award ceremony on September 21st, where there will be refreshments and awards presented to the following 2011 winners:
“Sloan Award winners have put into practice their bold ideas about how to make work work in the 21st century. They have shown they can support the needs of employees, while also making their organizations more effective and successful,” says Ellen Galinsky, president of Families and Work Institute, a founding partner of When Work Works.
June 2011, Glamour Magazine
"Relationship Violence Victims: Yes, It Happened to Them"
Glamour Magazine has launched a campaign called "Tell Somebody" to raise awareness about relationship violence. One of their articles highlighted victims of relationship violence, including Melissa "Missy" Cantin Charboneau.
Happy Birthday 19th amendment!!!
Happy Birthday 19th amendment!!! The 19th amendment guarantees all American women the right to vote. Achieving this milestone required a lengthy and difficult struggle, a victory that took decades of agitation and protest. Beginning in the mid-19th century, several generations of woman suffrage supporters lectured, wrote, marched, lobbied, and practiced civil disobedience to achieve what many Americans considered a radical change of the Constitution. Few early supporters lived to see final victory in 1920, and by the way, the YWCA opened in Manchester in 1920!
April 13, 2011, Concord Monitor
'Being turned away'
John Cantin, honored with his wife yesterday for making a difference, framed his message quite well. He placed it in the middle of the function room at St. Paul's Church near pictures, also framed, of his late daughter, Missy Charbonneau. Missy was shot dead by her husband 1½ years ago. Her smile in the photos lit up the room. Cantin's words shed some light, too.
April 12, 2011, WMUR TV
'Parents Of Slain Manchester Woman Honored'
CONCORD, N.H. -- The parents of a Melissa Charbonneau, a Manchester woman who was killed by her estranged husband, were recognized for their work at the annual Crime Victim's Rights ceremony Tuesday. "We buried our baby.That's not the way it should be. It shouldn't be that way for anyone," said Claire Cantin, Charbonneau's mother.
October 17, 2010, WMUR TV
November 4, 2009, Nashua Telegraph
Vigil to Honor Domestic Violence Victims
By KAREN LOVETT, Staff Writer
MANCHESTER – Three New Hampshire women – including one from Hollis – will be remembered tonight in a vigil and community forum on a recent spate of domestic violence in New Hampshire....More.
October 30, 2009, Best Buy Mobile Donates $2,000 to YWCA Manchester
Chris Williams, General Manager of Best Buy Mobile presents Monica Zulauf, YWCA New Hampshire Executive Director, with a $2,000 check as a part of their grand opening at the Mall of New Hampshire. Best Buy Mobile selected YWCA New Hampshire for the excellent work they do in providing services to women, children and families.
October 26, 2009, Family Education Collaborative Proposal Voted Priority by New
New Hampshire Child Advocacy Network, a program of the Children’s Alliance of NH, voted for four 2010 priority issues for children, which will include the Family Education Collaborative’s proposed priority to reduce bullying in NH schools by strengthening the roles and responsibilities of school personnel in the prevention of bullying and cyber bullying. Priority Leaders, Monica Zulauf and Dr. Malcolm Smith, proposed changes to Chapter 193-F, “The Pupil Safety and Violence Prevention Act” which would strengthen NH school’s rights and responsibilities in dealing with this growing trend.
Among the proposed changes that do not currently exist, are:
- Clear definitions to both bullying and cyber bullying;
- Procedures for recordkeeping and reporting incidents;
- Victim assistance;
- Protection for victims, bystanders and perpetrators from retaliation;
- Training recommendations; and,
- Clear immunity from prosecution for school personnel who report bullying.
An ad hoc committee has been meeting, consisting of parents, educators, legislators, researchers and social service professionals to draft the proposed changes. Representative Donna Schlachman will be the prime sponsor of the legislation. The Family Education Collaborative, along with a parent group, called Bully Free NH, will also be actively involved in supporting this priority. By supporting this legislation, NH CAN will be contributing to the safety and well being of every school student in NH.
The other three priority areas will include: To protect and expand children’s access to health insurance (Priority Leader, Lisa Kaplan Howe of NH Voices for Health); to establish guidelines for the appropriate use of TANF funds (Priority Leader, MaryLou Beaver of Family Assistance Advisory Council); and to maintain and improve essential services for our most vulnerable children and assure that changes are based on the needs of children and not on budget shortfalls (Priority Leader, Jack Lightfoot of Child and Family Services).
