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Know Your Community
Services
Part
2: Community Resources
This
chapter describes community resources provided by nonprofit
organizations that are (1) funded privately and locally, and (2)
situated locally (in or very near Hanover). It is organized
alphabetically by category.
Online
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For
Singles, Support and
Discussion Groups, Theater, For Women
For
Singles
Singles
Net:
social
group for non-smoking singles, mostly over 40. PO Box 479, Norwich.
Single
Volunteers of the Upper Valley:
provides
volunteers for programs and activities in the Upper Valley; monthly
potlucks. Betty Ann Heistad, 448-3756.
Twin
States Breakfast Club:
organizes
low-cost activities where single adults can meet and have fun while
making new friends. Bud Hill, 298-5801 or Holly Wellson, (802) 295-4135.
Support
and Discussion Groups
Gay
and Lesbian Groups:
(1) For
adults: Gay/Lesbian Education and Resource Network (802) 296-3858;
"Amelias" social club for lesbians, PO Box 746, Lebanon. (2) For
youth: Outright (youth group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and
questioning youth) (802) 296-3858; G/LEARN (for questioning teens)
(800) 639-6095. Gay
Lifeline resource directory is available at GayInfoNH@aol.com
Medical
Groups:
See entry
under "Medical Support Groups,"
Other
Groups:
Adoptive/Foster
Families (802) 649-1400, Adoption Triad Group (adoptees, birth parents,
adoptive parents) 646-3456, Battered Women 448-5922, Bereavement
(groups for adults, parents, and children) 448-5182, Caring for Aging
Parents 448-6310, Children of Color (adoptees, birth parents, adoptive
parents) 643-1619,
Depression 632-7493, Divorce and Separation (for women) 650-HERS or
650-4156, Families of Color winslows@together.net, Family Relationships
448-5339, Incest Survivors 448-5922, Survivors of Incest Anonymous
448-4400, SHARE of the Upper Valley (families and parents who have
experienced death of a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, or
neonatal death) 643-3209, Survivors of Suicide (for those who have lost
someone to suicide) 448-5182, Transracial Families (802) 649-1400,
Veterans and Veterans' Partners (802) 295-2908, Well Spouses (of the
chronically ill) 650-8875, Women (battered women, eating disorders,
incest survivors, and others) 448-5922, Younger Widows (802) 649-3378
Theater
Friends
of the Hopkins Center and Hood Museum:
supports
the Hopkins Center and Hood Museum of Art's efforts to foster ways in
which the visual and performing arts enrich our lives. 646-2006,
hhfriends@valley.net
Hopkins
Center for the Arts:
known as
the "Hop," the largest entertainment complex in the North Country;
annually presents over 600 live performances, films, lectures, and
other cultural events; houses Spaulding Auditorium, Moore Theater, and
Warner Bentley Theater. 646-2422 (box office, mailing list);
hopkins.center@dartmouth.edu
North
Country Community Theater:
mounts two
to four amateur productions per year at the Lebanon Opera House for
adults and children. Andrew Garthwaite, (802) 649-3606.
Northern
Stage:
offers
professional theater from September through May at the Briggs Opera
House in WRJ; theater classes for adults and children. (802) 296-7000
(box office); northern.stage@valley.net; www.northernstage.org
Nugget
Theaters:
provides
first-run features and foreign films, with all proceeds going to the
Hanover Improvement Society (as described on page 27). 643-2769,
www.nugget-theaters.com
Opera
North:
professional
opera company providing full-summer programs and year-round programs,
especially for young people; annual fall opera at Lebanon Opera House.
Linda Wilkinson, 643-2030.
Parish
Players:
long-standing
community theater group; workshops and productions year round at
Thetford Hill. Kathy Davey, (802) 785-4344;
www.valley.net/~parish/index.html
Revels
North:
theatrical
productions by amateurs and professionals. Revels
performances are seasonal celebrations and events to encourage
understanding and appreciation of traditional music, dance, ritual and
other art forms through the medium of participatory theater and
communal celebration. See:
http://www.revelsnorth.org/aboutrevels.html
Ruth
Stalker, 298-8913, stalker@cyber.portal.net
For
Women
See
also entries "For Parents/Families" and "Support Groups"
La
Leche League:
mother-to-mother
assistance with breastfeeding by telephone and at meetings; resource
information for breast pump rentals. Mardrey Swenson, 643-1451.
WISE
(Women's Information Service):
24-hour
crisis hotline for domestic violence; shelter; counseling for sexual
assault; advocacy, information, and referrals; support groups for
battered women and incest survivors; educational outreach. 448-5922
(office); 448-5525 (crisis hotline);
wise.of.the.upper.valley@valley.net, www.valley.net/~wise/
Women's
Health Resource Center at DHMC:
provides an
extensive lending library, free quarterly newsletter, innovative
classes, workshops and lectures, free monthly women's health lectures,
referral and advocacy services, and a free annual Women's Health Fair.
650-HERS (4377), dhmc.womens.health.resource.center@hitchcock.org
Women's
Network of the Upper Valley:
monthly
meetings to exchange information among women trying to improve their
lives and clarify their roles as women. Karen Larimore, 643-4074.
Women's
Resource Center at Dartmouth:
offers
lectures, workshops, information and referral services, meeting space
for small groups and programs, 646-3456, wrc@dartmouth.edu. Visit their
website for free events open to the public: www.dartmouth.edu/~wrc/
Information
in this directory was revised in 2001. Since then we have relied
on
representatives of the organizations listed to send us updated
information. We appreciate your help.
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