As Visions launches its public effort to raise funds for the Hanover Capital Campaign, Liz Sauchelli wrote this piece for the Valley News. We’re excited about all the press this project is getting—Daybreak also linked their readers to the article.

A recent article, by Ray Couture of the Valley News, profiled a young man with cerebral palsy and his family, who dream of a place where he can live independently with the support he needs to thrive. The challenge they face, like so many others, is how to get qualified caregivers to provide the wrap-around services he needs.

Interviewed for this article, Visions’ Executive Director Sylvia Dow discusses how Visions serves this population and the great need for more facilities like Visions.

Visions Hanover is already contributing to the community! Read this article from the Union Leader about welcoming local firefighters to use the older building for training before it was taken down.

New Hampshire’s Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA) recently announced a $400,000 award in the form of tax credit opportunities, to help fund the Visions capital campaign to create permanent supportive housing for 12 adults with developmental disabilities and other disabling conditions in Hanover. Through the CDFA program businesses will have the opportunity to purchase tax credits—applied to their Business Profits Tax, Business Enterprise Tax, Insurance Premium—with 75% of proceeds going directly to support Visions Hanover.  Want to find out more? Contact Kim Estes: kestes@visionsnh.org

Visions for Creative Housing Solutions’ recognition by Plan NH on June 22, as one of four Merit Award recipients statewide, further demonstrates their ability to successfully collaborate with local businesses. This award recognizes and showcases projects that reflect the mission and values of Plan NH and demonstrates how the built environment can make a positive contribution to people and places. The Merit Awards program “uplifts those nominated projects that champion Smart Growth and Livability Principles, the Triple Bottom Line (social, environmental, and economic), and creative approaches to collaboration and cooperation.”

December 31, 2021 - The Board of Selectmen of Enfield dedicated the 2021 Annual Report to Sylvia and David Dow for their contributions to Enfield, the Upper Valley, and the special needs community at large. (See page 4 of the Town of Enfield 2021 Annual Report.)

Executive Director Sylvia Dow Receives 2021 NH Impact Award: On April 22, 2021, Executive Director Sylvia Dow was presented with the NH Impact Award by the NH Center for Non-Profits. This award honors nonprofit employees who demonstrate exceptional commitment to their organization, their community, and the nonprofit sector and whose leadership has been integral to significant advance-ments in New Hampshire. View a video of Sylvia accepting the award here.

April 9, 2022 - Valley News wrote an article entitled “Upper Valley firefighters run fire drills of a different kind” about using the old Outreach House for drills before taking the building down to make way for Visions Hanover. (Written by Benjamin Rosenberg)

May 2, 2021 - Our Place Article in Portsmouth Herald Mentions Visions: We are so proud of our friends at Our House in Dover, NH who are utilizing the Visions Housing Toolkit. Check out this great article that appeared in the Portsmouth Herald about their progress.

June 9, 2021 - Valley News article entitled “As Lebanon Expansion nears opening, project to house adults with disabilities eyes the future” written by Nora Doyle-Burr.

April 23, 2021 - Granite United Way Features Visions: We are so proud to be featured in the Spring 2021 issue of the Granite United Way Newsletter which is distributed to all their donors.

Mascoma Bank Features Visions in their 2020 Annual Report: Check out the wonderful article that was written about Visions by Mascoma Bank in the Community Impact section of their 2020 Annual Report.

Winter 2020 - The New Hampshire Challenge: Visions was featured in an extensive cover story of The New Hampshire Challenge, a publication covering disability issues from a family perspective. Click here for the article.

January 5, 2020 - Read about a new Visions inspired effort in the Seacoast area of New Hampshire: Check out this wonderful article, entitled “Where Will They Live?: Mom Works to Create Home for Special Needs Adults,” in Foster’s Daily Democrat written by Karen Dandurant about Our Place in Dover, NH, a new planned supported housing project for adults with developmental disabilities inspired by the Visions model!

January 1, 2020 - The Concord Monitor Article About Visions: Click here to read a feature about Visions in The Concord Monitor written by David Corriveau entitled New Housing for Disabled Adults.

December 28, 2019 - The Valley News Article About Visions: Check out the wonderful article written by David Corriveau for The Valley News, entitled Visions Works to Create Housing for Disabled Adults in Hanover, Lebanon.

December 12, 2019 - Green Energy Times: Read about all the sustainable features included in the Green Street Commons building by reading this article in Green Energy Times by George Harvey, entitled Green Street Commons.

October 2, 2019 - Featured in NH Business Review - “An online technical assistance tool designed for parents and community members interested in developing permanent supportive housing options for adults with developmental disabilities has been published by the Enfield-based Visions for Creative Housing Solutions.” Click to read more.

July 7, 2019 - Check out this article about Visions in the Volunteer Spotlight section of The Valley News.

We are so appreciative of all the support we get from our community volunteers. We could not do everything we do with out your support!

(If you’re interested in helping too, please visit our Volunteer page!)

Summer 2019 - A wonderful expose piece about Sylvia Dow and how Visions for Creative Housing Solutions came to be was written by Katherine P. Cox, with photos by C Perry Photography appeared in Image Magazine.

September 27, 2015 - Read this wonderful article from Aimee Caruso written for The Valley News, entitled Supporting a Vision: A New Space for Special Needs Adults. Click here