A new nonprofit aims to keep families housed in the Lakes Region

By: Annmarie Timmins

Outlets: NHPR

Published: September 14, 2026

Words: 367

Last Updated: 3 days, 19 hours ago


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A new nonprofit is helping unsheltered families in Belknap County avoid homelessness. Family Promise of the Lakes Region’s new venture comes as family homelessness has increased.

Executive Director Nicole Shedd said the need for additional housing services in the Lakes Region was obvious. Last year, the Belknap House in Laconia, the county’s only family shelter, hit its capacity; it housed more than 24 children and their parents for …

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