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Makin’ It Happen

Makin’ It Happen is a community based non-profit organization with a core mission focused on building resiliency in our youth, families and communities. We have three focus areas: Recovery Ready Communities, Resiliency Essentials, and Makin’ It Happen in the 603. Working with our community partners we strive to engage, educate, and empower our youth, families and communities, building healthy, thriving environments together.

Program Categories

  • Health and Mental Health
  • Teaching and Classroom Supports and Resources
  • Professional Development
  • Out of School Programs

Transportation Options

Most initiatives are on site at a community partner location or virtual.

Grade Levels Served

7th Grade, 8th Grade, Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior

Referral Requirements

School Referral, Self Referral, No Referral Needed

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Resources provided by Makin’ It Happen

Health and Mental Health, Teaching and Classroom Supports and Resources

Peer to Peer Prevention

No Fee

Makin’ It Happen offers a variety of Peer-to-Peer trainings for both staff and students. General trainings focused on medicine safety, harm reductions and warning signs of mental distress are available for both staff and students. Train the trainer trainings are available for upper High school level students to be trained to present to Middle Sch […]

Health and Mental Health, Professional Development

Recovery Ready

No Fee

Makin’ It Happen offers QPR (Question, Persuade and Refer) Suicide Prevention training, Harm Reduction 101, and sector specific Harm Reduction and Recovery Ready training sessions. […]

Teaching and Classroom Supports and Resources, Health and Mental Health, Professional Development, Out of School Programs

Resiliency Essentials

No Fee

Through our Resiliency Essentials we offer a variety of learning opportunities. Including: QPR (Question, Persuade and Refer) Suicide Prevention training, Mental Health First Aid, Mental Health First Aid for Youth, Teen Mental Health First and Harm Reduction 101 as well as sector specific Harm Reduction trainings (customized to need). These trainin […]

Boasts & Boosts
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    We feel so blessed! Raising our grandsons is wonderful, but they cost an arm and a leg. It has been so helpful to receive financial aid to send them to the Club. We are so grateful.

    - Club Grandparent (Boys & Girls Club of Manchester)

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    I can’t say enough how much I appreciate [the Boys & Girls Club of Manchester and] your program.

    - Club Parent (Boys & Girls Club of Manchester)

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    My daughter loves it here [at the Boys & Girls Club of Manchester]. I literally wouldn’t have an income [and be able to work] if it wasn’t for you. Thank you so much for all you do!

    - Club Parent (Boys & Girls Club of Manchester)