The City of Manchester Health Department (MHD) has partnered with the Manchester School District to provide an experienced Community Health Worker to assist students/families experiencing homelessness with basic needs. The CHW can connect students/families to medical, dental, and vision providers; help them secure health insurance; assist them in completing applications or determining eligibility for Medicaid, WIC/Food Stamps, fuel/rental assistance, and other financial assistance; and connect
them to resources for food, clothing, housing, and other basic needs and social supports.
Jewett Street School
Manchester 21st Century Program
Our program is located in twelve Manchester Schools. These schools were identified based on their Free and Reduced Lunch demographics and their Title I student populations.
Click to learn more about each location, including contact information and schedules. See your school for specific days and times.
New Hampshire Audubon Center
Manchester Health Department Dental Care Program
The City of Manchester Health Department works with the Manchester School District to bring dental care to children in need at Manchester’s elementary, middle, and high schools. Dental care is provided on a dental van at each school during school hours by a certified Public Health Dental Hygienist and, when needed, a licensed dentist. Students can also be referred to local dental offices for ongoing dental care. The program serves an average of 600 students each school year at all 21 Manchester public schools.
Jewett St. School After School Program
The Boys & Girls Club of Manchester, with approval of the Manchester School Department and in cooperation with Jewett Street School, operates an after-school program for students in Grades K-4. The program is based in the school and staffed by Boys & Girls Club program leaders under the direction of Mina Alicea. The State of NH Child Care Licensing Bureau licenses this program.
This program is run at 130 South Jewett Street, Manchester, NH.