Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation's Monadnock Region announced grants of $109,000 to local nonprofit organizations through its most recent competitive application grant program.  The grants were awarded to 12 nonprofit organizations serving all or a portion of the Region's 43-town service area.

Grant awards were made to the following organizations and programs:

The Milford Middle School received $12,000 to support after-school programs.

Home Health Care and Hospice of Keene received $15,000 to support the continuation of their maternal health and Adult Day Care programs.

Monadnock Family Services of Keene received $15,000 to support their ARK program, which provides supervised parental visitation.

Historical Society of Cheshire County in Keene received $10,000 to support key projects.

Lily Garden Child Care Center of Westmoreland received $15,000 to support their infant classroom.

Cheshire YMCA of Keene received $15,000 to support their strategic plan objectives.

Southern New Hampshire Services received $3,000 to provide transportation for family field trips for the North Peterborough Family Program.

The Orchard School of East Alstead received $3,000 to provide training for staff to work with special needs children.

Contoocook Valley Transportation Cooperative received $5,000 to develop a rideshare and informational website for the Contoocook Valley.

MAPS Counseling Services received $10,000 to replace obsolete systems.

The Carbon Coalition received $5,000to support local energy commissions.

Giving Monadnock received $1,000 for the Monadnock Arts Collaborative Calendar project.

The New Hampshire Charitable Foundation has been working to improve the quality of life in our communities since 1962.  It builds and manages a collection of funds, totaling nearly than $490 million, created by individuals, families and corporations for charitable purposes. In 2007, the Foundation awarded more than $33 million in grants to nonprofits and scholarship funds to students. In the past five years alone, the Foundation has granted a total of more than $125 million. Based in Concord, the Foundation roots itself in communities across the state through seven regions including Lakes, Manchester, Monadnock, Nashua, North Country, Piscataqua and Upper Valley.  For more information about the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, visit www.nhcf.org or call (603) 225-6641.