Families First in the News
NHPR covered hygienist Cindy Bishop’s visit to Little Harbour School in January. Read or listen
Lessons from the field: Nonprofit mergers
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation | 10/17/17
https://www.nhcf.org/what-were-up-to/lessons-field-nonprofit-mergers/
Race for a Cause benefits Families First
Seacoastonline | 10/2/17
Goodwin, Families First merger called an evolution in health care
Seacoast Sunday | 9/24/17
Q&A with Goodwin Community Health CEO Janet Laatsch
New Hampshire Business Review | September 15, 2017
Families First to offer ADHD parenting groups
Seacoast Sunday | September 10, 2017
Families First, Goodwin awarded for quality
Seacoast Sunday | September 10, 2017
Jail programs help inmates fight addiction
Seacoastonline | September 8, 2017
Newburyport Five Cents Savings Charitable Foundation Shows Continued Support for Parent Education at Families First
Press Release | August 2017
Offsetting risk factors for kids
Seacoast Sunday| August 20, 2017
Hero of dental hygiene
New Hampshire Magazine | August 2017
Reducing the stigma of addiction
Seacoast Sunday | July 30, 2017
Children: The unseen victims of addiction
Seacoast Sunday | July 23, 2017
TD Charitable Foundation Awards $10,000 to Dental Center at Families First
Press release | July 2017
Agnes M. Lindsay Trust shows continued support for dental care
Press release | July 2017
Community health centers face uncertainty
New Hampshire Business Review | July 7, 2107
Family Morning Out comes to Seabrook
Press release | July 2017
Bank of America makes “Basic Needs” grant to Families First
Press release | June 2017
Eastern Bank supports mobile health care program
Press release | June 2017
Families First employee named NH Hygienist of the Year
Press release | June 2017
Families First brings primary care to Seabrook
Press release | June 2017
A visit from the tooth fairy
NH Chronicle (WMUR) | June 8, 2017
Partnership for a healthy future
Seacoast Sunday | June 4, 2017
Merger of community health centers benefits all (editorial)
Portsmouth Herald | June 3, 2017
“Thumbs up” for increasing care (editorial)
Foster’s Daily Democrat | May 26, 2017
Goodwin, Families First to merge
Press release | May 2017
Families First director wins lifetime achievement award
Press release | May 2017
Northeast Delta Dental continues support for Families First
Press release | May 2017
A recovery success story
Seacoast Sunday | May 7, 2017
AHCA and substance abuse programs in NH
Seacoast Sunday | May 14, 2017
Families First Receives $2.5K Grant From Newman’s Own Foundation
Press release | April 2017
Bishop’s Charitable Fund supports dental care for low-income patients
Press release | April 2017
Defining health care practitioners
Seacoast Sunday | April 10, 2017
Second health care van allows Families First to expand services
Seacoast Sunday | April 10, 2017
Hampton students raise $1.2K for homeless health
Press release | April 2017
Families First adds new primary care provider
Press release | April 2017
What you need to know about teen wellness visits
Parenting NH | April 2017
Radio ads featuring Dr. Eric Samuel
iHeart Media | Spring 2017
Radio ads featuring Dr. Skip Homicz
iHeart Media | Spring 2017
Radio ads featuring patient Jo
iHeart Media | Spring 2017
College-bound with ADD/ADHD
Press release | March 2017
Families First panel warns of GOP health bill impacts
Portsmouth Herald | March 17, 2017
Optometrists donate time for screenings at Families First
Press release | March 2017
Former client becomes Partners in Health coordinator at Families First
Press release | March 2017
Robert’s Community Supper to benefit Families First
Press release | March 2017
Miss Cindy brings ‘dramatic’ dental health to Seacoast schools
NHPR | February 17, 2017
Digital Prospectors Supports Local Community Health Center
Press release | February 2017
What you need to know about Temporomandibular Disorder
Parenting New Hampshire | February 2017
The Provident Bank’s Community Charitable Organization supports school-based dental care
Press release | January 2017
Families First receives grant from ADHA & the Wrigley Company Foundation
Press release | January 2017
NH Charitable Foundation pledges $60K to Families First
Press release | January 2017
Adventures in Parenting: Education at Families First
Portsmouth Herald | 1/20/17
HNH Foundation supports trauma-informed care at Families First
Press release | January 2017
Samuel P. Hunt Foundation donates $6K to Families First for dental supplies
Press release | January 2017
MEDIA ARCHIVES
2016
Hospital adopts families for the holidays
Seacoast Sunday | 12/18/16
Doctor’s office on wheels
Seacoast Sunday | 12/11/16
Families First chosen for $75K Hearst Foundations grant
Press release | December 2016
Bank of America makes ‘Critical Needs’ grant to Families First
Press release| December 2016
Fundraiser for Families First (LuLaRoe)
Press release | December 2016
New thoughts on a mysterious tragedy (SIDS)
Seacoast Sunday | 11/6/16
Families First fundraiser at Ten Thousand Villages
Press release | November 2016
Families First calendar artists announced
Press release | October 2016
Building a strong community one performance at a time
Press release | September 2016
Portsmouth program makes Family Fun Night possible for struggling families
NHPR | 9/20/16
Addiction affects the entire family
Seacoast Sunday | 9/18/16
Race for a Cause at Pease will benefit Families First
Portsmouth Herald | 9/14/16
A founder of city’s prenatal clinic retires from obstetrics
Seacoast Sunday | 8/22/16
Senator visits Portsmouth health facility
Portsmouth Herald | 8/10/16
‘Silo’ mentality fails in treatment of addiction
Seacoast Sunday | 7/31/16
Piscataqua Savings awards $5K to Families First
Press release | July 2016
Families First receives $50,000 grant from Medtronic
Press release | July 2016
TD Bank Awards grant to Families First
Press release | July 2016
Staffing firm Digital Prospectors donates $15K to Families First
Press release | July 2016
New primary care provider joins Families First
Press release | July 2016
Agnes M. Lindsay Trust helps break down dental care barriers
Press release | June 2016
Tackling diabetes with positive attitude
Seacoast Sunday | 5/18/16
What we know about Suboxone (w/ video of Families First doctors)
NHPR.org | 5/4/16
Addiction treatment in primary care
NHPR.org | 5/4/16
Families First a great parenting resource
Portsmouth Herald | 4/29/16
HealthcareGIVES announces grants to battle addiction
Portsmouth Herald | 4/29/16
Families First hires Shanley to work with seniors
Press release | April 2016
Optometrists donate time for screenings at Families First
Press release | March 2016
Integrating behavioral and primary health care
(see “Patient Self-Management” section)
Social Work Today / March-April 2016
Families First dental director received recognition
Seacoast Sunday | 2/28/16
Families First receives $10K CVS Health Community Grant
Press release | February 2016
New program to help parents
Seacoast Sunday | 1/3/16
2015
Portsmouth Regional Hospital staff ‘adopt’ families for holidays
Working toward a solution in the opioid crisis (letter to the editor)
Opioid Epidemic: Families First to start using Suboxone
Open Enrollment: ServiceLink, Families First offer free help
Families First looks to address heroin epidemic
Tackling the social root of clinical problems
NH Staffing Firms Donate More than $12,000 to Families First Health & Support Center
Mobile Health Services from Families First
2014
Families First recognized as a health center leader
Artists of the Seacoast calendar ready for new year
Feds Reward Ten Community Health Centers for Improving Community Health
Do not try to do it all yourself at holidays
Profile of Dr. Eric Samuel: ‘We are the quarterback of our patients’ health care’
Gov. Hassan applauds Families First at annual meeting
Kisses to C&J, Riverworks Printing and David Lopatich
Families First introduces ‘Marge”
‘Marge’ hits the road: New van brings health care to those most in need
Samuel talks about being medical director at Families First
Core Physicians’ dental van to provide needed oral care
Gov. Hassan, Families First celebrate new health coverage
Get ready for the new school year
Families First seeks donation of artwork for health center on wheels
A medical home for Seacoast Families (p.12)
Families First earns national recognition
You’re on the ACA Exchange: Now what?
Nameless donor meets $25,000 Families First challenge
Dr. James: Reaching Her Goal of Working in an Underserved Area
Medicaid vote cheered by Families First executive
Community shows belief in Big Blue
Families First supporters give $25,000
Families First on Seacoast Currents (scroll to 1:04)
Newer medicines can help diabetics keep the weight off
2013
Interview on ‘Don’t Dis My Ability’
In Portsmouth, ACA primer fails to draw much interest
Health Care Signup Help: Families First Gives Assistance
Misconceptions abound about Medicaid eligibility (letter to the editor)
Families First raising funds for new mobile health care van
New Families First calendar a vibrant tribute to Seacoast
Set limits, outline expectations for the holiday season
Help campaign to buy new van (editorial)
Medical van for homeless on life support
Big Blue needs a hand helping homeless
Medicaid debate heats up after snag in NH Senate
Families First needs new van for health-care help
Thumbs up to supportive Seacoast community
Families First looks ahead during ‘challenging time’
Affordable care act starts with mixed reactions
Area health officials voice support for more Medicaid
Alzheimer’s Café an ‘exciting’ new option for support
Affordable health care marketplace opens
When to use the ER — and when not to
Anthem decision on affordable health care hits home
When your child doesn’t rise and shine (communicating with schools)
Families First integrates physical, behavioral health care
Rep. tours Families First to see impact of federal sequestration cuts
Shea-Porter visits Families First Health Center
Sequestration Worries Families First Health Center
New Hampshire Health Centers Awarded Grants
Families First wins contest funds at NHCF meeting
Nonprofits ‘Make the Pitch’ for funding
Families First to compete for Foundation grant
Portsmouth Rotary recognizes ‘unsung heroes’
Support Medicaid expansion (op–ed by our Board chair)
Oral health and public health are one and the same
2012
Season of Giving: 4 NH Organizations to Support (p. 15)
DHHS Head Toumpas applauds Families First
Families First puts smile back in patient’s life
When homeless have nowhere to turn
Families First featured on “Giving Matters”
Billions set aside for health centers
Key health care act benefit for women starts today
Health classes help the homeless de-stress
What do seniors need in a medical home?
Donation helps Families First offer breast, cervical cancer screening
Healthy movements at Cross Roads House
Families First wins innovation award for helping patients to quit smoking
2011
Community health care programs on the chopping block
Giving back: Calendar cover artist has ties to Families First
Resist temptation to cut health care
Hospital CEO speaks at Families First annual meeting
FQHCs offer 2nd home for retired dentists (featuring Dr. Homicz)
Families First’s home visiting program
Growth of poverty spreads across Seacoast
Getting the family organized key to successful school year
Center offers resources for parents and children (news video)
Families First’s Health Care for the Homeless Program (news video)
NH state budget strains web of social services
Families First honored, receives $25,000 grant
Students serve Common Table meal, learn about homelessness
Guinta tours Families First community health center
Resources the issue with providing care for needy (letter to the editor)
Cuts to community health centers are not prudent (letter to the editor)
Community health cuts won’t save state money (letter to the editor)
NH advantage dying in state legislature (letter to the editor)
Community health center cuts will not save money (letter to editor)
Health center cuts would cost more in long run (letter to editor)
Fight to keep community health center funding (letter to editor)
Health Centers Air Concerns Over Proposed Budget Cuts
Tooth fairy tale: Local homeless man gets new lease on life thanks to new teeth
The art of keeping time: Local artists participate in Families First art calendar fundraiser
16 Minutes: Open Doors to Health in New Hampshire (video)
Families First blogs about winning grant from Tom’s of Maine
Tobey and Merrill Insurance donates $7K to Families First
Families First set sights on helping with eye exams
Families First gets $345K grant from Foundation for Seacoast Health
Keep cool: Families First offers anger help for everyday parenting
2010
Families First can help anyone who needs a doctor (letter to the editor)
Timely advice on making New Year’s Resolutions
Charities deserve praise for survival
Nonprofits defying a downed economy
Mobile dental unit to serve homeless
Drive-up dentistry: Families First holds ‘floss cutting’ for new services
Community Health Center Week PSA (filmed at Families First)
Stay-at-home Durham dad finds resource in Portsmouth parenting classes
Social service agencies: Cuts would come at wrong time
Families First wins $20K grant from Tom’s of Maine
Thumbs up to serving community
Two local moms to receive Unsung Hero awards
Kisses to Families First (scroll down to 4th item)
Families First seeks $20K grant
Families First needs public’s help in winning $20K grant for dental care
2009
Community partnerships tackle health issues (letter to editor)
Charities struggle and locals help out
Ways for parents to deal with the holiday stress
Free eye exams to help diabetics
Portsmouth to receive stimulus funds
Families First celebrating 25 years (editorial)
Families First sees surge in those needing health care
Families First health center celebrates 25 years of service
Families First celebrates accomplishments at 25-year anniversary
Memorial for homeless honors those who died this year
Memorial service to honor homeless
Mobile service visits Farmington to help homeless
Exeter Hospital donates medical van to Families First
Back-to-school help to be offered for families
Sick, uninsured call for help (article and video)
Need for mental health services on the rise
Working overtime to meet health care needs
Artist’s view of Port City wins cover of calendar
Art exhibit downtown: Families First will benefit from calendar
Review: Artists of the Seacoast exhibit
Stimulus will help expand homeless health care
Local help agency honors worker’s memory by donating to another
Portsmouth shelter officials concerned for those who won’t seek assistance
2008
Plugging the holes in health care
Holiday Giving: I Support This Group
Women’s group boosts aid for homeless
Remembering the homeless who have died
Respects paid to area’s homeless at Prescott Park service
We must invest in health care to improve it
Elected officials help mark health center week
Pols support health care for the homeless
Contact omitted in asthma story (letter to editor)
A ‘guardian angel’ for parents
Families First moms get makeovers
Top 10 Reasons to Bring Your Child to a Playgroup at Families First
Families First calendar artwork unveiled
Families First offers course on
Three social service agencies seek Hampton’s support
What makes quality child care?
Help Families First provide services (Letter to the Editor)
Vote for articles (Letter to the Editor)
Vote ‘yes’ to support Families First
2007
How to Survive Your Own Family
Seacoast calendar benefits community health center
Are you making yourself angry? Unrealistic expectations and beliefs in parenting
Families First gets six grants to expand its programs
When your child’s other parent is your ex
Support of ‘Scavengers’: Hunt for Health Raises $18K for Families First
Scavengers descend on Portsmouth
Only as strong as our most vulnerable
Letting Go (as kids go off to college)
Doing Good: Exeter Health gives $100K to Families First
Families First, mayor celebrate health care
Piscataqua Savings Supports Dental Center
People and Places: “Dental Work”
‘Artists of the Seacoast’ calendar launches with exhibit
Medical bus provides homeless with health care
Netting the Benefits: Nonprofits use the web as educational, donor tool
Missing Link (Family Center seeks male volunteers)
Harbour Women’s Health Reaches Out to Women (letter to editor)
