Southern New Hampshire Services, Inc. History

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
03/01/1964	A History of Community Action in Hillsborough County: 1964-2006	1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson submits message on poverty to the U.S. Congress. “Today is the first time in all the history of the human race a great nation is able to make and is willing to make a commitment to eradicate poverty among its people”
08/20/1964	The Economic Opportunity	The Economic Opportunity Act (EOA) is passed by Congress and signed into law by President Johnson. Original programs include Community Action Agencies, Head Start, Neighborhood Youth Corps, Legal Service and others.
09/05/1964	Robert Sargent Shriver,	Robert Sargent Shriver, Director designate of the Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO), is confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
05/01/1965	SNHS	SNHS chartered by State of New Hampshire as the Community Action Agency for Hillsborough County and served the City of Nashua and the twenty-nine surrounding towns. 6 other Community Action Agencies are also designated in the state.
05/21/1965	SNHS History	Southern New Hampshire Services, Inc., (SNHS) is a private, non-profit corporation chartered in the State of New Hampshire, May 21, 1965, to serve as the Community Action Agency for Hillsborough County in compliance with the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. From 1965 through 1969, SNHS was known as the Community Action Agency for Hillsborough County and served the City of Nashua and the twenty-nine surrounding towns. In 1969 SNHS became the Community Action Agency for the City of Manchester
02/06/1966	The first SNHS program	The first SNHS program, begins in Nashua.
12/02/1968	President Johnson	President Johnson signs a two-year authorization of the War on Poverty. Title II (Community Action Agencies -CAAs) redesigned, requiring a CAA to be a state or local government agency, or a not for profit corporation
03/15/1971	CAA is renamed	1971 Community Action Agency for Hillsborough County is renamed Southern New Hampshire Services (SNHS).
05/01/1973	OEO becomes CSA	1973 Nationwide, Community Action Agencies fight to stop dismantlement. The Office of Economic Opportunity (OEO) becomes the Community Services Administration (CSA).
04/15/1974	CETA	SNHS, under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), begins to provide employment and training services in Hillsborough, Rockingham and Strafford Counties.
01/02/1975	Major economic recession	1975 Major economic recession in the United States begins.
10/10/1976	Weatherization	Weatherization programming begins.
05/13/1977	RSVP	Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) begins in Nashua.
07/18/1977	Emergency Energy Conservation Program	President Carter signs supplemental appropriations bill to fund the Emergency Energy Conservation Program. Appropriated funds to help poor pay utility bills and insulate their homes
03/22/1980	Elderly Housing at Greenville opens	Elderly Housing at Greenville Falls opens for occupancy
09/24/1980	RSVP expands	Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) expands to Manchester.
06/10/1981	Fuel Assistance Program	Low Income Home Energy Program (LIHEAP or Fuel Assistance Program- FAP) begins.
08/31/1982	CSBG	Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) established to fund CAAs through the states; the Community Services Administration (CSA) closes. There is no longer a cabinet-level antipoverty agency
04/18/1984	SEE	SEE Science Center opens with seed money from Community Services Block Grant (CSBG).
10/26/1984	Food distribution	Surplus Food distribution begins
07/22/1987	Homeless Assistance	The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act passes, providing Emergency Community Services Homeless Grant Program to CSBG grantees.
11/19/1987	The highest unemployment rate since 1940	The highest unemployment rate since 1940, 10,8%, is recorded with 11 million unemployed individuals
08/15/1989	Elderly Housing at Whispering Pines I	Elderly Housing at Whispering Pines I opens for occupancy
02/17/1994	Permanent housing for homeless	Permanent housing for homeless men at Robinson House opens for occupancy
08/21/1995	Permanent housing for homeless women	Permanent housing for homeless women at Mary’s House opens for occupancy.
09/14/1995	Elderly Housing at Roberge Manor	Elderly Housing at Roberge Manor opens for occupancy
09/16/1995	NACAA	NACAA hosts first Dialogue on Poverty Leadership Day.
08/22/1996	Welfare Reform	President Clinton signed into law the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation , public law better known as the Welfare Reform Bill.
11/05/1996	Full-day Head Start	Full-day Head Start Programming begins.
05/12/1997	First National Community Action Week	First National Community Action Week
07/27/1997	Elderly Housing at Wagner Court	Elderly Housing at Wagner Court opens for occupancy
11/24/1997	Elderly Housing at Sundance Village	Elderly Housing at Sundance Village opens for occupancy
02/13/1998	Elderly Housing at Ledgewood Commons	Elderly Housing at Ledgewood Commons opens for occupancy
05/17/1998	First National Community Action Month	First National Community Action Month
02/26/1999	Elderly Housing at Echo Valley Village	Elderly Housing at Echo Valley Village opens for occupancy
08/29/1999	Anniversary of the signing of the Economic Opportunity Act	35th Anniversary of the signing of the Economic Opportunity Act
10/17/1999	Elderly Housing at Laurel Terrace	Elderly Housing at Laurel Terrace opens for occupancy
06/06/2000	Elderly Housing at Simpson Meadows	Elderly Housing at Simpson Meadows opens for occupancy
12/08/2000	Elderly Housing at Davidson Landing I	Elderly Housing at Davidson Landing I opens for occupancy.
04/05/2001	Elderly Housing at Whispering Pines II	Elderly Housing at Whispering Pines II opens for occupancy
09/19/2001	Elderly Housing at Davidson Landing II	Elderly Housing at Davidson Landing II opens for occupancy
10/01/2001	Elderly Housing at Greenfield Commons	Elderly Housing at Greenfield Commons opens for occupancy
06/18/2003	Elderly Housing at Sherburne Woods	Elderly Housing at Sherburne Woods opens for occupancy
01/11/2004	Community Action Anniversary	40th Community Action Anniversary year begins.
06/03/2004	Elderly Housing at Chaplain Adrian Chasse Village	Elderly Housing at Chaplain Adrian Chasse Village opens for occupancy
01/22/2006	National Poverty Symposium	Planning for the National Poverty Symposium gets underway
04/08/2006	Elderly Housing at Derryfield Village	Elderly Housing at Derryfield Village opens for occupancy
06/13/2006	Elderly Housing at Streeter Shores	Elderly Housing at Streeter Shores opens for occupancy
09/23/2006	Elderly Housing at The Meadow at Northwood	Elderly Housing at The Meadow at Northwood opens for occupancy
08/10/2007	WIA received a National Emergency Grant to assist dislocated workers in finding new employment	Closings at the Fraser Papers Pulp Mill and Wausau Papers plant result in layoffs, WIA received a National Emergency Grant to assist dislocated workers in finding new employment
09/02/2007	Elderly Housing at Common Man Commons in Ashland	Elderly Housing at Common Man Commons in Ashland opens for occupancy
11/29/2007	SNHS begins to implement CSST	SNHS begins to implement CSST (Client Social Services Tracking) software
04/05/2008	SNHS receives a grant from UNH Institute on Disability	SNHS receives a grant from UNH Institute on Disability to create Nashua Seniors Count, a collaborative that meets the unique needs of Nashua senior population
10/22/2009	Elderly Housing at Bristol Riverview Village	Elderly Housing at Bristol Riverview Village opens for occupancy
02/07/2010	SNHS Multicultural programming expands	SNHS Multicultural programming expands, including English for New Americans, the Somali Bantu Community Association of NH, B.R.I.N.G. I.T.!! and Refugee Agricultural Programming
04/11/2010	The Latin American Center is renamed	The Latin American Center is renamed Eileen Phinney Multicultural Center in memory of its founder and in recognition of its use by diverse groups of new Americans
08/31/2010	Hallsville Court Phase I	Hallsville Court Phase I in Manchester opens for occupancy