Headed into the 2025 legislative session, we knew we would be defending progress previously made for women and girls, there would be a challenging budget, and we had narrow but
On July 30, after enormous public pressure, the Executive Council reconsidered and PASSED the fully federally funded contracts for women’s health they voted down in May. Your voice, advocacy, and outrage
The national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has retired the “Press 3” youth option, which connected LGBTQ+ youth to affirming crisis support through The Trevor Project. Like many organizations and
We call on the Executive Council to reconsider and approve the FULLY FUNDED maternal health contract. On May 21, the Executive Council voted 3-2 AGAINST a fully federally funded (no
The New Hampshire House of Representatives will vote on its proposed budget on Thursday, April 10. This is one step in the process before the budget goes to the Senate.
January 17 Update: Today, President Biden announced his recognition that the Equal Rights Amendment is the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. The ERA provides: “Equality of rights under the law
Dear Friend, This is a hard morning. A really, really hard morning. The shock, pain, sadness, disappointment, disillusionment, hurt, and anger feels nearly unbearable. And yet, we’ve been here before,
I am heartbroken to share that our dear friend, Women’s Fund founder, activist and philanthropist, Susan Werner Thoresen, passed away on Friday, June 14, after a courageous three-year battle with
In 2022, the New Hampshire Women’s Foundation (NHWF) Board unanimously voted to add Juneteenth to our calendar of recognized holidays. Our core values, established and defined over the last few years, through
There are currently several bills in the New Hampshire Legislature that seek to target and exclude our transgender friends and neighbors, particularly in sports. Senate Bill 375 and House Bill