Henry Och, formerly Harbor Care’s COO, was promoted to president and CEO of the organization on November 1, 2022.
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In southern New Hampshire we celebrated Wreaths Across America Day at Last Rest Cemetery in Merrimack. The ceremony featured an Honor Guard, the laying of nine ceremonial wreaths and the playing of Taps. More than 300 volunteers then dispersed around the cemetery to place over 525 wreaths on the graves of fallen servicepersons.
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Being at Harbor Care’s Dalianis House helped Robert address his alcohol use, earn his Class A license, and put him on the path to repair his credit history and achieve long-term housing stability. Robert describes his life-changing journey in this moving post.
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When my husband Harry was serving in the Middle East, a coordinated attack involving three car-bombs killed several of his friends and left him seriously injured. Upon returning to the U.S., he spent several months in the hospital, and afterward needed extensive recuperative therapies during his long road toward recovery. He was lucky, but he challenges he faced demonstrate how grindingly difficult the transition is for those without a sturdy support system in place.
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Beth came to Harbor Care having recently received a diagnosis of Hepatitis C, or hep C, as it is often called. Her case had been reported to the state, as part of the contact tracing for infectious diseases. Although testing is the first step toward recovery, many hep C victims don’t realize they carry the virus, according to Jay Gupta, Harbor Care’s Director of Pharmacy. He explains that, “because they mistakenly think hep C is incurable, they feel there’s no benefit to getting tested.”
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Imagine feeling isolated and alone, as though every fabric of the social safety net has torn away. This is how many Harbor Care clients feel, but many staff have also faced difficult life challenges, which helps them be empathetic to those we serve.
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Harbor Care’s Student Leader Intern Enya Gu discusses the difference one person can make, saying, “Local organizations such as Harbor Care display true heroism as they work to transform the lives of others, and it inspires me to do my best each day.”
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Henry Och, chief operating officer at Harbor Care, and member of the Massachusetts National Guard, was recently promoted to Lieutenant Colonel. He formally received the promotion in a ceremony at Hanscom Air Force Base.
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Former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Regional Administrator David Tille has accepted this challenge, and joined Harbor Care as our first Director of Veteran Services.
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The Harbor Homes Recovery Corps program began in December 2018 through an AmeriCorps grant aimed at aiding people in recovery from -- or struggling with -- substance use disorder. Since that time, the Recovery Corps was able to recruit a total of 36 members who served between 6-month and 1-year terms at 16 host sites that serve people in recovery throughout the state of New Hampshire.
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“I remember the first eight months, I thought, “If I can just stay clean to get through the program, I can go use again. I thought I was being really smart,” she said. “Then one day when I was listening to the counselors and others in group tell their stories, I realized I was almost a year clean and my life was good. I had started to change my thinking and once I did, so many doors opened up for me.”
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Nashua Mayor recognizes Harbor Care’s Paul Gowell for “selfless service to the city.”
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An individual’s success story about a path to sobriety and a new life. Meet Tanya. She now works at Keystone Hall, using what she learned to help others.
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“What I’ve learned from all this is that ‘just putting down the drink and drugs’ is not the solution. Learning a whole new way of life is...”
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