NH Grand Families Inc

08/16/2026

Its backpack delivery day! 🎒✂️✏️🏫

08/02/2026

NH Grand Families Inc will be at Sunapee State Beach August 17th with free crafts for kiddos to do while supplies last! Come join us for a day of fun!

08/01/2026

I’m asking with a humble heart. 💙

As many of you know, NH Grand Families Inc. supports grandparents and other relatives who are raising children unexpectedly. With the school year quickly approaching, we’re trying to make sure every child has the supplies they need to start the year with confidence.

If you’re able, would you consider purchasing just one item from our Amazon Wish List? No gift is too small, and every item goes directly to a child who needs it.

If donating isn’t possible, sharing this post would mean just as much. You never know who might see it and decide to help.

Thank you for always supporting our kinship families and the amazing children we serve. ❤️

📚 Amazon Wish List:

07/25/2026

To All Our Families Out There:

“Grandparents Who Stayed to Raise”
—You thought your hands were done with diapers,
That lullabies were past your time,
But love came back in smaller footsteps—
A second round, a higher climb.

The house grew loud when it was quiet,
The toys returned, the dishes too.
But oh, how fierce your heart stepped forward,
And did what many could not do.

You traded rest for early mornings,
School runs, snacks, and skinned-up knees,
While holding space for broken stories
That only time can help to ease.

Your arms became both bridge and blanket,
A haven when the world was loud.
You stood again, through grief and changes,
And wore your strength like it was proud.

No cape, no fanfare, no parade,
Just daily love in countless ways—
A lunch packed here, a hug at bedtime,
A whispered prayer to end the day.

You built a life from scattered pieces,
You grew a garden out of pain.
And though you never asked for this,
You rose, and gave, and loved again.

So here’s to you, the quiet heroes,
Whose names may never fill the news—
The ones who stepped in, firm and gentle,
When love left someone else’s shoes.

-Lori Machette-

07/18/2026

🎒📚 Can You Help a Child Start the School Year with Confidence? 📚🎒

For many of the kinship families we serve, back-to-school shopping is an added financial burden. Grandparents and relatives who unexpectedly stepped in to raise children are doing everything they can—but they can’t do it alone.

NH Grand Families Inc. is asking for your help. 💙

If you’re able, please consider purchasing just one or two items from our Amazon Wish List. Every backpack, notebook, pack of pencils, or box of crayons helps ensure a child has the supplies they need to walk into school feeling prepared and confident.

No donation is too small, and every item is shipped directly to us to be distributed to NH children in kinship care.

🛒 Shop our Amazon Wish List

If you’re unable to donate, please consider sharing this post. A simple share could help us reach someone who can.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for helping New Hampshire’s kinship families and the incredible kids they are raising. ❤️

07/14/2026

This cannot be said enough. These children deserve better.

Reunification at all costs can sometimes be child abuse in disguise.

We don’t like to say that out loud. It feels too harsh. But it’s the truth.

Because when the system is more focused on checking the “reunified” box than protecting the child, harm happens.
When a child comes home from visits broken, but the answer is “give it more time,” that is not protection. That is neglect… by the system itself.
When parents are handed endless chances while a child is handed more trauma, that’s not grace. That’s cruelty dressed up as hope.

Reunification is beautiful when it’s safe. When a parent has done the hard work. When a child can walk back into their home without fear. That is worth celebrating.

But reunification at all costs? That’s not love. That’s not healing. That’s not justice.
That’s sending a child back into the fire they were pulled from, and then calling it success.

The truth is,
Not every parent chooses change.
Not every home gets better.
And not every child should be asked to carry the weight of an adult’s choices.

Children should not be sacrificed on the altar of reunification.

Their safety has to come first. Every single time.

06/21/2026

Grab your goggles, tune up those bikes, and get ready for a summer day full of swimming, biking, running, and fun! 🏊🚴🏃

Join the fun! 💜Registration here- https://www.trireg.com/kids-try

Sponsorships welcome! https://bit.ly/4tbHUeR

06/10/2026

⏰ ONE HOUR LEFT! ⏰

We are in the final stretch of NH Gives and we are asking for one last push. ❤️

Every dollar donated helps NH Grand Families continue supporting grandparents, aunts, uncles, and other kinship caregivers who have stepped up to raise children when they were needed most.

These families don’t do this for recognition — they do it out of love. Many start over unexpectedly, opening their homes and hearts while facing expenses they never planned for.

Your donation helps provide things like:
❤️ clothing & essentials
📚 school supplies
🎁 birthdays & holidays
⛽ gas cards and emergency support
❤️ reminders that these families are not alone

If you’ve been thinking about donating, now is the time. Even $5, $10, or a share helps make a difference.

From the bottom of our hearts — thank you for believing in these families and the children they love. ❤️

⏳ NH Gives ends TODAY at 5 PM!

NH Grand Families Inc was established after its founder sought assistance for her grandnephew, whom she has been raising since his birth. Frustrated by unreturned calls, excuses, and a lack of support, she discovered that countless other families across the State faced...

06/09/2026

⏰ The countdown is on… NH Gives begins TODAY at 5PM! 💙

For 24 hours, our community has the chance to come together and make a difference for kinship families across New Hampshire.

Every donation — big or small — helps NH Grand Families continue supporting grandparents, aunts, uncles, and relatives raising children by providing help with basic needs, special moments, and the support these families deserve.

These families stepped up when children needed them most. Now it’s our turn to step up for them. 💙

We hope you’ll consider donating, sharing our fundraiser, and helping us spread the word when giving opens at 5PM!

Together we can remind kinship families: you are not alone. 💙


://www.nhgives.org/organization/nh-grand-families-inc

06/09/2026

This!