NeighborWorks Southern New Hampshire

New Hampshire continues to experience a housing affordability and availability crisis. NeighborWorks® Southern New Hampshire continues to have impact addressing this issue.  

We recently broke ground on construction of the Apartments @ Pearl and Orange, a new development that will result in 126 new affordable one, two, and three-bedroom rental apartments in Manchester. This project will have major impact on the number of affordable rental homes in the City.

We provided homeownership education to 148 families and one-on-one counseling to 49 families in 2025, helping these households understand the homebuying process and prepare to purchase a home of their own. And despite a very challenging market, 26 households purchased a home, confident that they are in good financial position where they will be able to maintain and sustain the home.  

Other ways we are addressing housing need and stability for economically disadvantaged households:

• We maintain 549 quality affordable rental homes in 7 New Hampshire communities: Manchester, Nashua, Londonderry, Merrimack, Goffstown, Hooksett, and Amherst. These apartments keep over 1,400 people (children and adults) safely housed in apartments they can afford, which increases the likelihood that these households have financial resources for other necessities, such as food, gas, clothing, and healthcare.
• Our robust tenant services programming at each of our properties creates a positive sense of community where residents feel safe and confident that they matter, and that where they live will be well cared for. 
• Thirteen tenants successfully completed our C.A.$.H. Club program in 2025, a twelve-month incentivized initiative designed to teach financial concepts and practices that help tenants strengthen their financial footing today and set a course for increased financial strength and stability over the long term.
• Our homeownership education and counseling services are available to all New Hampshire households, although the majority of program participants are middle and low income families.

Who We Are

NeighborWorks® Southern New Hampshire has a thirty-four year history of addressing housing and community development needs in New Hampshire. Through a focus on housing, we help financially disadvantaged households achieve greater economic stability so they may escape a cycle of financial struggle and build a better future for themselves and the communities in which they live.

Our reach between real estate development and homeownership extends from New Hampshire's southern border to the Lakes Region. We impact approximately 60% of the state in total for housing services. Our real estate development footprint to create affordable rental housing and also affordable owner occupied homeownership covers a total of 31 communities in southern New Hampshire, and our geographic footprint expands to 81 communities through our HOMEteam program, which delivers programs and services that help first-time homebuyers understand the homebuying process and purchase a home in a financially prudent manner.  

As a non-profit organization, NeighborWorks® Southern New Hampshire relies on financial contributions to be in position to create affordable rental and homeownership opportunities.   

Your gift to NeighborWorks® Southern New Hampshire through NH Gives will help us continue to create housing, and your contribution will be doubled by one of our corporate matching donors, amplifying the impact of your generosity (until matching funds run out).

No gift is too small.

Help us continue to help others who have housing need by giving today.  

Thank you!