Bonnie’s story highlights the safety net Hundred Nights provides to individuals and families, regardless of their past, and the positive outcomes when collaborating with partner agencies in support of our unsheltered neighbors.Chronically homeless for 10 years and active in her addiction most of that time, Bonnie entered a program with Cheshire County Treatment Court in

Nyetta W. showing off one of the many hand-knitted items she made while staying at Hundred Nights.

In a short 24 hours, a whirlwind of SUCCESS materialized for one family. Mason and Shayla, a father/daughter team, have been in the shelter since June 5, 2023. Long story short: Mason grew up in abject poverty and has the determination to get out of it, he married a woman with children many years ago,

Michelle and her three children, Nadia, age 16, Joel, age 14 and Khalid, age 7, first came to Keene in December 2019. Michelle’s husband had been deported 5 years earlier, leaving her with three children ages 2-11 and no income, since she had not been working since the birth of their third child. Michelle had

Each of us goes through cycles in our lives – sometimes high points, and sometimes not so much. One young man, Deryck, has gone through a lifetime of ups and downs in the past couple of years, but thanks to Hundred Nights and Deryck’s own commitment to turning his life around, he is finally doing

Rosemary, 71, first came to Hundred Nights (HN) in March, 2018. She owned a house in Cheshire County, and was living on a small, fixed income. In January, while Rosemary was hospitalized, she ran out of fuel oil and her pipes burst. She couldn’t afford the repairs needed, and her house was deemed uninhabitable by

My name is Carol, I’m 52 years old and for the first time in my life, I became homeless this year. I had lost my job after 21 years and drained my savings to try to keep my apartment until I could no longer financially afford it. As I packed my last few belongings into

During January of the Cold Weather Shelter’s 2013/2014 season Mark (not his real name) came to stay as a Hundred Nights shelter guest. He had temporarily lost his employment, due to a medical injury, and was waiting for clearance from his doctor to say he was able to go back to work. One consequence of

Julie (not her real name) was homeless almost 9 months – couch surfing and staying with friends are not the same as having your own home. When the day came that she had no place to go Julie was provided shelter by SCS in their family shelter space. While she was staying at the family