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Kinship Care Story: A School Trip Brings Joy to a Young Kinship Family
Kinship Care Story: A School Trip Brings Joy to a Young Kinship Family
Kinship Care StoriesDenyse RichterAugust 6, 2026Kinship Story, Kinship Care
Monthly Resource Spotlight for Kinship Caregivers
Monthly Resource Spotlight for Kinship Caregivers
Resource SpotlightDenyse RichterAugust 1, 2026Kinship Care, Resource Spotlight
Kinship Care Story: A Grandmother Gives Her Granddaughters a Safe Place to Grow
Kinship Care Story: A Grandmother Gives Her Granddaughters a Safe Place to Grow
Kinship Care Stories, Substance Use DisorderDenyse RichterJuly 12, 2026Kinship Story, Kinship Care
Kinship Care Story: A Teen Finds Stability, Support, and a Place to Belong
Kinship Care Story: A Teen Finds Stability, Support, and a Place to Belong

When Heather and William welcomed their teenage niece into their home, they already had two young children of their own. Becoming caregivers to a teenager was not something they had planned for, but when their niece Mikayla needed a safe place to go, they knew what they had to do.

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Kinship Care StoriesDenyse RichterJuly 1, 2026Kinship Story, Kinship Care
Kinship Care Story: A Grandmother's Love Helped Max Thrive
Kinship Care Story: A Grandmother's Love Helped Max Thrive
Kinship Care Stories, Substance Use DisorderDenyse RichterJune 19, 2026Kinship Story, Kinship Care
Kinship Care Story: A Fictive Caregiver’s Journey
Kinship Care Story: A Fictive Caregiver’s Journey
Fictive Care, Kinship Care Stories, Substance Use DisorderDenyse RichterMay 29, 2026Kinship Story, Kinship Care
Kinship Care Story: Summer Camp Support for a Grandfamily
Kinship Care Story: Summer Camp Support for a Grandfamily
Kinship Care Stories, Substance Use DisorderDenyse RichterMay 20, 2026Kinship Story, Kinship Care
Kinship Care Story: A First Taste of Independence at Overnight Camp
Kinship Care Story: A First Taste of Independence at Overnight Camp
Kinship Care StoriesDenyse RichterApril 27, 2026Kinship Story, Kinship Care
Kinship Care Story: A New Hampshire Grandmother Raising Two Teenagers
Kinship Care Story: A New Hampshire Grandmother Raising Two Teenagers
Kinship Care Stories, Substance Use DisorderDenyse RichterApril 23, 2026Kinship Story, Kinship Care
A Grandmother Steps Up and Finds a Helping Hand During a Freezing Maine Winter
A Grandmother Steps Up and Finds a Helping Hand During a Freezing Maine Winter
Kinship Care StoriesDenyse RichterMarch 13, 2026Kinship Story, Kinship Care
Kinship Care Story: A First Adventure for a Child in Kinship Care
Kinship Care Story: A First Adventure for a Child in Kinship Care
Kinship Care StoriesDenyse RichterMarch 5, 2026Kinship Story, Kinship Care
Kinship Care Story: Helping a Student Say Yes to Washington, D.C.
Kinship Care Story: Helping a Student Say Yes to Washington, D.C.
Kinship Care Stories, Substance Use DisorderDenyse RichterFebruary 19, 2026Kinship Story, Kinship Care
Senate passes bill that would allow retired grandparents to receive NH child care scholarship funds
Senate passes bill that would allow retired grandparents to receive NH child care scholarship funds
In the NewsDenyse RichterFebruary 2, 2026New Hampshire News, Kinship Care
Kinship Care Story: Keeping Sisters Together Through Love and Courage
Kinship Care Story: Keeping Sisters Together Through Love and Courage
Kinship Care Stories, Substance Use DisorderDenyse RichterJanuary 23, 2026Kinship Story, Kinship Care
Winter Stability Campaign Aims to Help Kinship Caregivers
Winter Stability Campaign Aims to Help Kinship Caregivers
Press, In the NewsDenyse RichterJanuary 14, 2026Kinship Care
Seacoast Online Spotlights Spinning Generosity
Seacoast Online Spotlights Spinning Generosity

Spinning Generosity, the annual fundraiser co-hosted by LizFit, was recently featured in a news story on Seacoast Online. The article celebrates the event’s 14-year legacy and its ambitious goal to raise $1,000,000 for local charities, including Step Up Parents.

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In the News, PressDenyse RichterDecember 3, 2025Spinning Generosity
Service Credit Union Becomes First Mission Champion Sponsor of Step Up Parents
Service Credit Union Becomes First Mission Champion Sponsor of Step Up Parents
In the News, Press, Spinning GenerosityDenyse RichterNovember 6, 2025Spinning Generosity, New Hampshire News
14-Year Charity Mission Helps Seacoast Nonprofits “Step Up”
14-Year Charity Mission Helps Seacoast Nonprofits “Step Up”
In the News, PressDenyse RichterOctober 24, 2025New Hampshire News
Kinship Care Story: A Grandmother's Gratitude
Kinship Care Story: A Grandmother's Gratitude
Kinship Care StoriesDenyse RichterOctober 22, 2025Kinship Story, Kinship Care
Step Up Parents Fundraiser Exceeds Goal, Raising $33,000 for Kinship Caregivers
Step Up Parents Fundraiser Exceeds Goal, Raising $33,000 for Kinship Caregivers
In the News, PressDenyse RichterOctober 2, 2025Kinship Care
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