Organization - Somersworth SHARE FUND

Our mission is to help Somersworth residents experiencing temporary financial difficulty who have exhausted all other avenues of assistance and to do so in a manner that maintains their dignity.

Description:
SSF is designed to financially assist our residents who have temporary emergency basic living needs not covered by other agencies, organizations and/or programs.
Our all volunteer staff consists of:
(1)office personnel; to screen, schedule appointments, interview clients, verify information and qualify assistance.
(2)Resource Committee; to raise awareness as well as funds through Public Relations, fundraising events, appeals to organizations, faith and financial institutions, businesses, local residents and grants.
(3)Board of Directors; to oversee, guide and govern all SSF operations.
100% of all donations are spent directly on qualifying Somersworth residents with payments being made directly to creditors.
SHARE assists with budgeting, housing, utilities, heating fuel, medical care/prescriptions, and other basic emergency needs.

History:
SHARE was founded in 1980 by Mrs. Mariette Facques, followed by Rochester in 1990, Portsmouth in 2002 and Dover in 2005 and now Somersworth in 2010. Each SHARE Fund, though using the same structure, is staffed, supported and supervised by and serves its own community(s) completely independent of each other. We believe these 30 years of success, now covering 11 communities, is a wonderful witness to what willing and dedicated people can accomplish as they reach out to those going through financial difficulties during this challenging economic period. Too many families here in Somersworth are losing the struggle to make ends meet.

Contact people:

Judith Strate, Board Member, (phone), (email) Diedre Watson, Secretary, (phone), (email)

Address:

SOMERSWORTH SHARE FUND PO BOX 372 SOMERSWORTH, NH 03878 (See a map)

Directions:

Arrangements will be made to potential volunteers by telephone. The office space we currently are using will only be used to meet privately with applicants and is staffed only as needed.

Miscellaneous Information

Name of Executive Director (or equivalent) if not listed above:
	Sr. Helene Higgins
Type of organization
	Nonprofit 501(c)3
Is your organization a Health and Human Service agency?
	Yes