When Aaron White was looking for a new place to live in the Upper Valley, he quickly discovered the upside-down math of the current housing market.

“I couldn’t afford to rent,” he said.

Mariel Perez was practically born dancing. “Dance is literally engraved in me — it comes down from my great grandparents,” she said. “I knew at a young age that I wanted to be a dancer and eventually show people how to dance.”

Mark Tierney is on a mission — and manufactured housing is helping him achieve it. 

Minimum waste, maximum joy. That’s the motto Elyssa Alfieri has used to guide her business since she acquired it nine years ago. You can feel the energy walking through the front door of Lilise Designer Resale on Main Street — from the colorful racks of shirts and dresses to the vintage artwork on the walls. 

Imagine owning a home at 22 years old. Andrew Moore navigated through stigma, a heated housing market, and the confines of the conventional banking system to achieve his goal.

After a record-breaking cold and snowy winter, you might be surprised to find out that Goffstown resident Len Stuart used less propane to heat his home than during the previous winter.

He couldn’t have predicted the weather — but he did plan ahead.

When Shaunte Whitted learned about the Community Loan Fund’s Community-Driven Economic Empowerment program in 2023, she discovered, in her words, “more than a grant opportunity.”

Where are they now? Community Loan Fund borrowers find long-term success. After owner Ben Fisk received a loan and business coaching from the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund in 2014, our support helped him grow as a young entrepreneur. Today, Ben’s Sugar Shack is thriving. And the newest addition — the Maple Station Market — has become a community hub and tourist destination in the Monadnock Region since it opened two years ago.

Two years ago, Family Promise of Southern New Hampshire was ready to expand services but needed a bridge loan to purchase space.