Granite State Children's Alliance, New Hampshire's Network of Child Advocacy Centers

LACONIA — The Greater Lakes Child Advocacy Center here is among four centers that have merged to become the Granite State Children’s Alliance, which as the state chapter of the National Children’s Alliance provides coordinated and comprehensive services to the victims of child abuse at locations in Belknap, Cheshire and Hillsborough counties. The center will [...]

Congratulations to our Executive Director, Kristie Palestino, for being honored as one of New Hampshire’s 40 under 40.  GOFFSTOWN – Kristie Palestino has a passion for the rights of some of New Hampshire’s most vulnerable citizens — children who have been the victims of abuse.  Palestino is executive director of the Granite State Children’s Alliance, [...]

NASHUA – Four locally based child advocacy centers are coming together as a new state entity, officials announced Tuesday. Hillsborough County Child Advocacy Center, Greater Lakes Child Advocacy Center, Monadnock Region Child Advocacy Center and New Hampshire Network of Child Advocacy Centers are merging as Granite State Children’s Alliance to provide coordinated services to child [...]

Penn State to our State by Daniel M. Monfried I write to you today on the heels of the horrific revelations only now surfacing at Penn State University. As we all sit at our Thanksgiving tables with those we love, I hope that you will not shy away from discussing how a trusted and beloved [...]

The allegations of child sexual abuse in and around the Penn State football program have made headlines on sports radio, social media and news outlets across the country. The details alleged are horrific and, unfortunately, not limited to Penn State. The very issue of child sexual abuse has become the dirty little secret not freely [...]