Hands of Hope

HoH Save the Date 2025-smaller for website

Friday, May 9, 2025
6:00-11:00 pm
Church Landing, Meredith, NH

We are honored to host the 12th Annual Hands of Hope Celebration in Meredith. This event is dedicated to recognizing the efforts and work of multidisciplinary team members and community members who make a difference for their local Child Advocacy Center. The center from each county honors their own Everyday Hero, someone who embodies leadership, ingenuity, kindness, who is steadfast in their commitment to New Hampshire’s most vulnerable children-who shows up for kids. Every. Day. We will also name our Statewide Everyday Hero of the Year and Blue for Bucks Statewide Hero of the Year!

More information regarding sponsorships for this special event, please scroll down to sponsorship opportunities. Questions about sponsorships and how to support this special awards celebration can be directed to Casey Caster, Director of Resource Development at ccaster@cac-nh.org.

The Evening

Attire for Hands of Hope can be described as “business casual” or “cocktail attire.”

5:45-6:00 Doors Open
6:00-7:00 Cash bar & Hors d’oeuvres
CAC County raffle baskets full of fun, creative, and tasty treats
7:15-9:00 Dinner & Awards
Statewide Everyday Hero
Blue for Bucks Statewide Award
Dinner
Presentation of Everyday Hero Awards
9:00-11:00 Dancing

Everyday Heroes for 2024

Being honored in May 2025

Statewide Hero: Dr. Amy Roy
Statewide B4B Hero: Det. Adrianne Davenport, Manchester PD
Belknap County CAC: Jennifer Weisensee, DCYF Assessment Supervisor
Carroll County CAC: Chief Dana Littlefield, Tamworth Police Department
Cheshire County CAC: Sherry LaPointe, Behavioral Health Clinician Cheshire County CAC
Coos County CAC: Scott Whitaker, Assistant County Attorney
Grafton County: Sean Smarz – Detective Sergeant NHSP – Troop F

Hillsborough North CAC: Pat Mills, Community Member & Business Owner
Hillsborough South CAC: Det. Haley Ash from Merrimack PD
Merrimack County Advocacy Center: Taylor Caron from the Merrimack County Sheriff’s Department
Rockingham County CAC: Kate Winter, Victim Advocate Specialist – Rockingham County Attorney’s Office
Strafford County CAC: Heather Merrill, Clinician at Community Partners
Sullivan County: Tory Emery – LICSW Pediatric Social Work Supervisor

Everyday Hero Photos from 2023

Sponsorship Opportunities

Join the Granite State Children’s Alliance and New Hampshire’s Child Advocacy Centers for this very special night honoring ordinary folks from across the state whose extraordinary efforts are helping child victims of abuse find justice, begin to heal and enjoy the childhood they deserve. These are our Everyday Heros.