When you walk up the entrance of Manchester Community Music School (MCMS), in the heart of Manchester, you can feel the learning, floating like tiny, enlightened molecules in the air. The fact that the school occupies the renovated Notre Dame…
Crotched Mountain Foundation and CMF Kids Partner with UNH for Groundbreaking Physical Activity Research for Children with Disabilities
CMF Kids and Crotched Mountain Foundation are partnering with the UNH Kinesiology Department to embark on a groundbreaking two-year research project focused on physical activity (PA) and sports participation among children with disabilities in public schools. “Between enhanced physical health…
VIDEO: A Symphony of Impact!
Meet Suzanne Denu, Music Therapist for Manchester Community Music School. Her tremendous enthusiasm is infectious – and once you see the sensory room that was made possible because of CMF Kids and YOUR generous support you’ll understand why. Our partnership…
Crotched Mountain Foundation Invests $1 Million to Support Students with Disabilities Throughout New Hampshire
Crotched Mountain Foundation has partnered with a new collection of New Hampshire schools from under-resourced communities to improve special education for children with complex disabilities – to the tune of $1 million. Crotched Mountain’s groundbreaking CMF Kids initiative collaborates with…
A Magical Fellowship – An Interview with CMF Kids Special Education Teaching Fellow McKenna Allen
CMF Kids and Crotched Mountain Foundation are currently in year two of a fellowship program in partnership with Littleton School District. This innovative program supports first year Special Education teachers who are part of the school district’s Master’s in Education,…
Bringing the Joy of Recreation to Children of All Abilities
A Conversation with Kelly Starr, Executive Director of Adaptive Sports Partners, a CMF Kids Partner Tell us all about Adaptive Sports Partners!Adaptive Sports Partners’ mission is to empower individuals with disabilities in the North Country of New Hampshire and the…
Go Team Fuller Go!
Hail to the champs. Team Fuller is a fixture at the Winnipesaukee Volleyball Classic. Year after year they can be found in their “Team Fuller”-emblazoned shirts, smiles plastered on their faces, regardless if they carry home the championship trophy. Actually,…
Crotched Mountain Foundation Receives $150,000 Grant from the Neil and Louise Tillotson Fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation and the Anna B. Stearns Fund
Funds to be used for CMF Kids partnership program, which supports special education for students with complex disabilities in economically disadvantaged school districts MANCHESTER, NH – Crotched Mountain Foundation is pleased to announce a $150,000 grant from the Neil and…
Breaking Down Barriers to Autism Supports for Children
Just imagine. Imagine choosing between groceries and a month of therapy for your child with autism. Or choosing between a shipment of heating oil or therapy for your child with autism. Car repairs, cell phone bills, school clothes, Christmas presents.…
CMF Kids Announces New Round of Partnership Awards
Crotched Mountain Foundation has approved a new round of partnership awards to New Hampshire schools in low-income communities to improve education and opportunities for kids with autism and other disabilities. The CMF Kids program announcement brings the total three-year investment…