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Stay Work Play is going on tour with our standout program Policy & Pints!
This statewide event series gathers young people in each region of New Hampshire to talk about the issues shaping their daily lives, the communities they call home, and what’s driving them to stay—or leave—the Granite State. All of it happens with neighbors in good conversation, at local haunts over your favorite beverage.
Expect lively and engaging facilitated discussions, focused on evaluating your ideas, exploring solutions to issues affecting your quality of life in New Hampshire, and avenues to plug in and push for progress, all while building a collective sense of community. With the shared goal of voicing barriers and boons as well as ideas to address them, we promote respectful and collaborative dialogue throughout the series.
Your participation continues even after the event! The outcomes from each stop on the series will serve to inform Stay Work Play’s advocacy efforts in the legislative session, educating our lawmakers on what young people are really up against and creating a network of supported and amplified YP voices from each region of the state.
We invite you to join us, in community, to address and discuss your ideas, hopes, and solutions.
Bonus: Be among the first to hear the biggest takeaways from our 2025 Quality of Life survey to learn what other young people are saying about life in the Granite State!
When: Thursday, December 4th, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Loaded Question Brewing, 909 Islington St Suite #12, Portsmouth, NH 03801
About Loaded Question: Loaded Question Brewing is founded on the belief that great beer mimics life and that every beer has its place. Our favorite beer is not a single beer, it is all the beers. Our beer of choice changes with the season, the time of day, the weather, and the crew we are hanging with. When the color, flavor, body, and aroma of the beer match the moment it enriches the experience. Loaded Question is dedicated to understanding the infinite possibilities of craft beer and making memorable moments with our fellow beer lovers.
Stay Work Play is going on tour with our standout program Policy & Pints!
This statewide event series gathers young people in each region of New Hampshire to talk about the issues shaping their daily lives, the communities they call home, and what’s driving them to stay—or leave—the Granite State. All of it happens with neighbors in good conversation, at local haunts over your favorite beverage.
Expect lively and engaging facilitated discussions, focused on evaluating your ideas, exploring solutions to issues affecting your quality of life in New Hampshire, and avenues to plug in and push for progress, all while building a collective sense of community. With the shared goal of voicing barriers and boons as well as ideas to address them, we promote respectful and collaborative dialogue throughout the series.
Your participation continues even after the event! The outcomes from each stop on the series will serve to inform Stay Work Play’s advocacy efforts in the legislative session, educating our lawmakers on what young people are really up against and creating a network of supported and amplified YP voices from each region of the state.
We invite you to join us, in community, to address and discuss your ideas, hopes, and solutions.
Bonus: Be among the first to hear the biggest takeaways from our 2025 Quality of Life survey to learn what other young people are saying about life in the Granite State!
When: Thursday, December 11th, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Twin Barns Brewing - Meredith, 194 Daniel Webster Hwy, Meredith, NH 03253
About Twin Barns - Meredith: The Twin Barns Brewing taproom is a cozy and inviting space that provides the perfect ambiance for enjoying a pint of delicious craft beer. The interior is beautifully decorated with a rustic charm, with warm wood accents and comfortable family-style tables that make you feel right at home.
When you step into the taproom, you'll be greeted by a friendly staff member who will guide you through their extensive beer selection. Twin Barns Brewing offers a wide variety of handcrafted brews, from light and refreshing lagers to rich and complex stouts, ensuring that there is a beer for every palate.
In addition to its amazing craft beer, the taproom also offers a menu of tasty food options, including burgers, sandwiches, and appetizers. All of the food is made fresh and pairs perfectly with our brews.
Whether you're a craft beer connoisseur or just looking to try something new, the Twin Barns Brewing taproom provides a welcoming and relaxed atmosphere that invites you to sit back, unwind, and enjoy a cold pint with friends. So come on in, pull up a chair, and savor the flavors of some of the best beers in the Lakes Region!
NH Housing invites supportive housing service providers, developers, and community stakeholders to a collaborative event focused on the future of supportive housing in New Hampshire. Through dynamic presentations and real-world examples, the event will spotlight the challenges, innovations, and partnerships driving successful supportive housing solutions across the region.
Whether you're a seasoned developer, a service provider exploring housing partnerships, or curious about how to navigate the affordable housing landscape, this event is your opportunity to build relationships and shape the future of supportive housing in our state.
Attendees will have the opportunity to:
Stay Work Play is going on tour with our standout program Policy & Pints!
This statewide event series gathers young people in each region of New Hampshire to talk about the issues shaping their daily lives, the communities they call home, and what’s driving them to stay—or leave—the Granite State. All of it happens with neighbors in good conversation, at local haunts over your favorite beverage.
Expect lively and engaging facilitated discussions, focused on evaluating your ideas, exploring solutions to issues affecting your quality of life in New Hampshire, and avenues to plug in and push for progress, all while building a collective sense of community. With the shared goal of voicing barriers and boons as well as ideas to address them, we promote respectful and collaborative dialogue throughout the series.
Your participation continues even after the event! The outcomes from each stop on the series will serve to inform Stay Work Play’s advocacy efforts in the legislative session, educating our lawmakers on what young people are really up against and creating a network of supported and amplified YP voices from each region of the state.
We invite you to join us, in community, to address and discuss your ideas, hopes, and solutions.
Bonus: Be among the first to hear the biggest takeaways from our 2025 Quality of Life survey to learn what other young people are saying about life in the Granite State!
When: Wednesday, November 19th, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Harpoon - Queen City Center, 215 Canal Street, Manchester, NH 03101
About Harpoon - Queen City Center
We’re honored to share our brews with friends across the country, but we’ve always been especially proud of our New England roots. There’s something about the craft beer community here – a shared pride, a passion for quality, and a deep local loyalty – that feels like home.
So when it came time to expand, we quickly looked to our New Hampshire neighbors. Following in the footsteps of our Boston and Windsor breweries, we knew Harpoon’s next home had to be rich in history, culture, and a passion for craft beer. And that’s exactly what we found in Manchester, New Hampshire!
From the historic mills and architecture, to the elite athletics and entertainment venues, to the thriving art scene and historic theatres, to the loads of outdoor adventures…we could go on and on and on! Long story short: Manchester felt like the perfect new home to Love Beer. Love Life.
Harpoon joined the development of Queens City Center located in the heart of downtown Manchester – a walkable, bikeable hub of creativity and community. Our newest location sits right next to the iconic former R.G. Sullivan Cigar Company building, one of the largest cigar manufacturers in the country from 1906 to 1963. Pretty cool, right? Our neighbors have some history, and we’re pulling up a chair and a beer.
Stay Work Play is going on tour with our standout program Policy & Pints!
This statewide event series gathers young people in each region of New Hampshire to talk about the issues shaping their daily lives, the communities they call home, and what’s driving them to stay—or leave—the Granite State. All of it happens with neighbors in good conversation, at local haunts over your favorite beverage.
Expect lively and engaging facilitated discussions, focused on evaluating your ideas, exploring solutions to issues affecting your quality of life in New Hampshire, and avenues to plug in and push for progress, all while building a collective sense of community. With the shared goal of voicing barriers and boons as well as ideas to address them, we promote respectful and collaborative dialogue throughout the series.
Your participation continues even after the event! The outcomes from each stop on the series will serve to inform Stay Work Play’s advocacy efforts in the legislative session, educating our lawmakers on what young people are really up against and creating a network of supported and amplified YP voices from each region of the state.
We invite you to join us, in community, to address and discuss your ideas, hopes, and solutions.
Bonus: Be among the first to hear the biggest takeaways from our 2025 Quality of Life survey to learn what other young people are saying about life in the Granite State!
When: Tuesday, November 18th, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Spyglass Brewing Company, 306 Innovative Way, Nashua, NH 03062
About Spyglass: Spyglass Brewing Company was created by AV, Joe, Jonas and John. During our careers in the technology and engineering fields, we learned the value of trial and error, experimentation and attention to detail. We are now applying these principles at Spyglass Brewing to brew the most enjoyable, unique and amazing beers that we can.
Stay Work Play is going on tour with our standout program Policy & Pints!
This statewide event series gathers young people in each region of New Hampshire to talk about the issues shaping their daily lives, the communities they call home, and what’s driving them to stay—or leave—the Granite State. All of it happens with neighbors in good conversation, at local haunts over your favorite beverage.
Expect lively and engaging facilitated discussions, focused on evaluating your ideas, exploring solutions to issues affecting your quality of life in New Hampshire, and avenues to plug in and push for progress, all while building a collective sense of community. With the shared goal of voicing barriers and boons as well as ideas to address them, we promote respectful and collaborative dialogue throughout the series.
Your participation continues even after the event! The outcomes from each stop on the series will serve to inform Stay Work Play’s advocacy efforts in the legislative session, educating our lawmakers on what young people are really up against and creating a network of supported and amplified YP voices from each region of the state.
We invite you to join us, in community, to address and discuss your ideas, hopes, and solutions.
Bonus: Be among the first to hear the biggest takeaways from our 2025 Quality of Life survey to learn what other young people are saying about life in the Granite State!
When: Thursday, November 13th, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Rek-Lis Brewing Company (The Pint House), 2085 Main St. Bethlehem, NH 03574
About Rek-lis Brewing: Dreams, desires, love, adventure, creating, overcoming, faith, fear, fun! All these actions and words represent what happens when you take the true definition of reckless and take out the consequence and focus on the dream. The risk it takes to make the dream happen and the faith one has to have in themselves to take something small and exciting and turn it into a life changing endeavor! That endeavor is the outcome you may have experienced in the last couple years known as rek’- lis brewing co.
Stay Work Play is going on tour with our standout program Policy & Pints!
This statewide event series gathers young people in each region of New Hampshire to talk about the issues shaping their daily lives, the communities they call home, and what’s driving them to stay—or leave—the Granite State. All of it happens with neighbors in good conversation, at local haunts over your favorite beverage.
Expect lively and engaging facilitated discussions, focused on evaluating your ideas, exploring solutions to issues affecting your quality of life in New Hampshire, and avenues to plug in and push for progress, all while building a collective sense of community. With the shared goal of voicing barriers and boons as well as ideas to address them, we promote respectful and collaborative dialogue throughout the series.
Your participation continues even after the event! The outcomes from each stop on the series will serve to inform Stay Work Play’s advocacy efforts in the legislative session, educating our lawmakers on what young people are really up against and creating a network of supported and amplified YP voices from each region of the state.
We invite you to join us, in community, to address and discuss your ideas, hopes, and solutions.
Bonus: Be among the first to hear the biggest takeaways from our 2025 Quality of Life survey to learn what other young people are saying about life in the Granite State!
When: Wednesday, November 12th, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Location: Arts Alley (The outdoor Courtyard + Diner), 20 S Main St, Concord, NH 03301
About Arts Alley (The Courtyard + Rose & Rye Diner): Arts Alley is a dynamic event venue in downtown Concord, New Hampshire, offering inventive dining, a lively bar and a full calendar of local events.
Think of The Courtyard as the central outdoor gathering place for the community. Bustling with energy, especially on weekends, this central meeting space draws visitors in with music, entertainment and Rose & Rye serving up seasonal menus and bold, ready-to-sip cocktails. This is where patrons can come to kick back, relax and socialize with friends, family or co-workers.
** With this location being mostly outdoors, please dress accordingly!
Behind every successful affordable housing development is a network of partnerships that make it possible.
At this year’s NH&RA Fall Developers Forum, taking place November 6–7 at the Raffles Hotel in Boston, MA, we’re diving into how collaboration between developers, lenders, and Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) is shaping the future of affordable housing.
Join senior HFA executives for a candid roundtable discussion on the evolving landscape of housing finance—covering new funding tools, strategies for aligning federal and state resources, implementation of the new 25% test, and recent updates to QAPs.
The 2025 NHEconForumwill look at trends and forecasts across New Hampshire's economic landscape and facilitate conversations on efforts to bolster partnerships and drive collaboration, with opportunities for networking and discussion.
Registration and networking opens at 8 am, with welcoming remarks by Chief Military and Veterans Services Officer Al Aldenberg, at 8:30 am. The morning will feature a keynote address by Governor Kelly Ayotte, as well as a presentation on New Hampshire’s Economic Outlook by Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Director Brian Gottlob, and panel discussions with partners and leaders from across the state.
Presenters:
Sarah Wrightsman
New Hampshire Housing
Sarah Wrightsman is the Manager of Community Engagement and Education at New Hampshire Housing. Prior to joining the team at New Hampshire Housing, Wrightsman was Executive Director of the Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast.
Wrightsman is a graduate of Leadership Seacoast’s class of 2019 and Leadership New Hampshire’s Class of 2021. She holds a master’s degree in public policy from the Carsey School of Public Policy at the University of New Hampshire.
Rick Lederer-Barnes
Upstate GIS
Rick is an Independent Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialist and Environmental Planner with over 20 years of GIS experience and is the Sole Proprietor of Upstate GIS, located in Cambridge, NY. Specializing in cartographic design, data creation and spatial analysis, Rick is a member of the NH Zoning Atlas leadership team as the project’s GIS lead.
Panel Discussion:
Preston Hunter
PROCON
Preston Hunter is Vice President of Business Development at PROCON, a leading New England design-build. With more than 20 years of experience in construction and real estate development, he works with clients to identify potential projects and guide the design and construction process. He is involved with projects across many sectors with a focus on market-rate and affordable multi-family housing.
Heather Shank
NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs
Heather is the Director of the Division of Planning and Community Development (DPCD) in the New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs (BEA). Heather manages The Invest NH program, the Office of Broadband Initiatives and the Office of Planning and Development (OPD). DPCD works closely with municipalities in education and training to improve regulatory processes and development outcomes; and with development partners to expand community assets and services. Prior to this role, Heather was the City Planner for Concord, New Hampshire where she managed the development review process, staffed the planning board, and assisted multiple city commissions and committees.
Nick Taylor
Housing Action NH
Nick Taylor is the Director of Housing Action NH and a member of the New Hampshire Zoning Atlas Leadership Team. Over the last decade, Nick has worked on a wide range of public policy, political, and advocacy issues, including serving as the Executive Director of the Workforce Housing Coalition of the Greater Seacoast and Policy Director in the New Hampshire State Senate. He lives in Manchester.
Moderator:
Elissa Margolin
Initiative for Housing Policy and Practice
Saint Anselm College
Elissa Margolin launched the Initiative for Housing Policy and Practice at Saint Anselm College in January of 2025, building on the housing policy programming started at the College’s Center for Ethics in Society. The purpose of the Housing Initiative is to advance research, education, and engagement on housing development, affordability and stability, providing practitioners, academic leaders, students, policy makers and advocates with a learning hub dedicated to quality research, effective convenings, and new insights.
What’s the current outlook on Upper Valley housing? Hear from and network with experts at the 2025 Housing Solutions Breakfast! The event brings together employers, developers, advocacy groups, legislators, municipal officials, and more to share their perspectives and discuss ongoing and proposed measures to address the issue.
Co-hosted by Vital Communities and Twin Pines Housing and sponsored by the Vermont Housing Finance Agency and New Hampshire Housing.
7 am: Doors Open
7:30-8 am: Breakfast
8-10 am: Welcome, presentations, panel discussions, Q&A, and closing
Thanks to our generous sponsor, the event is free but we welcome a suggested donation of $25 or more to support Vital Communities’ Housing Programs. 
Yglesias is the author of “The Rent Is Too Damn High,” founder of the “Slow Boring” newsletter, and co-founder of Vox.com. A nationally recognized voice on housing and economic policy, Yglesias is a leading proponent of YIMBY (Yes In My Backyard) reforms and a sharp analyst of the intersections between housing, affordability, and economic growth.
This new series is designed to bring together community partners, students, and faculty to engage with thought leaders on the critical connection between housing and the economy. Through public talks and interactive sessions, the series will explore timely issues, innovative policy approaches, and the broader implications of housing trends on communities and economic well-being.
Sponsored by Initiative for Housing Policy and Practice at Saint Anselm College.
Join the GMC-Regional Chamber of Commerce on July 9th for a Monadnock Economic Development Policy Forum co-hosted by 
The Office of Planning and Development organizes an annual conference, required under RSA 673:3-a, by providing informational sessions on planning and zoning issues for members of municipal land use boards. This planning and zoning conference has been held since 1994.
Information about the Spring 2025 Planning and Zoning Conference.
We return to discuss timely housing issues in our state, including those pertaining to affordable rental housing and homeownership.
7:30 am - 8:00 am: Hot breakfast and Networking
8:00 am - 9:00 am: Presentations and Guest Speaker
Homeward Bound: Housing-And Lots of It-Is Key to NH's Future
Guest speaker Mike Cote, Editor, New Hampshire Group, Yankee Publishing, Inc., will offer his perspective on housing as a factor in the future for New Hampshire residents and businesses.
Housing continues to be the hottest subject in the Granite State. Join us as industry leaders offer a snapshot of emerging trends. Experts from New Hampshire Housing, Kennebunk Savings Bank and the New Hampshire Association of Realtors will discuss creative ways financial institutions and housing agencies are finding success even at a time of record low inventories.
Our panel of experts will discuss:
– Housing reform bills pending before the Legislature and a newly formed business coalition advocating for them.
– Successful pathways for first-time home buyers, how deals are being structured and the types of homes they are buying.
– How banks are making it easier to finance accessory dwelling units, which home owners are using to create secondary housing on a single-family lot for extended family members or renters.
Panelists:
Julie Jussif, Chief Program Officer, New Hampshire Housing
Matt Le, First Vice President, Retail Lending Director, Kennebunk Savings
Robert Quinn, CEO, New Hampshire Association of REALTORS
Join us for our 2025 Homeownership Conference at the Grappone Center in Concord on March 18th from 8 AM - 12:30 PM!
Explore the latest insights shaping New Hampshire’s housing landscape at our 2025 Homeownership Conference! Gain valuable updates from NH Housing, explore innovative local solutions to the housing crisis, and hear expert predictions from a top economist. Discover AI and digital strategies transforming the industry—don’t miss this must-attend event for housing professionals!
🔹 Opening Session: Housing Market & Policy Update
