Safe Harbor Recovery Center

10/29/2025

DOVER’S TRICK OR TREATING CHANGE:

It has been moved to Friday (same night as Rochester’s) due to expected weather Thursday.

10/29/2025

🎃 Halloween Happenings in Our Area!🎃
Safe Harbor Recovery Center encourages you to get into the spirit- safely and joyfully. Here are a few events nearby that might bring your community together:

🍬 Dover, Trick or Treat: Thur, October 30, 5pm to 8pm

🏠 Rochester, Trick or Treat: Fri, Oct 31, 4pm to 7pm

👻 Somersworth, Trick or Treat: Fri, Oct 31 5pm to 730pm

🎭 Monster Bash at The Castle on Charles: Fri, Oct 31, 7pm to 11pm. A festive Halloween evening event supporting the Opera House.

🔍 Tip for smaller communities like Porches or Summershore: check your local neighborhood pages / town hall / library listings for “porch parties,” block trick-or-treating, or local candy stops.

Safety & Enjoyment Tips
• Stick to well-lit streets and neighborhoods you know
• Wear visible or reflective costumes
• Keep flashlights or glow sticks handy
• Travel in groups when possible

Let’s celebrate community and creativity this Halloween and look out for each other.

10/29/2025

💀Portsmouth💀Halloween Events to Watch

Here are some fun, community-focused Halloween & fall happenings around Portsmouth:

🎃Portsmouth Halloween Parade: October 31, 2025 at 7:00 pm
The parade begins at Peirce Island (gather around Prescott Park). It’s an all-inclusive event & everyone is encouraged to dress up and march. No registration needed. 

👻Trick or Treat night: Thursday, October 30, 5:00-8:00 pm 

🪦Point of Graves Walk (Mechanic Street): October 30, 4:00–5:30 pm. This is a historical/spooky cemetery walk

📽️🎞️ Theater & Events: On Oct 30 and 31, there are theater shows and haunted-theme parties around town (Players’ Ring, local clubs) 

10/25/2025

📆 What to Keep an Eye On Heading into November 2025🍂

•Housing + recovery programs scaling. With more recognition that housing is foundational to recovery, we should see more programs that combine recovery support (for addiction and mental health) with housing (especially longer term, not just temporary shelters).

•Focus on young adults. The funding for sober housing for young adults suggests that this subgroup is receiving increasing attention (they often have different needs, transitional living issues, etc.).

•Technology & telehealth extension. Apps, wearables, chatbots in the recovery/mental‐health space are still early but expanding; expect more pilot programs and possibly state health departments adopting tech‐augmented support.

•Policy shifts and budget pressures. Watch how budgets for mental health, SUD treatment and homelessness programs fare in state/federal budgets. Cuts or shifts in priorities (e.g., from “housing first” to enforcement) could alter program dynamics.

•Cross‐system collaboration. More efforts will likely aim at bridging criminal justice, behavioral health, housing/homelessness sectors. For example, jails/prisons releasing people with mental health or SUD issues, coordinated housing strategies, etc.

•Data/metrics on outcomes. Because there’s been growing discussion about what “successful recovery” means (abstinence vs. reduced use vs. improved quality of life), expect more programs to track diverse outcomes (housing stability, employment, mental health functioning) not just abstinence.

•Equity, diversity and access issues. Marginalized populations (racial/ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, rural areas) will continue to be a key focus because these groups often face greater barriers in addiction/mental‐health/housing systems.

10/24/2025

Big thanks to our volunteers for the seacoast half marathon coming up on Sunday 10/26 at the water station! Quick reminder: meet at 8am at the 2nd pull-off north of Wallis Sands Beach. Let's set up and get ready to cheer on the runners! Bring energy and warm clothing! 🏃🏻‍➡️

10/23/2025

Housing is a foundation for recovery. NY is
about to see over 1,000 people experiencing homelessness moved into permanent housing through NYC’s Subway Safety Plan. When communities invest in housing, mental health, and recovery support together- lives change

We love to see it!

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10/17/2025

Join the Safe Harbor team! We're looking for dedicated volunteers to make a difference in the community. Various opportunities available, whether you're interested in the recovery field or want to give back. No experience needed, just a passion for helping others. Contact us at 603-570-9444 or PM us to get involved! Located at 115 Heritage Ave, Portsmouth, NH

10/17/2025

More moments from yesterday’s Leadership Summit! 🌟
We’re still feeling inspired by all the incredible connections, conversations, and insights shared at “From Insight to Impact: People & Purpose.”

It was an honor to have our Director take part in such a meaningful event alongside so many passionate leaders in our community. 💙

Here are a few more snapshots capturing the energy, collaboration, and purpose that filled the room!

10/16/2025

🌟 Leadership in Action! 🌟

We’re so proud of our Director of Safe Harbor- Whitney Brown for speaking at this year’s Leadership Summit & Nonprofit Day, centered around the inspiring theme: “From Insight to Impact: People & Purpose.”

Her words highlighted the power of compassion, collaboration, and community in turning meaningful ideas into real change. 💙

At Safe Harbor, we believe that when people come together with purpose, impact naturally follows.

Thank you so much for having us leadership_seacoast and inviting us to set up a table so we can continue to help others.

10/14/2025

🌟Welcome to the neighborhood Gather🌟

We’re so excited to have you join our community at your new location:
📍124 Heritage Ave, Portsmouth, NH!

It’s always wonderful to see new faces on the street, and we are so excited you are so much closer now.

Here’s to new neighbors, continued friendships, and great times ahead! 🏡💛

10/14/2025

🧘‍♀️ Find Your Midday Flow! 🧘🏽‍♂️

Take a deep breath, stretch it out, and join us for Yoga Tuesdays, right after the AA meeting! 🌞

🗓️ Tuesdays
⏰ 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
💙 All experience levels welcome & we provide mats and blocks!

Whether you’re brand new or a seasoned yogi, come relax, recharge, and reconnect with yourself and your community.

Let’s breathe, move, and grow together. 🌿✨

10/13/2025

🍃🍂Honor Indegenious People’s Day🍂🍃

Today we pause, reflect, and recognize the deep and lasting contributions of Indigenous communities- past, present, and future. Their wisdom, resilience, culture, and connection to land provide teachings that enrich us all.

At Safe Harbor Recovery Center, we commit not just to acknowledgment; but to listening, learning, and acting with respect and intention. Let’s be part of reconciliation and justice, together.

📌 What you can do:
*Explore local Indigenous-led events, art exhibits, and community gatherings
*Read works by Indigenous authors and storytellers
*Support Indigenous-owned businesses and creators
*Educate yourself and your network about histories that often go untold

“Indigenous Peoples’ Day” is more than a date. It’s an invitation to recognize, to honor, and to act.