Mission
SINCE 1974, NEW HAMPSHIRE HUMMANITIES HAS BROUGHT THE POWER OF IDEAS TO PEOPLE OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE, IN EVERY CORNER OF THE STATE. OUR PROGRAMS STIMULATE MINDS, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY BONDS, BOLSTER STRUGGLING ORGANIZATIONS, AND CONTRIBUTE TO OUR STATE'S CIVIC WEALTH. WE CONNECT THE PEOPLE OF NH TO CULTURE, HISTORY, PLACES, IDEAS, AND TO ONE ANOTHER. WE GET NH CITIZENS TALKING ABOUT CRITICAL ISSUES SUCH AS IMMIGRATION, THE ROLE OF RELIGON IN AMERICAN LIFE, AND COMTEMPORARY CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGES. WE INVITE CITIZENS TO REASON TOGETHER IN FACILITATED GROUPS, TO LEARN FROM AND LISTEN TO ONE ANOTHER. WE OFFER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT STRENGTHENS THE TEACHING OF HUMANITIES, K-12 AND THROUGH CONNECTIONS WE SUPPORT ADULT LITEACY AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, WELCOMING NEW READERS AND NEW AMERICANS INTO A WORLD OF BOOKS, IDEAS, AND OPPORTUNITY. NHHC UPDATED THEIR MISSION STATEMENT IN DECEMBER 2022: NEW HAMPSHIRE HUMANITIES CONNECTS PEOPLE AND IDEAS BY DELIVERING AND SUPPORTING STATEW