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  • Press Release

    Easterseals Military & Veterans Services is Committed to Veteran Employment

    According to the New Hampshire Employment Security report issued in 2015, the unemployment rate for New Hampshire veterans was 5%. As of February 2018, that number has dropped to 2.1% as reported by the National Department of Labor, well below the national average of 3.5 percent. We’re making progress in New Hampshire, let’s keep going!

  • Press Release

    Ethan Allen hosts 2nd Annual Festival of Wreaths

    Ethan Allen of Portsmouth is hosting their 2nd Annual Festival of Wreaths to benefit Veterans Count.

  • Press Release

    O’Connell Valor Fund Support Military & Veterans Services

    The O'Connell Valor Fund, Inc. stopped by and donated $3,000 to Easterseals New Hampshire Military & Veterans Services! This will go a long way in helping our military this winter! Thank you Rich for all you do for our veterans, service members and their families.

  • Stories

    A Veterans Day Message

    Formerly known as Armistice Day, Veterans Day was originally established as a U.S. holiday to honor the end of World War I, which officially ended on November 11, 1918. In 1954, after both World War II and the Korean War, the U.S. Congress changed the word “Armistice” to “Veterans,” and Nov. 11 became a day…

  • Press Release

    Helping Hands: Annual Gala Honors Veterans, Raises Funds

    The 7th annual Nashua Salute Our Soldiers Gala Saturday evening at the Sky Meadow Country Club honored the many men and women protecting the nation’s freedoms.

  • Press Release

    Veterans Count is hosting the 11th Annual Salute Our Soldiers Breakfast

    The Manchester Chapter of Veterans Count, the philanthropic arm of Easterseals Military & Veterans Services (M&VS), is holding its 11th Annual Salute Our Soldiers (SOS) Breakfast on October 24, from 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. at The Manchester Downtown Hotel (formerly the Radisson).

  • Press Release

    Help at Hand for Veterans, Service Members and Their Families

    Are you a service member, veteran, or military family member (SMVF) who needs help and doesn’t know where to go? Are you a community provider who wants to do more to help the SMVFs in our state? Are you a clinician who wants to be better informed about the physical and mental health challenges faced…

  • Press Release

    Easterseals Military & Veterans Services and Veterans Count Expand to the Upper Valley Region

    This past Thursday, Veterans Count hosted a very successful breakfast, to officially launch its newest chapter in the Upper Valley Region! In 2017, the Attorney General awarded Easterseals $190,000 from the closing of Project Vet Care, in order for us to continue serving our military heroes in the region.

  • Blog Post

    September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

    The 2018 Suicide Data Report released by the US Department of Veterans Affair’s Office of Suicide Prevention showed that across the country, the suicide rates increased for both Veterans and non-Veterans, underscoring the fact that suicide is a national public health concern that affects people everywhere.

  • Press Release

    Beards, Beers and Battles Scars Raises $3,000

    We wrapped up Beards, Beers and Battle Scars today! Over $3,000 was raised for veterans, service members and their families!