Monadnock Interfaith Project

MONADNOCK INTERFAITH PROJECT is a non-profit coalition of congregations from the Monadnock region of southern New Hampshire. We are wholehearted individuals working together to foster interfaith community, understanding, and systemic change that benefits our region. Through the Monadnock Interfaith Project (MIP), people come together to put faith into action.

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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

–Margaret Mead

Community

Understanding

Working for systemic change

Updates

Reader Opinion: We need more to deal with homelessness, by Rev. Michael J. Hall

In our community we have many people experiencing homelessness sleeping in the woods. They are people with inherent worth and dignity, yet sometimes living in squalid conditions. Expanded housing options and services are needed to keep them safer and embraced as fellow human beings.

Keene City Councilors Lake, Williams and Workman wrote a letter in March, which led to the formation of the Keene Ad Hoc Housing Stability Committee. The councilors asked the city to explore innovative options including legal camping, overnight parking areas and more affordable housing options for people of low income.

Sentinel Opinion: Housing trust; A trust to help spark affordable housing in the region is a worthy idea

Trust funds are often associated with the wealthy, but these legal entities designed to hold assets for the benefit of people and organizations aren’t just for the rich.

For example, they can provide means for a community to acquire affordable housing. A group of Monadnock Region activists and officials are working to create such a fund. Their hope is to provide financial incentives for developers to build affordable housing for people earning less than 60 percent of the median household income for the region, which is $64,686 in Cheshire County, according to the most recent census.

Congratulations to Sandra Whippie

Congratulations to Sandra Whippie who was instrumental in the founding of MIP, a Guiding Council chair, co-leader of the MIP Make a Difference training, and is now a part of the Clergy Team. Sandra’s leadership has helped MIP become the vital community resource it is today.

Ten Area Women chosen for Extraordinary Women awards
Keene Sentinel Sept 10, 2022 Updated Oct 17, 2022

Extraordinary Women: Sandra Whippie

Sandra Whippie is an educator. Always has been, always — even at 86 years old — will be. Her range is all-encompassing, scholastically to ministerial, the arts to physical fitness. And she loves to dance.