Help Dover Children's Home

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Make a Donation

Monetary gifts and donations of any kind throughout the year allow the Home to provide activities, services, and programming to the children that would otherwise be unaffordable.

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Become a Volunteer

There are many ways to get involved at Dover Children’s Home. We are always looking for folks to help out around the home with various projects, teach the kids special skillsets, or help out at our fundraising events!

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In Kind Donations

Please visit our Amazon Wish List page. This list is updated on a daily basis and can be sorted by priority. Amazon will ship items directly to DCH at 207 Locust Street, Dover, NH 03820 or you can buy locally and swing by DCH to drop the items in need off personally.

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Sponsor an Event

We partner with several businesses each year through fundraising events. Get your business involved by holding a fundraising event for Dover Children’s Home. or sponsoring one of our annual fundraising events!

Contact Us

Goodshop is an online shopping portal which donates up to 30 percent of each purchase to charitable causes. Thousands of great stores have teamed up with GoodShop – simply designate Dover Children’s Home as the cause you’d like to support, and then shop as you normally would. Each time you purchase something, a percentage of what you spend will be donated to us – at no cost to you!

Dover Children’s Home has been able to provide services to NH’s most vulnerable children and their families for over 130 years, but only with the philanthropy and support of our community. There is more than one way to help us continue our mission of supporting youth in their path to living successful, productive and positive lives.

Volunteer Application

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Name*

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Address*

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Phone (Office)

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Date of Birth*

Skills and Interests

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2. Current Occupation*

Employer*

Work Schedule*

3. Previous Volunteer Experience*

4. Skills (i.e. computer, retail, office, counseling, cooking, etc.)*

5. Niche areas/passions

Background

1. Have you ever been convicted of a criminal offense?*

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2. Do you have any physical limitations or are you under any course of treatment which might limit your ability to perform certain types of work?*

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3. Please list a personal and professional reference we may contact:*

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Dover Children’s Home has been able to provide services to NH’s most vulnerable children and their families for over 129 years, but only with the philanthropy and support of our community. There is more than one way to help us continue our mission of supporting youth in their path to living successful, productive and positive lives.

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Upcoming Events

BOWL FOR A CAUSE

The 15^th Annual Dover Children’s Home Bowl-a-thon will take place on Sunday, April 2nd at Bowl-o-Rama in Portsmouth! We’re looking for families, businesses, and friends of all ages to form teams of 4-6 bowlers for candlepin bowling. Get creative with team names and costumes!! Learn more on our Bowl-a-thon website.