Keene Housing Competitors

Keene State College prepares promising students to think critically and creatively, to engage in active citizenship, and to pursue meaningful work. As the public liberal arts college of New Hampshire, we offer an enriching campus community and achieve academic excellence through the integration of teaching, learning, scholarship, and service.

Founded in 1980, Granite State Independent Living (GSIL) is a statewide nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote quality of life with independence for people with disabilities and those experiencing the natural process of aging through advocacy, information, education, transition and support. We offer the tools and resources so that individuals can participate as fully as they choose in their lives, families, and communities. To help our consumers meet their individual goals, we provide a wide variety of services, including; employment, peer groups, transportation, personal care, access modification and benefits counseling. GSIL has offices in Concord, Berlin, Claremont, Littleton, Keene, Dover, Manchester and Nashua. An award winning organization, GSIL is honored to have received: 2016 – WOKQ Year of Service Award 2014 – NH Campus Compact Presidents’ Community Partner Award in Partnership with the NH Technical Institute 2014 – NH Employer Support of the Guard & Reserve Patriot Award 2012 – NH Transition Community of Practice Excellence Award in Creative Practices 2011 – NH Campus Compact Presidents’ Community Partner Award in Partnership with the Manchester Community College 2010 – Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce Non-Profit Business of the Year Pinnacle Award 2010 – WOKQ Year of Service Award 2009 – New Hampshire Business Review (NHBR) Non-Profit Business Excellence Award

As a leader in affordable housing and community development, we work to create opportunities for lower-income people to live in affordable homes in safe, sustainable neighborhoods that are healthy places for families to grow. Headquartered in Washington, DC, we operate through a national office, two regional offices and seven district offices. Please visit us at www.neighborworks.org.