Our Purpose,
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what this is all about
Our Mission
The mission of the Squamscott Community Commons is to improve the quality of community and family life by creating and maintaining an intergenerational center that provides social, health, recreational, cultural and education opportunities for all.
Our Statement of Purpose
Read our new Executive Summary.
Squamscott Community Commons plans to construct a community center that will be home to a full-service family YMCA, and agencies that provide programs and services in health, wellness, arts, culture, nutrition, childcare and recreation to the region. SCC will be the keeper of the mission, and be continually responsive to the changes in the needs and demographics of the community. SCC will own, manage and maintain the community center building, develop and sustain the adjacent Little River Nature Preserve, and coordinate the tenants and their programs.
Latest Site Plan and Aerial View
The integrated and sustainable design of this centrally located facility will create increased awareness of and involvement in charitable organizations by the public who use it. Participating agencies, local businesses and health services will benefit from new partnerships and collaborative ventures that will enhance the community that they serve. The community center's operation will be funded through fee for service programs and lease revenue from participating non-profits. With sound planning and design, our multi-tenant center will build capacity and reduce operating costs for its agencies. Our agencies, in turn, can focus on what they do best: providing good programs and services for our community..
What Makes this Project Innovative?
The project will serve as a nationwide model of collaboration between a YMCA, nonprofit agencies and local schools.
The center itself will be a regional model for environmental and sustainable building design and operations.
This facility will promote interaction and cooperation between towns in the region and be a central gathering place for individuals, families, the community, and organizations..
Squamscott Community Commons will serve as a Community Support Organization (CSO) for its tenants and the wider community. As a CSO, Squamscott Community Commons will convene, facilitate and sustain community collaborations and foster local partnerships to improve the way the community solves problems.
The new community center will be an important partner in a wider campus, The Tuck Learning Campus: Alternative Education Program, Exeter Adult Education, Great Bay eLearning Charter School, and Seacoast School of Technology.
Squamscott Community Commons will be able to promote the development of a vital base of volunteers for the community.
Squamscott Community Commons will be a community leader and have the capacity to be responsive to changing needs and demographics.
