An initiative of Stay Work Play, in partnership with New Hampshire Public Radio, the Rising Stars Awards celebrate and recognize New Hampshire’s remarkable young people (40 and under) and the businesses that go the extra mile to recruit and retain them.

The Rising Stars Leadership Program offers a path for young leaders in New Hampshire to develop personal and professional leadership skills while building a strong understanding and connection to the different aspects that make New Hampshire the right place to Stay, Work, and Play.

At this half-day summit, attendees hear from, and engage with, compelling young people who have made an impact in New Hampshire in the arts, social justice, business, politics, and more. Attendees meet others who share their passions, and connect with individuals and organizations with whom they might partner.

Helping to connect new Granite Staters to each other, longer term residents, and, ultimately to New Hampshire, the Welcome Home series hosts fun themed events across the state.

The Policy & Pints Pop-Up Series brings together young people (21+) at eight craft breweries across the state to discuss issues that impact their decision to stay in, or leave, New Hampshire, as well as their ideas for public policy solutions to these issues.

Bringing together young people, legislators, and employers, the annual legislative reception is a casual networking event honoring NH’s under-40 legislators.

It has become a tradition of Stay Work Play to celebrate June 3 as 603 Day (#603Day). Join us in sharing your love for the 603 on the third day of June!

As an organization committed to attracting and retaining more young people in New Hampshire, Stay Work Play is committed to making the state a more welcoming, inclusive, and just place for people of color via both public policy advocacy and community conversations.
As a part of the diversity, equity, and inclusion series, we offer events to foster conversation, enable learning experiences, and push for change.

Making young people and their issues an integral part of the NH Primary dialogue, Politics Unplugged features casual and free-flowing discussion with those seeking to be the next President of the United States. The series isco-hosted by Stay Work Play and the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College.