A Space to Heal: How a ‘Lifeline’ of Support at UNH Helped Student Rebuild After Crisis_188体育app_188体育在线-平台官网

Keith Testa
Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:30 -0500

Mikaela Belanger ’26 knows better than most how dramatically life can change in the blink of an eye. For years, she dreamed of saving enough to purchase her mother a house, only to wind up without a home herself when her mom abruptly kicked her out of the apartment they shared following a mental health episode almost exactly one year ago. Just like that, she went from serving as her mother’s primary caretaker through a battle with cancer to facing off with her across a courtroom. There’s no better illustration of the power of donor support than a story like Mikaela’s, and now is a great time to make a gift to support UNH students. Donor generosity fuels the experiences that define a UNH education, and whether you give to a student basic needs fund or to any area of the university that...