Lucy Fowlkes Breed
Award
Congratulations to Heather Lefoll,
the 2026 Lucy Fowlkes Breed Award Recipient!
Congratulations to Heather Lefoll, the 2026 Lucy Fowlkes Breed Award recipient!
Heather Lefoll carries forward the same spirit that defined Lucy Fowlkes Breed: seeing a need in the community and showing up, again and again, to meet it. Just as Lucy founded the "New Moms" group at the Children's Place and Parent Education Center, Heather has spent years building peer support and practical resources for pregnant and parenting families across northern New Hampshire.
As Board Chair of the Women of the Mountains Birth Initiative (WOMB Initiative), Heather has given countless volunteer hours to strengthening the organization's mission of enriching and empowering women through information, resources, and community. Beyond her leadership role, she's a hands-on presence in direct service through the Nursing Nook and the
Doula Collective, offering compassionate support to families through pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum period.
Heather regularly shows up for community events, peer support activities, breastfeeding and infant feeding resources, and outreach efforts that help lower barriers to care for families when they need it most. She's a trusted mentor and community connector, known for building relationships and bringing people together to strengthen the resources available to families throughout the region.
Over the past two years, Heather's leadership and hands-on service have touched countless families, helping build a more connected, supportive community for parents and children across the North Country. Her selfless commitment to service and her passion for family well-being make her a fitting recipient of an award that honors exactly the kind of quiet, persistent dedication Lucy Fowlkes Breed brought to this work herself.
Lucy Fowlkes Breed
New Hampshire Children’s Trust awards the Lucy Fowlkes Breed Award to an exceptional individual who has dedicated their time and efforts to strengthening families and communities across New Hampshire through volunteer work. Candidates will have volunteered in direct service to families at a New Hampshire organization that serves children or families. Volunteer work must have been done within the past two years. The award is presented annually at the Strengthening Families Summit.
Lucy Fowlkes Breed served as a founding trustee on the Board of NH Children's Trust, dedicating fourteen years as a board member, eight of those years as board chair. Knowing there was a need in the community, Lucy also founded and was the volunteer facilitator of the “New Moms” group at the Children’s Place and Parent Education Center—a Family Resource Center in Concord.
Lucy Fowlkes Breed Awardees
2025: Sylvia Pelletier, Childhood Cancer Lifeline
2024: Dr. Leo Sandy, Family Connections Center at the NH Department of Corrections
2023: Cindy Brenner, Foster and Adoptive Resource and Exchange
2022: Miranda Terry, Brookline School District PTO
2021: Terri Clyde, Nashua Adult Learning Center
2020: Jocelynn Drew, Avenue A Teen & Community Center
2019: Millie LaFontaine, Friends Youth Mentoring Program
2018: Heidi Matthews Cantin, YWCA NH
2016: Joy Moody, Greater Tilton Family Resource Center
2014: Roger Kosits, Autism Center at Lakes Region Community Services
2012: Josephine Bailey, Easter Seals
2010: Tia Parr, Children's Place and Parent Education Center