Community Resources

General Supports, Food, Medication Prescriptions, Healthcare, Shelter, Crisis, Substance use and Mental Health

General Supports

2-1-1: Listing of all available supports: http://www.211nh.org/

Family Resource Centers: https://www.nhchildrenstrust.org/connect

Waypoint Warm Line: Support for parents and caregivers: (800) 640- 6486

NHEasy: Financial and healthcare supports: https://nheasy.nh.gov/#/

ChildcareAware: Childcare for essential workers during COVID-19: http://nh.childcareaware.org/

COVID-19 Info: https://www.nh.gov/covid19/

Food

End 68 Hours of Hunger: Homepage - End 68 Hours of Hunger or contact the SMS School Nurse's Office.

NH Food Access Map: https://unhcoopext.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=5caa235e0e024beb8bebba50a0297d15#map

Food Stamps: NH Health and Human Services: (603) 332-9120 ext. 2, then ext. 3

Women, Infant and Children (WIC): Federally funded free program to improve nutritional health for low income new mothers, infants, children up to age 6. Available through Goodwin Community Health in Somersworth. Call (603) 332-4358

Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP): Federally funded free program to improve nutritional health for seniors 60+. Call (603) 994-6368.

NH Food Bank: SNAP/Food stamp application assistance and advocacy. (603) 669-9725 ext. 224.

United Way of the Greater Seacoast: List of all food pantries- www.uwgs.org

Meals on Wheels: Food delivery services. (603) 692-4211

Mental Health

SMS SES Team (School Counselors, School Psychologist, School Social Worker): Available during school hours to support students and parents/caregivers with general mental wellness questions and concerns and to provide referrals to outside agencies for larger mental health concerns. Jessie Caldwell (School Counselor) jcaldwell@sau16.org, Rebecca VanDenBerg (School Counselor, out on Wednesdays) rvandenberg@sau16.org, Tiffany Green (School Social Worker) tgreen@sau16.org, Kyle Duclos (School Psychologist) kduclos@sau16.org.

Seacoast Mental Health Center: Home - Seacoast Mental Health Center (smhc-nh.org)

Signs of Suicide: Information for parents to support student wellbeing and identify risk factors for suicidality: https://sossignsofsuicide.org/parent

NAMI: Support groups and information to support mental wellness: https://www.naminh.org/

Crisis Supports

Domestic Violence Support: https://www.nhcadsv.org/

General Crisis Support: Text 741741 or visit https://www.crisistextline.org/

Substance Use Support: NH Doorways: https://www.thedoorway.nh.gov/

Fuel Assistance

Electrical Assistance: The NH Electric Assistance Program gives income eligible customers a discount on monthly electric bills. Call (603) 435-2500.

Citizens Energy Corporation: www.citizensenergy.com Utility energy efficiency programs and rebates. (877) 563-4645

Stay Warm NH: www.staywarmnh.org email: warmhome@nh.gov

Our Town Electricity: www.OTElectricity.com, www.otchoice.com (603) 776-2500

For Families traveling to CHaD in Lebanon: Call CHaD family center: (603) 653-9899

Gasbuddy: Find the cheapest gas in your area: www.gasbuddy.com

Assistance with Medication Prescriptions

Patient Advocate Foundation: Financial assistance with copays for specific diagnoses: www.patientadvocate.org (800) 532-5274

The Medicine Program: Free prescription medications to those who qualify: www.themedicineprogram.com (573) 996-7300

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Medication Assistance Program at Wentworth Douglas Hospital: (603) 740-3376

Medication Assistance Program at Frisbie Memorial Hospital: (603) 332-3100 ext. 8628. Prescription Drug Savings Card Program: www.familywize.com

Target, Hannaford and Wal-Mart: $4 prescriptions on qualifying medications. Check their websites or ask their pharmacists.

NH Medication Bridge: www.healthynh.com (603) 225-0900

Assistance with Healthcare

Goodwin Community Health: Healthcare for the uninsured and underinsured for adults, elders, children and teens. (603) 749-2346

Children’s Medicaid Unity: www.dhhs.nh.gov (800) 852-3345

Healthcare for the Homeless: Healthcare for all people in transitional living situations including doubling up with others in homes due to financial reasons. (888) 922-0005

Assistance with Shelter

Evictions: Some evictions and foreclosures are temporarily frozen. See updated order: https://www.governor.nh.gov/news-media/emergency-orders/documents/emergency-order-24.pdf

Seacoast Family Promise: Helping to provide families with shelter and supports to get them “back on their feet”: https://www.seacoastfamilypromise.org/

New Generation, Inc: Transitional shelter for pregnant, women and new mothers/babies (603) 436-4989

Homeless Shelter Directory: https://www.homelessshelterdirectory.org/newhampshire.html

McKinney-Vento services: If you are experiencing transitional housing, you may qualify for services and rights through McKinney-Vento. Please contact Kate Belanger at kbelanger@sau16.org.

Incarcerated Parents

The Family Ties Inside Out Project: Offers support to children of incarcerated parents and caregivers. All groups are free and held via zoom: https://waypointnh.org/happenings/children-of-incarcerated-parents