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Food, Clothing, Donation Locations
Food, Clothing, Donation Locations
If your family is in need of food, clothing, or other donated items, check out the resources below
*If you need further assistance accessing these resources please contact K-8 Social Worker, Emily Robinson at emily.robinson@sau26.org or High School Social Worker, Elin Pelland at elin.pelland@sau26.org *
Food Pantries
Food Pantries
*If you need an application or help filing out the application contact your students' School Social Worker*
Perishable Items: Fruits, veggies, and bread- limit of two pantry visits per week
*Bring reusable bags*
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
11:00 AM – 2:45 PM
Tuesday
5:30 PM – 7:30PM
Also open the 3rd Sunday of each month
2PM – 4PM
Food boxes: Eggs, meat, and nonperishable items- limit of one box per month
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
11:00 AM – 2:45 PM
Tuesday
5:30 PM – 7:30PM
Also open the 3rd Sunday of each month
2PM – 4PM
Located at: 2 Quincy St, Nashua, NH 03060
*Application Required*
Nonperishable items: canned foods, cereal, snacks, meals, as well as household goods and personal care items
*Baked goods, fresh fruits & vegetables are often available at first come first serve basis*
*Bring reusable bags*
Tuesday
9:30-noon
Located at: 646 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, NH
*Application Required*
Sign up to receive three meals a day for 15 days- Holiday baskets available for Thanksgiving & Easter
Friday
10AM-12PM
*Once registered, pull to the back of the church, volunteers will load bags into the back of your car*
Located at: 708 Milford Rd, Merrimack, NH 03054
*Food Pantry provides prepared bags of nonperishable items as well as bread, pastries, and other various items*
Monday-Friday
9:00-noon
Bring a form of ID
Located at: 1 Montgomery Ave, Nashua, NH 03060
Clothing Closets
Clothing Closets
Some clothing closets require you to be a member of their community, some are not free but discounted, take a look at all the options and use the one that best fits your families needs and abilities
*Available for club members and their families*
Monday – Friday
8 am – 6 pm
*Request forms available as space provides- click blue link above*
Located at: One Positive Place. Nashua, New Hampshire 03060
*Provides quality goods at affordable prices*
Monday & Thursday
12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Located at: St. Joseph's Hospital- 11 Main Street. Nashua, NH 03064
*Provides donated goods at discounted prices*
Sunday-Saturday
9:00am-6:00pm
Locations:
165 John E Devine Dr Manchester, NH 03103
131 Rt 101A Amherst, NH 03031
*Free of charge shopping for individuals or families*
Tuesdays
9:30-noon
6 items for individuals and 12 items for families
Located at: 646 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, NH
Other Pantries in the Community
Other Pantries in the Community
These pantries offer other items such as feminine products, hygiene, and medical devices/equipment
*Provides durable medical equipment free of charge to individuals*
Tuesday
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Trained volunteers offer a caring, gentle, and confidential approach to receiving and distributing equipment
Located at: St. Joseph's Hospital
174 Kinsley Street, Nashua, NH 03060
*Personal care items are available to Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter clients. No identification is required. A family or individual can request a toiletry bag once a month through the pantry*
Diapers & Hygiene Products:
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
11:00 AM – 2:45 PM
Tuesday
5:30PM – 7:30PM
Also available the 3rd Sunday of each month
2PM – 4PM
Items include razors, shampoo, soap, toilet paper, and toothpaste
Personal care bags are limited to once a month
Quantities are limited
Shower:
Available for unsheltered persons
Walk-ins welcome Monday – Friday
8:30 AM – 3:00 PM.
Laundry:
Available for unsheltered persons
Walk-ins welcome Tuesdays & Thursdays
8:30 AM – 3:00 PM.
*Provides feminine hygiene products free of charge*
Monday-Friday
8 am - 6 pm
Fully stocked with period and hygiene supplies such as:
sanitary napkins
tampons
period underwear
reusable pads
menstrual cups
razors
deodorant
and more
Located at: Girls Inc. Nashua 27 Burke St. Nashua, NH 03060
Financial Assistance
Financial Assistance
These resources provide financial assistance in many ways
Take a look at the options and reach out if you do not see the financial assistance you were looking for
The Merrimack Welfare Office website has applications as well as a list of resources and contacts available for any financial or housing assistance you may need. *Click on the link above to access the list*
When funds are available:
ALC can offer fee reductions or fee waivers for low income families on Pre-HISET or HISET (formally GED)
Located at: 4 Lake St. Nashua, NH 03060
Phone Number: 603-882-9080 x2411
This program provides low income families with:
Low cost internet services
Discounted computer equipment
Free digital literacy training
Apply online by clicking the blue link above, or call -- 1-855-8-INTERNET
The Department of Health & Human Services provides financial assistance to low-income families and those who are in need of extra help during a period of their lives for a variety of different reasons
Applications for assistance are required!
Click the blue link above or go to the NHEasy website to create an account and begin your application for assistance of all kinds
Financial assistance provided:
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
Provides nutrition benefits so families can purchase healthy food. Card provided and reloads every month with specified amount based on family eligibility.
Emergency Assistance
Helps families get or keep their homes by providing assistance for rent or utilities, security deposits, first month's rent, home heating fuel deliveries, or past due rent, mortgage, or utility debts.
Electric & Fuel Assistance Programs
Electric- helps income eligible customers pay their electric bills. The EAP provides customers with a discount on their monthly electric bills. The discounts range from 9% to 77%, depending on the customer's gross household income and household size.
Fuel- provides benefits to qualified households to assist with heating costs. The FAP can also help households during a heating emergency by securing an emergency delivery of fuel, delaying a shut-off notice, or referring clients to another source of assistance.
Cash Assistance through the Bureau of Family Assistance programs (BFA)
WIC (Women, Infants, and Children)
Child Care cost assistance
SNAP
NH Employment Program (NHED)
Employment support program that provides cash assistance to eligible families with able-bodied parents and assists those parents in becoming self-sufficient by promoting work through the provision of employment support and training services.
Child Care
Eligible families enrolled in NHED can request child care scholarships
Other child care cost assistance programs available through DHHS
Medicaid
Apply for health insurance at nheasy.nh.gov for you or a loved one
Tuberculosis Financial Assistance
Limited funds to pay for specific TB-related care such as office visits, chest x-rays, lab tests, and TB medicine
Weatherization Assistance
serve those low-income households that are most vulnerable to high energy costs and who do not have the means of making cost-effective energy conservation improvements to their homes.
NH Lifeline Telephone Assistance
Program that helps low-income NH residents afford telephone service.
If your private vehicle passed the safety inspection but failed its OBD emission inspection and you cannot afford the necessary repairs, fill out this waiver that can help with the necessary repairs
Emission Economic Hardship waiver- Complete and send to:
NH Department of Safety Division of Motor Vehicles Attn. OBD Program
23 Hazen Dr. Concord, NH 03305
The Merrimack Public Library serves as a year-round collection site for used eyeglasses and hearing aids. There are small collection boxes for each located in the foyer for these donations.
*If you are in need of glasses or hearing aids please visit their website for information and applications.
The Lion's Club makes an appearance at each school to conduct vision screenings for students.
If they have 'failed' the screening, a parent/guardian will be notified.
If you are in need of financial assistance for an eye exam and new glasses for your student, please contact your schools Social Worker to get an application for assistance.
Every year the Lioness Club helps support students and their families through Operation Santa.
If you do not receive help through the schools Giving Tree, you can access this through the school Social Worker or Merrimack Welfare Office
Free credit counseling available 24/7- call 866-889-9347
Other services:
Debt management
Bankruptcy support
Student loan counseling
Credit report review
Simple Payment Plan (money management)
Foreclosure prevention and support
Homebuyer counseling
Electric Energy Assistance- Click to apply
Provides a discount on monthly electric bills for income-eligible utility customers, making bills more affordable for homeowners, renters and subsidized renters to help avoid service interruption due to non-payment.
Fuel Assistance- Click to apply
Provides elderly, handicapped, and low-income residents with the financial assistance necessary to meet vital heating and utility expenses.
Also offers case management to develop a plan to achieve increased financial self-sufficiency to avoid energy-related emergencies such as running out of heating fuel.
Housing Assistance
Housing Assistance
These community resources can help with emergency shelter, applications for housing, or will work with you to support and find housing for your family.
Contact Patricia A. Murphy at (603) 423-8535 or click this link to access the application
Housing programs of Catholic Charities New Hampshire include:
Shelter for Mothers and Children- link to page
Veteran Support & Housing- link to page
Liberty House- substance free housing and assistance to help regain independence and build a stable future
Housing Stability Program- linked
Security Deposit Assistance, Rent & Utility Assistance, Rapid Rehousing, Permanent Housing
Transformational Housing Program- linked
For single mothers and children
Affordable Housing Program- linked
Applications available, may have to enter waitlist
For those seeking housing and shelter assistance- contact the housing intake department by email or phone:
Email: intake@fitnh.org or
Call (603) 641-9441 Ext 257.
For those in need of emergency family shelter contact the number provided above or go to the family shelter at 177 Lake Ave. Manchester, NH.
This non-profit provides low-income, homeless and disabled NH community members with affordable housing through these programs:
Permanent Supportive Housing Program
for chronically homeless individuals through federal subsidies (non-voucher).
Mainstream Voucher Program
for chronically homeless individuals through a federal voucher.
Boulder Point
a project-based HUD-VASH (Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing) voucher program for veterans.
Harbor Care also operate other federally subsidized properties, which helps us offer lower rents to qualified community members. Available units are featured on our current housing openings page.
*Call 211 to find the program that will best fit your needs*
Provides women with children, who want to move from situations of crisis and despair, with a combination of housing (with 24/7 security)
On-site childcare
Support services which includes intensive case management, transportation, education, and referrals
Emergency housing and shelter for men, women, and families with children
Call the Coordinated Access and Referral (CAR) line to inquire about shelter availability: 1-844-800-9911 during business hours
Or call 211 during non-business hours
Housing and Shelter as well as support with:
Food, Welfare, and Community; Health and Medical; School and Education; Homeless Teen; Income and Financial; and Legal
Call: (603) 264-9089
Location: 66 Hanover Street #200, Manchester, NH 03101.
Promotes finances, and supports affordable housing for NH residents. Through their website you can:
Apply for Section 8 or Housing Choice Subsidized Housing
Rental Assistance and Directory of Subsidized and Affordable Housing Management Companies for applications
Search for available housing options
Nashua Housing Authority
603-883-5661
Manchester Housing Authority
603-624-2100
Emergency shelter for men & women
Sixty-day emergency shelter program
Offered the chance to set and achieve goals while being held accountable for behavior
Provided breakfast every day, lunch four days a week, and dinner on Saturday and Sunday.
Provided clothing and showers
Shelter locations- link
Call: (603) 889-3421
Email: director@hope4nashua.org
Offers a Supportive Housing Program
Provides residents with non-treatment facilities that offer a stable living environment, supportive services and assistance in creating a self-sustaining life as a contributing member of their community.
Homelessness Prevention Program
Provides services that may include short-term assistance to prevent eviction, help in securing new housing for those who are suddenly homeless, and information & referrals for individuals and families in need of emergency shelter.
To apply, call the Hillsborough County local number at - (603) 668-8010
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