All NH residents are welcome and we accept new clients any time of the year. There will be a simple registration process whereby we ask clients to register at the pantry and ask for proof of NH residency. You will need to provide the DOB for all household members as well as show a photo ID for any member over 18 years old. The pantry provides food for several meals for the week, including meat, dairy, and staples when available to help individuals and families with their needs.

A listing of food pantries can be found at https://monadnockfood.coop/co-op-updates/food-access/.

We strongly urge our clients to take a look at the resources the New Hampshire Food Bank has to offer on its website at: https://nhfoodbank.org.
These resources include (but are not limited to) updates on:
● how to apply for SNAP (Food Stamps): SNAP — The New Hampshire Food Bank (nhfoodbank.org), and how to double up on healthy food: Double Up Food Bucks — The New Hampshire Food Bank (nhfoodbank.org)
● how to attend free cooking classes: Cooking Matters NH — The New Hampshire Food Bank (nhfoodbank.org);
● how to find mobile drive-thru food pantries: Mobile Food Pantry — The New Hampshire Food Bank (nhfoodbank.org).

The mission of the Got Lunch program in the Jaffrey-Rindge community is to address food insecurity in our community by ensuring that all children residing in Jaffrey and Rindge have access to healthy meals throughout the year. Recognizing that many children in the Jaffrey-Rindge school district are dependent on the healthy lunch program provided by the school to provide proper nutrition, but that no such program existed while school was in recess, the Got Lunch program was established in 2013 by the First Congregational Church and Society, UCC, in Rindge (Rindge UCC). This program serves the community in several ways. For more information, please contact the First Congregational Church and Society at 603-899-5722, or gotlunch@rindgeucc.org

Sun-Moon Farm, located on 121 Thomas Road in Rindge, can offer CSA benefits to Rindge Food Pantry clients at a discount during the summer months. Clients who also receive SNAP (food stamps) benefits will receive an additional discount. Sun-Moon offers a variety of organically grown vegetables and herbs and can be reached by contacting Craig and Megan Jensen at: sun.moon.craig@gmail.com, or via telephone at 603-899-2806.

A grassroots organization was created in 2008 to meet the growing unmet transportation needs in the region. Located at 375 Jaffrey Road, Suite 3, in Peterborough, CVTC provides free rides to those in need. Volunteers drive clients to local grocery stores, food pantries and doctor offices. CVTC can be reached 877-428-2882.

Meals on Wheels deliveries can help folks stay independent at home by providing good nutrition that is brought to their home – a mobile food pantry, of sorts, or to fill a need for a short period of time after a hospitalization.

The Keene Public Library offers a bag with shelf stable ingredients to prepare a dinner meal for family or friends. Community members can pick up a Dinner in a Bag in Keene Public Library’s Youth Department, Atrium, and main reading area on the first floor. All programs at the Keene Public Library are free and open to the public. The library is located at 60 Winter Street. For more details, call 603-352-0157 or visit www.KeenePublicLibrary.org

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