Cheshire County, New Hampshire
7 places in Keene, plus 10 that serve more than one town. Each listing shows the day we checked it, and anything we could not confirm says call first.
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Food pantry, a New Hampshire Food Bank partner. Serves Cheshire County.
Call first. Hours come from the New Hampshire Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Food pantry, a New Hampshire Food Bank partner.
Call first. Hours come from the New Hampshire Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Food pantry, a New Hampshire Food Bank partner.
Call first. Hours come from the New Hampshire Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Food pantry, Free meals, a Vermont Foodbank partner.
Call first. Hours come from the Vermont Foodbank map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Food pantry, a New Hampshire Food Bank partner.
Call first. Hours come from the New Hampshire Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Community action agency: help paying light and gas bills (LIHEAP), and, when funds allow, emergency rent help and other family programs. Call to ask what help is open now.
Call first. Hours are not listed. Call first to ask what help is open now and what to bring.
Public housing apartments and Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.
Call first. Office hours are not published. Call to ask about openings and the waiting list.
These serve more than one town. Check each listing for who they serve.
Food pantry, Free meals, a New Hampshire Food Bank partner. Serves Keene.
Call first. Hours come from the New Hampshire Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Food pantry, a New Hampshire Food Bank partner. Serves Rindge and surrounding New Hampshire communities.
Call first. Hours come from the New Hampshire Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.
Free civil legal help for people with low income, funded by the federal Legal Services Corporation: evictions and housing, family law and protective orders, public benefits, consumer debt and more. Call or apply online; they will tell you if they can take your case.
Call first. Hours are not listed. Call first to ask what help is open now and what to bring.
Report abuse or neglect of a child to the Division for Children, Youth and Families, any time (603-271-6562 from outside New Hampshire). If a child is in danger right now, call 911 first.
The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services line (1-844-ASK-DHHS) for help applying for SNAP food benefits, Medicaid and cash help. You can also apply online at NH EASY.
Free, confidential help for anyone hurt or threatened by a partner or family member: safety planning, shelter referrals and someone to talk to. Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat at TheHotline.org. In an emergency, call 911.
Call or text 988 to reach a trained crisis counselor any time, for a mental health crisis, thoughts of suicide or a substance use crisis. It is free and confidential. Veterans can press 1.
Free, confidential treatment referral and information for mental health and substance use, in English and Spanish. You can also text your ZIP code to 435748.
Dial 988, then press 1. Or text 838255, or chat at veteranscrisisline.net. Free and confidential. You do not need to be enrolled in VA health care.
VA benefits: 800-827-1000. VA health benefits: 877-222-8387. Homeless veterans, open 24 hours: 877-424-3838. MyVA411, the main VA line, open 24 hours: 800-698-2411.
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We have confirmed 7 places that can help in Keene: Hundred Nights (Sunday and Saturday, 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM), (603) 352-5197, call first; SCS-Swanzey/Ashuelot (Tuesday, 8:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Thursday, 8:00 AM to 6:30 PM), (603) 499-8002, call first; Society of St. Vincent De Paul Food Pantry, Keene (Tuesday, 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM. Wednesday and Thursday, 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM), (603) 762-2508, call first. 4 more are listed on this page. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Keene: Southwestern Community Services, Keene (fuel help), (603) 352-7512. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Keene: Keene Housing, (603) 352-6161. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Keene: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), 988; SAMHSA National Helpline (Open 24 hours a day, every day), (800) 662-4357. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Keene: Veterans Crisis Line (Open 24 hours a day, every day), 988; VA national phone lines (Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern), (800) 827-1000. A veteran in crisis can call 988 and press 1, or text 838255.
We have confirmed one place that can help in Keene: 603 Legal Aid, (603) 224-3333. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
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