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Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Free help in Exeter, New Hampshire

2 places in Exeter, plus 12 that serve more than one town. Each listing shows the day we checked it, and anything we could not confirm says call first.

Food pantries and meals in Exeter1

Housing in Exeter1

Exeter

Exeter Housing Authority

Public housing apartments and Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
277 Water St, Exeter, NH 03833

Call first. Office hours are not published. Call to ask about openings and the waiting list.

Also helps people in Exeter12

These serve more than one town. Check each listing for who they serve.

Portsmouth

ARS Food Pantry

Food pantry, a New Hampshire Food Bank partner. Serves Rockingham, Strafford.

Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Address
100 Campus Drive Suite 1, Portsmouth, NH 03801

Call first. Hours come from the New Hampshire Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

Seabrook

Seabrook Food Pantry @SNH Services

Food pantry, a New Hampshire Food Bank partner. Serves Dover;East Kingston;Epping;Exeter;Hampton;Hampton Falls;Kensington;Kingston;Newington;Newton;North Hampton;Nottingham;Seabrook.

Hours
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Address
146 Lafayette Rd., Seabrook, NH 03874

Call first. Hours come from the New Hampshire Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

Hampstead

St Anne Food Pantry

Food pantry, Free meals, a New Hampshire Food Bank partner. Serves Rockingham.

Hours
Food pantry: Tuesday, 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM. Thursday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM. Saturday, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM. Free meals: Tuesday and Thursday, 1:30 PM to 5:00 PM
Address
26 Emerson Ave., Hampstead, NH 03841

Call first. Hours come from the New Hampshire Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

Statewide

National Domestic Violence Hotline

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.

Hours
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Statewide

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

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.

Hours
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Statewide

Veterans Crisis Line

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.

Hours
Open 24 hours a day, every day
Statewide

VA national phone lines

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.

Hours
Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern

Questions people ask in Exeter

Where can I get free food in Exeter, New Hampshire?

We have confirmed 5 places that can help in Exeter: St Vincent de Paul of Exeter Food Pantry (Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Tuesday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM), (603) 772-9922, call first; ARS Food Pantry in Portsmouth (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM), (603) 433-5377, call first; New Life Assembly of God Food Pantry in Raymond (Thursday, 9:30 AM to 11:30 AM), (603) 895-6041, call first. 2 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.

Where can I get housing help in Exeter, New Hampshire?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Exeter: Exeter Housing Authority, (603) 778-8110. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get help with addiction or mental health in Exeter, New Hampshire?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Exeter: 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.

Where can I get help with veterans benefits in Exeter, New Hampshire?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Exeter: 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.

Where can I get free legal help in Exeter, New Hampshire?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Exeter: 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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