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.
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. Portsmouth office toll free line. Derry: 603-965-3029. Salem: 603-458-6392. Seabrook: 603-474-3507. Raymond: 603-895-2303.
Hours
Please call for hours
Call first. Hours are not listed. Call first to ask what help is open now and what to bring.
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.
Hours
Please call for hours
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.
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
Where can I get free food in Salem, New Hampshire?
We have confirmed 7 places that can help in Salem: Bread of Life Food Pantry, Salem (Monday, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Thursday, 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM), (603) 893-0305, call first; Food for the Hungry Food Pantry (1st and 3rd Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM), (603) 898-2501, call first; Saints Mary & Joseph Parish Food Pantry (Friday, 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM), (603) 893-8661, 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.
Where can I get help paying rent or a utility bill in Salem, New Hampshire?
We have confirmed one place that can help in Salem: CAPHR, Rockingham County offices (fuel help), (800) 556-9300. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
Where can I get housing help in Salem, New Hampshire?
We have confirmed one place that can help in Salem: Housing Authority of the Town of Salem, (603) 893-6417. 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 Salem, New Hampshire?
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Salem: 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 Salem, New Hampshire?
We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Salem: 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 Salem, New Hampshire?
We have confirmed one place that can help in Salem: 603 Legal Aid, (603) 224-3333. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.
Something missing, or out of date?
If you run a pantry or program, or saw a listing that is wrong, tell us. We check every message against the organization's own page before anything changes.