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Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Free help in Salem, New Hampshire

5 places in Salem, 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 Salem4

Housing in Salem1

Also helps people in Salem12

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.

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.

Countywide

CAPHR, Rockingham County offices (fuel help)

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.

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: New Hampshire Department of Energy community action agencies page.Suggest an update
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 Salem

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.

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