Food Security & Access

USDA
"FNS Awards $50 Million for Improving Seniors’ Access to Locally Grown Foods, Strengthening Supply Chain Resilience"
Press Release via USDA
USDA Food and Nutrition Service today announced $50 million in grants to 47 states and tribes to modernize and expand the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutri... Learn More
Healthy Food Policy Project
"Local Policy to Promote Health Food Access: A Food Systems Framework"
Resource via the Healthy Food Policy Project
To help local policymakers, leaders, advocates, researchers, and others understand policy options for communities seeking to increase access to health... Learn More
National Farm to School Network logo
"Universal Meals Policies Can Strengthen a Just and Resilient Local Food System"
Report via the National Farm to School Network
This short report highlights 14 states that have introduced universal meals legislation. By the end of 2022, six states have enacted universal meals, ... Learn More
SNAP Eligibility Training Recording
NH Hunger Solutions's SNAP Eligibility and Enrollment Training
Recording available!
NH Legal Assistance Attorney Ray Burke will give a general overview of SNAP so that you can help people likely to be eligible to access the program. T... Learn More
NH Department of Agriculture Markets and Foods
"Farmers Find Success with NH Feeding NH"
Article via NH Department of Agriculture, Markets and Food's Weekly Market Bulletin
Earlier this year the Department of Agriculture, Markets & Food (DAMF) applied for and was awarded a USDA Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative A... Learn More
The Community Kitchen in Keene dishing out prepared meals.
"Area pantries receive funding to address food insecurity"
Article via the Keene Sentinel
The Community Kitchen in Keene is overseeing the collective, which consists of the Mechanic Street pantry, as well as: Joan’s Food Pantry in Chesterfi... Learn More
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"End 68 Hours of Hunger provides food for ConVal students"
Article via Monadnock Ledger Transcript
According to a survey done by the Hamilton Project in 2020, nearly one in five households of mothers with children age 12 and under experience hunger ... Learn More
Red's Good Vibes
Volunteer: Tri-City Emergency Warming Center
An announcement via Red's Good Vibes
Red’s Good Vibes has announced they will be stationing one of their food trucks on the property at the Tri-City Emergency Warming Center to serve dinn... Learn More
farmers market
"Mobile Food Pantry makes stop at Ham Arena in Conway"
Article via Conway Daily Sun
New Hampshire Food Bank’s Mobile Food Pantry and about two dozen volunteers from the Lions Club, Bank of New Hampshire and Citizens Bank delivered rou... Learn More
keene sentinel
"Community support amid inflation gives local pantries reason to be thankful"
Article via Keene Sentinel
The nonprofit received Thanksgiving donations from Picadilly Farm in Winchester, Chroma Technology in Bellows Falls, Summit Athletic Center in Keene, ... Learn More