Check out the list of food pantries and other organizations offering assistance throughout the Upper Valley.

Courtesy of Upper Valley Strong (uvstrong.org).

Barnard, VT

Food Pantry & Prepared Meals in conjunction with Helping Hands and the Barnard Country Store 

• Hours of Operation: According to need
• Contact: Linda Beaumariage (802) 234-5624, [email protected] or Patty Hasson (802)-457-3886, [email protected]
• Website: https://www.barnardhelpinghands.org/our-work

 

Thompson Senior Center

• Services: Prepared foods, home-delivered meals, grocery shopping, and delivery
• Contact: Deanna Jones, 802-457-3277
• *NOTE* During Covid curbside pickup is from 12-12:30
• Website: https://www.thompsonseniorcenter.org/services/meals/

 Woodstock VT Food Shelf (serves Barnard residents)

• Hours of Operation: Sat 10 am-noon; Mon 4-6pm; Wed 1-3pm
• Contact: Contact: Shelia Murray  802-457-1185
• Website: http://woodstockfoodshelf.org/new-procedure-for-food-distribution/

Chelsea, VT

Chelsea Senior Center 

• Location: United Church of Chelsea 13 North Common, Chelsea, VT
• Services: Meals delivered Mon and Fri with the option of receiving 3 additional meals for the week during Covid-19.  Pre-Covid, communal meals or meal delivery available Mon and Fri.
• Contact: 802 685-2290 or [email protected]

 Chelsea Food Shelf

• Location: United Church of Chelsea 13 North Common, Chelsea, VT
• Services: Not allowing anyone inside, pick up/drive-by model
• Hours: Second Tuesdays, 12-1 pm and fourth Tuesdays 5-6 pm
• Contact: 802-685-3146

Claremont, NH

Claremont Soup Kitchen

• Location: 53 Central Street, Claremont, NH
• Services: Walk-in pantry and monthly food boxes to qualifying residents once per month;  Meals 9:30-10:30 pm; 12-1 pm; 4:-5 pm *COVID procedure: access at the front door on Central Street
• Pantry is open Mon- Fri 9am-1pm *COVID  procedure by appointment only
• Contact: Director, Cindy Stevens 603-543-3290. [email protected] or Food Pantry Coordinator, Melissa Edwards [email protected]
• Website: https://claremontsoupkitchen.com/

 Claremont Senior Center

• Location: 5 Acer Heights Rd, Claremont, NH
• Services: Lunch Tues and Thurs *COVID procedure: Call ahead 603-543-5998 for reservation. Drive through pick up from 11:45-12:15 $5 nonmember $4 member
• Contact: [email protected]  or 603 543-5998

·         Town Office 
Services: Food pantry, school meals. neighbor to neighbor and aging in place are delivering groceries and medicine to the elderly.
Hours: Call whenever needed
Contact: Jeffrey Katchen, 603-675-6726

·         Cornish Produce Drop
Services: Food services, including fresh produce
Hours: Wednesday 11:45 AM – 12:30 PM at the Cornish Town Hall, 488 Town House Road, NH

Enfield

Friends Feeding Friends Food Pantry

• Hours of Operation: Tuesdays from 4 pm-6 pm behind the Enfield Police Station out of the EPD garage bay
• Who are these pantries for? Our pantries are open to anyone in need of a 3-day supply of groceries that lives in one of the 5 Mascoma Valley Towns: Canaan, Dorchester, Grafton, Enfield, and Orange.
• More info: http://friendsofmascoma.org/friends-feeding-friends

 Listen Community Services

• Service: Food boxes to take home, no need to come inside—simply come to the side door and they will meet you.
• Hours: Food pantry at 60 Hanover Street in Lebanon open 10 am – 4 pm on Mon-Fri
• Contact: (603) 448-4553

Fairlee and West Fairlee VT

Food Shelf (serving Thetford, Vershire, Fairlee, West Fairlee, Strafford)

• Hours of Operation: Tues/Thurs 10-12 pm
• Location: Town Hall 3910 Rt 113. Please do not come inside, knock on the side entrance and wait in the car for a prepackaged bag.
• Contact Person: Mary C. Allen, 612-719-8618
• Website: http://thetfordvermont.us/wp/thetford-food-shelf/

 Orford/Fairlee Food Shelf

• Services: Food Voucher system – 20$ food card; deliver groceries, need a ride.
• Hours: 9-3 Monday- Thursday by appointment
• Contact: Georgette Wolf-Ludwig, 802-333-4363 ex 1; 802-333-0187 or email [email protected]

 Helping Hands and West Fairlee Community Club

• Services: Grocery shopping and delivery, prescription pick up
• Vershire Contact: Zanni 682-4448 or [email protected]
• West Fairlee Contact: Linda Baccei 802-333-9341 or [email protected]

Tuesday Noon Grocery

• Services: Drive through bus loop at Westshire Elementary School, West Fairlee
• Hours: Tuesdays 12-1 PM (call by Friday for Tuesday delivery) pre-registration helpful but not required
• Contact: Jen Shatney 333-9937; 333-9937; Melanie Bacon 333-9473; Michelle Cox 802 565- 0252; Ann O’Hearn 333-4668 x 4107

Fairlee and West Fairlee residents are within the LISTEN food shelf service area

 Hanover

LISTEN Community Services

Services: To go meals in WRJ
Hours: Mon-Sat 5-5:30 pm 42 Maple Street WRJ, VT
Contact: (603) 448-4553

 Upper Valley Haven

Services: Food Shelf  Monday-Friday 9-3 Sunday 12-3; take out meal 9-10 am; service coordination help via phone only 9-3 
Hours: Monday-Friday 9 am-3 pm
Contact: 802-295-6500 or uppervalleyhaven.org

 Upper Valley Senior Center

• Services: Curbside Take-Out Meals
• Location: 10 Campbell Street, Lebanon, NH
• Contact: Jill Vahey, Director or Kappy Scoppettone, Outreach Worker 603-448-4213
• Website: Upper Valley Senior Center

Molly’s Place at CHaD

• Services: Boxes of shelf-stable food to take home
• Hours: M-F 9 to 5
• Contact: 603-653-9899, [email protected]
• Website: Molly’s Place

Wellspring Food Pantry

• Services: Drive-up pickup box of food
• Hours: Thurs. 5 pm Saturday 9 AM – 10 AM, at 407 N Main St Rt 10, West Lebanon
• Contact: [email protected]

Lyme, NH

Community Care of Lyme

• Services: One-stop connection for food resources in Lyme. Lyme Food Pantry, home-delivered meals, gift cards to grocery stores and restaurants through CCL Jenks Fund.
• Contact: 603-795-0603 [email protected]

 Lyme Food Pantry

• Services: Packaged food, often including fresh offerings, for pick-up or delivery, by pre-order or referral. Includes Willing Hands produce on Tuesday.
• Hours: Pick-up at Lyme School Tuesday 1 PM or by appointment 603-795-2831
• Contact: Community Care of Lyme at 603-795-0603, [email protected]; Kathleen Sherrieb, 603-795-2831

 Meals for Neighbors

• Services: Home-made meals delivered by referral or request, for short-term support (usually up to 2-3 weeks)
• Contact: Kathleen Sherrieb, 603-795-2831 (Lyme Congregational Church Health Ministry/CommunityCare of Lyme)

 SouperCare

• Services: Home-made soup delivered on referral or by request, primarily as “hug”
• Contact: Dayle Mason, [email protected] (Lyme Congregational Church Health Ministry)

 VegiCare

• Services: Fresh vegetables, donated by Lyme gardeners, delivered on referral or by request
• Hours: July-September. Deliveries after 4 PM on Monday. Donate veggies Monday before 4 pm at Lyme Congregational Church.
• Contact: Dayle Mason, [email protected] (Lyme Congregational Church Health Ministry)

 Town of Plainfield, NH

• Hours of Operation: 1st Thurs. 3rd Fri. and 3rd Sat. 9 am-11 am
• Location: Christ Community Church
• Services Currently Offered: 
• Food Pantry (Upper Valley Humane Society offers cat and dog food 3rd Fri & Sat )
• School Nutritional Summer Program
• Drive through Senior Social Luncheon with access to needs assessment and wellness check; 8 meal care packages

 Caring Neighbors Program (for residents of Plainfield, Cornish, and Meriden offering grocery shopping  and prescription pick up.)

• Contact Person: Stephanie Schell  603-469-3201

Randolph, VT

Randolph Area Food Shelf   

• Proof of residency is required. 
• Location:12 Prince Street Unit 3,  Randolph, VT 05060
• Hours of Operation: M-W-F  3-5 pm, Tues 1-5 pm, Thurs 5-7 pm
• Services Currently Offered: Food Shelf is open for shopping or request pre-packaged bags of food.  Proxy shoppers allowed. 
• Contact Person: Jo Busha 802 431-0144 
• Website: https://www.randolphareafoodshelf.org/