Food Assistance

The start of the holiday season this year coincides with increased need for food assistance for thousands of Granite Staters. NHPR compiled a partial list of some places giving or taking Thanksgiving donations.

El comienzo de la temporada de fiestas este año coincide con mayor necesidad de asistencia alimentaria para miles de residentes de NH. NHPR compiló una lista parcial de algunos sitios que brindan o toman donaciones para el Día de Acción de Gracias.

Con el cierre de gobierno aún existente, los beneficios financiados federalmente no están siendo distribuidos. Más de 75,000 residentes de New Hampshire dependen de SNAP.

En Manchester, el actual alcalde republicano Jay Ruais venció a su contrincante demócrata Jessica Spillers.

About 1 in 8 U.S. residents get an average of $187 a month per person in the food assistance known as SNAP. For the first time, the Trump administration stopped the payments due at the beginning of the month.

Despite a court challenge, the federal government has continued to press states to turn over information on people applying for or receiving food assistance.

Christ the King Parish said they aim to build a more accessible facility on their campus in Concord, as many local families continue to struggle with food insecurity.

“This is a really big issue that’s getting very little attention,” said Ike Leslie, co-author of a recent study on the issue.

Laura Milliken, executive director of NH Hunger Solutions, said Tuesday that based on March enrollment data from the state Department of Health and Human Services, nearly 30,390 children and 145,461 adults in the state who are eligible for SNAP are not signed up.

The program aims to offer fresh local food to people with limited income.