New Hampshire Catholic Charities Inc

Food Bank: The New Hampshire Food Bank, a program of Catholic Charities New Hampshire, distributes approximately 14 million pounds of food annually to registered agencies throughout the State. These agencies include food pantries, soup kitchens, elderly meal sites, children's programs and homeless/emergency shelters. In addition to food distribution, the Food Bank also operates the Recipe for Success programs that are designed to help individuals break the cycle of poverty. The culinary training program teaches necessary skills for the unemployed, underemployed, or re-entering individuals to enter the food service and hospitality industry. The Cooking Matters program, an initiative of Share Our Strength, offers a variety of classes to low income individuals teaching nutrition, budgeting, and meal preparation techniques. The Food Bank also has production gardens that supply its programs and registered agencies with fresh produce. The Fresh Rescue program allows the Food Bank to work with supermarkets on the recovery of much-needed protein products by securing meat and poultry that are close to their "sell by" date and would otherwise be discarded. Finally, the Food Bank offers SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program) outreach to help eligible individuals enroll in food stamp programs.

Children and Family services: Day program on the campus of St. Charles Children's Home that allows staff to provide academic and behavioral intervention services to special needs students from local school systems. Our Place is a unique program focusing on teen and young adult parents beginning with prenatal training and following the family through the first three years of the child's life. This program provides health and parenting education, casework services, and more. Working with the parent(s), Our Place helps young adults establish a life plan and provides financial literacy training, as well as a wide variety of other skills required to move their lives forward. New Generation provides shelter and care to pregnant and homeless women regardless of race, religion, disability or economic status. Catholic Charities New Hampshire also offers adoption services and family reunification services.

Parish and Community Services: This is a community outreach program that addresses emerging social service needs in respective communities around the State. Program staff work with individuals and families seeking assistance and also collaborate with other faith-based and social service organizations to establish grass root initiatives to address and combat social ills facing the poor and vulnerable around New Hampshire.Clinical and Mental Health Counseling Services provide market rate, reduced-fee, and free counseling by professional social workers and mental health clinicians to families and individuals who are going through difficult times.