Community Corner
Where to Donate Food This Holiday Season
There are many different ways you can lend a hand.
Food pantries across New Hampshire are always looking for donations, and this year is especially tough. Many pantries across the state are all but bare as the holiday season approaches.
Common items that are typically needed include canned veggies, pasta, tuna, peanut butter, beans, canned soup and jelly.
So how and where can you donate? There are many ways. The New Hampshire Food Bank offers many ways to give donations. There are also many local drop-off locations around the state, including the ones listed below:
- Calef's Country Store, intersection of Route 125 & Route 9, Barrington
- Appledore Medical Group, 155 Borthwick Ave., Suite 101, Portsmouth
- Better Homes & Garden, 137 Portsmouth Ave., Suite B, Exeter
- Dunkin' Donuts (more than 200 locations throughout New Hampshire)
- Design Group Facility Solutions, 5 Chenell Drive, Concord
- NH Orthopaedic Center, with locations in Londonderry, Bedford, Nashua and Manchester
- British Beer Company, 1071 S. Willow St., Manchester
- St. Francis of Assisi Parish and School, 9 St. Francis Way, Litchfield
- Baked Downtown, 1015 Elm St., Manchester
- The Early Enrichment Center, 16 Chenell Drive, Concord
- Exeter Paint, 75 Portsmouth Ave., Exeter and 1 Brickyard Square, Epping
- NH Liquor & Wine Outlet (all 77 locations)
In addition to the New Hampshire Food Bank, there are many food pantries in local communities that assist the hungry during the holidays:
For a searchable database of food pantries throughout New Hampshire, click here.
Do you know of a food drive going on in your town, or a food pantry in need of donations? Post the information in the comments field below and Patch will help spread the word.
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