BCAF Grant Recipients

(October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025)

Boys & Girls Club of Greater Nashua, located in Nashua, serves Greater Nashua

The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Nashua provides every child with what they need to succeed. A BCAF grant will help support its Early Childhood Education programming, recognizing the critical role that early learning plays in the holistic development of our Club members. This grant would be allotted to purchasing essential educational materials and equipment, directly contributing to their goals.

The Bridge Project, located in Lincoln, serves North Country region

The Bridge Project was established in 2016 to address the needs of the most vulnerable and at-risk community members. It offers a safe and supportive environment where individuals can learn essential life skills to make informed decisions for themselves and their families. A BCAF grant will assist their annual Backpack Program, which helps provide school supplies for the children they serve.

Carroll County Retired & Senior Volunteer Program – CCRSVP, located in North Conway, serves Carroll County

Established in 1971, CCRSVP was created to engage people 55 and older in volunteer service to meet the critical community needs. CCRSVP enhances the community by matching their volunteers’ experiences, talents, and interests to meaningful service. A BCAF grant will help with their Non-Emergency Medical Transportation Program and Meals-On-Wheels Driver Program. Both programs play a vital role in supporting their seniors, individuals with disabilities, and veterans in Carroll County, NH.

Catholic Charities NH, dba New Generation, Inc., located in Manchester, serves Statewide

Established in 1945, Catholic Charities NH offers a dynamic array of services that heal, comfort, and empower poor and vulnerable people throughout NH. New Generation shelter, located in Greenland, an ongoing program of Catholic Charities, provides emergency and transitional housing for pregnant women, single mothers, and their young children experiencing homelessness. A BCAF grant will support their operating expenses related to serving homeless women and children in NH.

Claremont Learning Partnership (CLP), located in Claremont, serves Greater Claremont

Claremont Learning Partnership (CLP) has five programs under the CLP umbrella, One-4-All Child Care Center, Oasis Teen Shelter and Support Center, THRIVE Youth Recovery Supports, Oasis Youth Resource Center, and River View Public Charter School. A BCAF grant will help their Oasis Teen Shelter and Support Center. The grant would be used to replace items such as pillows, towels, and bedding as it becomes necessary.

Community Action Partnership of Strafford County, located in Dover, serves Strafford County

Community Action Partnership of Strafford County (CAPSC) helps to educate, advocate, and assist people to help meet their basic needs and promote self-sufficiency. One of their primary areas of focus is to help low-income individuals and families who are food insecure. A BCAF grant will help their Summer Meals Program, which aims to reduce food insecurity. This program helps families with tight food budgets feed their children during the summer months. For families that struggle to feed their families or pay their rent, CAPSC is an invaluable resource that helps bridge the gap in their budgets by providing free breakfast and lunches at over 25 meal distribution sites.

Community Caregivers of Greater Derry, located in Derry, serves Greater Derry

Community Caregivers of Greater Derry was formed in 1988 to help enrich lives and support individuals to remain independent through a compassionate volunteer community. A BCAF grant will help fund their Project Upkeep Program. This program helps older adults and disabled community members maintain their quality of life and independence by assisting with home repair and maintenance projects at no cost to clients.

The Community Kitchen, located in Keene, serves the Monadnock Region

The Community Kitchen is committed to addressing food insecurity and providing nutritious meals in the Monadnock Region. This organization was formed in 1983 and has grown and matured into a well-respected agency. A BCAF grant will help with their Emergency Food Purchasing Program. This program ensures a continuous supply of nutritious food for individuals and families in the Monadnock Region despite the recent decrease in funding and food resources from the USDA, local food banks, and donations.

Concord Hospital Trust, located in Concord, serves Greater Concord

Concord Hospital has evolved from a community hospital to a regional medical center. Founded in 1946, Concord Hospital was created through a merger of the Pillsbury General Hospital and the Memorial Hospital for Women and Children. In the 1990s, Capital Region Health Care was formed as the parent company of Concord Hospital, Riverbend Community Mental Health, and the Granite VNA. In 2008, Concord Hospital Medical Group was formed, with specialty board-certified healthcare providers throughout the region. In May of 2021, Concord Hospital acquired LRG Healthcare consisting of a community and acute care hospital in Laconia, NH, and a critical access hospital in Franklin, NH. They serve over 250,000 individuals in 49 communities of the Capital, Lakes, and Three Rivers Regions. A BCAF grant will help support their CHomfort Closet. This program provides new, unisex clothing to patients who don’t have access to their own clothing while hospitalized and can leave the hospital with some dignity, instead of having to wear paper scrubs or hospital johnnies.

Cross Roads House, Inc., located in Portsmouth, serves Greater Seacoast

Cross Roads House was established in 1982 and provides emergency and transitional shelter and supportive services to families and individuals in the NH Seacoast area experiencing homelessness. A BCAF grant will help to support their Housing Success Program, specifically their Tenant Assistance Fund. The grant would be used to purchase some move-in items for their residents and provide them with a smooth transition when moving out of the shelter and into apartments.

Crotched Mountain Foundation, located in Manchester, serves Statewide

Crotched Mountain Foundation has served as an essential resource for children and adults with multiple complex disabilities and medical conditions in communities across the region, seeking comprehensive programs and services. A BCAF grant will help continue their emergency and critical human service needs fund for their clients in New Hampshire. This would allow them to make a cash infusion where needed – to purchase a piece of durable medical equipment, a medical service, a home repair, or accessibility feature, that will allow clients to remain in their homes.

Easterseals NH, located in Manchester, serves Greater Manchester

Easterseals NH’s is a leader in social services for individuals with disabilities and other challenges. Easterseals NH employs more than 1,400 individuals and provides essential services and on-the-ground support for more than 19,000 people each year throughout the state. A BCAF grant will help support their Early Childhood Centers of Excellence, formally named Childhood Development Centers. Their Centers provide diapers and wipes to relieve the family of the financial burden of providing these supplies while their children are attending the centers. They believe this service is essential because children with disabilities may need more time in diapers.

Families in Transition, located in Manchester, serves Statewide

New Horizons was founded in 1979. They are highly regarded for their affordable housing options, food programs, integrated case management, emergency homelessness services, and substance use treatment. A BCAF grant will help fund their food pantry program. This pantry is the only large-scale food pantry in the area open five days a week, with a dignified shopping experience for their customers.

Family Promise of Greater Concord, located in Concord, serves Greater Concord

Family Promise of Greater Concord strives to end homelessness for families with children in the capital region by providing overnight hospitality and support to achieve sustainable financial independence with support from their community. A BCAF grant will assist with their Shelter Program. The program provides emergency shelter, meals, and comprehensive assistance to families experiencing homelessness. Over the last four years, they have seen a major increase in the demand for financial support, including rent, rent arrears, security deposits, utilities, and vehicle repairs.

Farmsteads of New England, Inc., located in Hillsborough, serves Greater Hillsborough County

Farmsteads of New England helps individuals who have autism, developmental disabilities, and others with varying abilities live a meaningful and satisfying life by providing transitional and long-term support and services in a rural farm environment that fosters growth, interdependence and self-confidence. A BCAF grant will help to support the construction of a greenhouse on its Rosewald Farm in Hillsboro.

The First Baptist Church Community Food Pantry, located in Derry, serves Greater Derry

The First Baptist Community Food Pantry is the largest in Derry, a town of 34,000. Founded in 1988, they serve over 200 families a month. They have also seen a rise in Seniors coming for assistance, especially for personal care products. A BCAF grant will help with purchasing personal care products for seniors who are not allowed to purchase these items on their food assistance programs.

Friends of Aine, located in Manchester, serves Statewide

Founded in 2013, Friends of Aine is a grief and bereavement program for NH children and teens who have experienced the loss of a loved one. A BCAF grant will help Friends of Aine’s peer-to-peer grief support program, which is designed to provide essential support to children and families navigating the death of a loved one.

Friends of Forgotten Children (FOFC), located in Concord, serves Greater Concord

FOFC has been providing food, clothing, self-help classes, and holiday gifts for low-income and at-risk families and individuals, including teens and seniors, since 1972. A BCAF grant will help with their programs. In 2025, they project to provide food at their food pantry for 2,800 families and individuals, 350 Thanksgiving gift baskets, and Christmas gifts to around 350 children.

Friends of New Hampshire Drug Courts, located in Concord, serves Statewide

The Friends of NH Drug Courts seeks to reduce recidivism and enhance community safety by providing treatment and community supervision for participants with chemical dependence that has resulted in criminal behavior. The Friends of NH Drug Courts support all established and developing Drug Courts in the State of New Hampshire. A BCAF grant will help support drug court participants, at an average of $500 each, and will help them to secure the services needed to thrive. These services could include sober housing, impaired driver care management programs, treatment and counseling, food, clothing, etc.

The Friends Program, Inc., located in Concord, serves Greater Concord

The Friends Program is a non-profit, social service organization located within Merrimack County, whose mission is to build positive connections and solutions for at-risk youth, families, and seniors. A BCAF grant will help provide families experiencing homelessness with critical, temporary emergency housing, support, education, training, and skills that help position them to access critical resources and obtain and maintain permanent housing.

The Front Door Agency, Inc., located in Nashua, serves Greater Nashua

Since 1982, The Front Door Agency has offered support and provided services to the disadvantaged and homeless. A BCAF grant will help with their Housing Stability Program. The funds will assist residents seeking utility assistance with priority of non-metered utilities, which may include propane, oil and pellets. This funding can make a huge difference to many families, enabling them to safely stay in their homes.

Fueled by Kids, located in Bedford, serves Manchester Schools

Fueled by Kids is an organization dedicated to ending childhood food insecurity. They provide weekend food bags for children in the Manchester schools. They started in 2016 and provide over 1100 weekend bags each week to 21 schools in Manchester. A BCAF grant will help to purchase food for the children.

Gather, located in Portsmouth, serves Greater Portsmouth

Gather (formerly known as the Seacoast Family Food Pantry) began in 1816 with a small group of women whose goal was to feed the families of fishermen in Portsmouth. Gather’s goal is to end hunger in the Seacoast. Their mission is to fulfill the needs of low-income individuals and families with food, personal care products, and education for healthy living. A BCAF grant will help support their food purchases for the people they serve.

Good Beginnings of the Upper Valley, located in West Lebanon, serves Upper Valley

Good Beginnings began in 1986 and serves local families with new babies by providing hands-on and virtual support, education and community outreach. They serve any family of a new baby free of charge, during the first six months after birth, who live within a 40-mile radius of their West Lebanon office. A BCAF grant will help with purchasing diapers and formula for the newborn babies they serve.

Good Neighbor Health Clinics, located in White River Junction, VT, serves Upper Valley

The Good Neighbor Health Clinic was formed in 1992 to provide medical and dental care to those in the Upper Valley who are without care. Residents of the Upper Valley are eligible for medical and dental services when they do not have access to health or dental insurance and have incomes at or below 250% of the federal poverty guidelines. A BCAF grant will support their 2025 Health Care Share initiative for New Hampshire residents, which is a seasonal food access program designed to provide nutritious, locally grown produce and food resources to patients facing food insecurity.

Good Shepherd Ecumenical Food Pantry, located in Woodsville/Serves 13 towns in the greater Haverhill area

Good Shepherd Ecumenical Food Pantry was founded by six churches in the region. They have been operational for the past 10 years with the mission of feeding hungry people in their community. A BCAF grant will help to purchase commercial refrigeration for their food pantry.

Greater Nashua Dental Connection, located in Nashua, serves Greater Nashua

Since 1998, the Greater Nashua Dental Connection has served an increasingly diverse population of low-income and uninsured persons including children, veterans, elderly, disabled persons, drug/alcohol addicted, mentally ill, HIV/AIDS patients, and refugees. A BCAF grant will help a new project intended to improve individual and community well-being through dental care provided to vulnerable citizens in collaboration with area social services: Lamprey Health Care and the Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter.

Harbor Homes, Inc., d.b.a. Harbor Care, located in Nashua, serves Greater Nashua

Harbor Homes, Inc., dba, Harbor Care was founded in 1982 as a health and human service organization. They provide quality residential, health care, and supportive services to individuals and families who are homeless or living with mental illness. A BCAF grant will help with basic support – including food and healthcare – for the mothers of children of their residential substance use treatment center for pregnancy and parenting women (Cynthia Day Family Center). The program specializes in serving low-income and un-/under-insured households.

Harry Alan Gregg Foundation, located in Manchester, serves Statewide

The Harry Gregg Foundation (HGF) was established in 1989 by the Crotched Mountain Foundation to honor Harry Gregg, the founder of the Crotched Mountain Foundation and Rehabilitation Center. The HGF is committed to providing financial assistance to improve the lives of people in NH with disabilities. A BCAF grant will help provide small grants (up to $1,200) to individuals living in NH with disabilities to cover the cost of needed products and services that are not provided by insurance or elsewhere. Grant requests range from medical equipment, clothes, medicine, vehicle repairs, appliances, etc.

HAVEN Violence Prevention & Support Services, located in Portsmouth, serves 48 cities and towns

HAVEN, the largest violence prevention and support services agency in NH, is dedicated to addressing public health and wellness through violence prevention and improving the well-being of children and families. Their mission is to prevent sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking and to support and empower women, men, youth and families to heal from abuse and rebuild their lives. Haven also provides a residential emergency shelter exclusively for victims of domestic and sexual violence and their children. A BCAF grant will help to provide funding for their emergency shelter and housing advocacy program, which prevents family homelessness and empowers survivors to achieve self-sufficiency.

Home, Health & Hospice (HHHC), located in Merrimack, serves Greater Nashua

Since 1883, HHHC has served patients as a community-based, free-standing, non-profit visiting nurse association and hospice program. In 2000, they were able to build the Community Hospice House in Merrimack, NH. HHHC provides trusted, patient-centered services that embrace each individual’s independence and quality throughout life. A BCAF grant will help care for patients without insurance or resources who need skilled hospice services that can only be provided at the Community Hospice House.

Home Healthcare Hospice & Community Services, VNA at HCS, located in Keene, serves Cheshire County

Home Healthcare Hospice and Community Services (HCS) began as Visiting Nurses in Peterborough in 1907. Over the years, their programs expanded to include Meals on Wheels, transportation services, Healthy Starts for pregnant women, children and families, hospice end-of-life care and palliative care, and adult day care. They have grown and responded to the needs of residents throughout southwestern NH. A BCAF grant will help cover the costs of meals for their Friendly Meals and Meals on Wheels program.

Interlakes Community Caregivers, Inc., located in Center Harbor, serves Lakes Region

Since 1998, Interlakes Community Caregivers has been a volunteer nonprofit that provides nonmedical supportive services for residents of Meredith, Moultonborough, Center Harbor and Sandwich. A BCAF grant will provide support and enhance the work of their volunteers who provide rides, run errands, and conduct friendly visits and check-in phone calls with local seniors who must rely on others to fulfill their basic needs to access to healthcare, nutrition, and mental wellbeing. 

International Institute of New England (IINE), located in Manchester, serves Statewide

IINE is headquartered in Boston and comprises of three sites in Lowell, MA, Boston, MA and Manchester, NH. IINE has operated for over a century and is now one of the largest, long-established, and most trusted social service organizations for new Americans in the region. They serve a unique population of very low-income immigrants including refugees, asylees, parolees, adult and children survivors of human trafficking, and unaccompanied children joining family members in NE communities. A BCAF grant will help to support their Lifting Refugee and Immigrant Families Together Program. This initiative is dedicated to welcoming and providing initial stabilization services for forcibly displaced populations. Their programs include resettling, and integrating refugees into local communities, offering intensive case management, English language instruction, job training, and immigration legal services.

Isaiah 61 Cafe, located in Laconia, serves Greater Laconia

Isaiah 61 Café provides a place for less fortunate and homeless families in Laconia. They offer a continental breakfast and hot lunch 5 days a week. They also offer clothing, supplies, showers, laundry, transportation, and work as advocates with social services and state assistance. During the winter season (Dec. 1-March 31) they provide a 31-bed, low-barrier cold weather overnight shelter for homeless men and women. A BCAF grant will help them pay for food, shelter, heat, clothing, etc., for the people they serve.

Kearsarge Area Council on Aging (KCOA), located in New London, services nine Kearsarge-area communities

Founded in 1992, the Kearsarge Area Council on Aging (KCOA) helps to promote, develop, and reinforce programs that support and enhance the health, well-being, dignity, and independence of older people. A BCAF grant will help their transportation program, which offers free services to seniors in the Upper Valley, a geographic part of NH critically underserved by public, private, and charitable transportation.

LISTEN (Lebanon in Service to Each Neighbor) Community Services, located in Lebanon, serves Upper Valley

LISTEN was founded over fifty years ago with the mission of meeting the critical needs of Upper Valley individuals and families. They connect clients with a variety of resources and make sure that those who are the most vulnerable – seniors, families, people working two or even three jobs – can stay in their homes, have heat and electricity, keep food in their cupboards, and more. A BCAF grant will help their LISTEN’s Heating Helpers Program, which helps with safety and well-being, especially for the elderly and those with young children.

Marguerite’s Place, Inc., located in Nashua, serves Statewide

Marguerite’s Place has a 30-year history and provides homeless families with a private, secure, furnished apartment for up to 24 months. Their objective is to provide basic needs for their families so that they can prioritize their professional goals, healing, financial stability and confidence. A BCAF grant will help fund their food program. Their Early Childhood Education Program provides three USDA-approved meals a day for children in their classrooms, most of whom come from low-income families experiencing homelessness. 

Meals on Wheels of Hillsborough County, c/o St. Joseph Community Services, Inc., located in Manchester, serves Hillsborough County Region

Since 1977, St. Joseph Community Services has run the Meals on Wheels Program, Community Dining Programs, Transportation and Support Services for Hillsborough County. A BCAF grant will help their full scope of nutritional and social services for older adults in the thirty-one cities and towns of Hillsborough County.

Nashua Police Athletic League (PAL), located in Nashua, serves Southern NH

Nashua PAL (Nashua Police Athletic League) was incorporated in 1989 and provides inner-city youth programming and several exclusive youth sports programs throughout Greater Nashua. PAL has secured a permanent location at 52 Ash Street and is designated as the Nashua PAL Youth Safe Haven. Their after-school program currently serves over 275+ historically disadvantaged youth, ages 7-18, and focuses on providing essential tools for success. A BCAF grant will help to assist with their food pantry for families of the children they serve.

Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter, located in Nashua, serves Greater Nashua

The NSK&S goal is to make nutritious foods accessible to all, regardless of financial standing. Their target population for services includes the poor and homeless individuals and families. Founded in 1981, NSKS&S offers the only emergency shelter in the region for single women and families experiencing crisis. A BCAF grant will help to purchase sheets, blankets, and pillows for their winter shelter guest beds at their emergency shelter.

NeighborWorks Southern New Hampshire, located in Manchester, serves Southern New Hampshire

NeighborWorks Southern NH has been helping the community for 32 years, addressing housing and neighborhood revitalization needs. Since 1992, the organization has created and acquired 504 affordable rental units in seven communities and provided homeownership financial wellness education and counseling programs to thousands of NH residents. A BCAF grant will help provide gift cards for food and gas for tenants who experience extenuating financial circumstances. 

New Hampshire Association for the Blind, dba, Future In Sight, located in Concord, serves Statewide

Since 1912, Future In Sight has been dedicated to transforming the lives of those who are blind, visually impaired, and their families. The average cost of care per client is between $1,200-$1,800. State contracts and insurance cover roughly 45% of this cost. A BCAF grant will help cover the cost of care that is not covered by the State or insurance.

New Hampshire Coalition of Recovery Residences (NHCORR), located in Concord, serves Statewide

NHCORR was established in 2017 to harness the collective energy, passion, and talent of recovery housing providers and recovery advocates. NHCORR provides voluntary certification of recovery houses and education and training to homeowners, managers, residents and the public. A BCAF grant will help to support their Housing Assistance fund, which provides critical financial assistance to individuals in early recovery from substance use and/or alcohol use disorder. With this grant, NHCORR will be able to assist an average of 3.8 individuals per week over a 10-week span.

Orion House, located in Newport, serves Statewide

Orion House has provided residential services to adolescents between the ages of 11-19 since 1974. Orion House is located in Newport, NH and is certified by the State of NH Department for Children Youth and Families and licensed by the State of New Hampshire Department of Child Care Licensing. Their mission is to provide guidance, safety, and assurance to the youth in need. A BCAF grant will help to purchase winter clothing for the residents in their care.

Overcomers Refugee Services (ORS), located in Concord, serves Greater Concord

ORS was founded in 2013. Their mission is to support refugees of all nationalities, ethnicities, and language groups as they heal from trauma and build successful new lives in the United States. They serve clients throughout NH, but the majority reside in the Greater Concord area. Over 60% of those they support are originally from Central Africa, with small populations from the Middle East and Asia. A BCAF grant will help with their Nourishing Hope Project. This project aims to provide immediate assistance to refugees who have faced unexpected hardships in the form of gift cards to local stores for the purchase of groceries, clothing, or gas.

Phaneuf Family Foundation, located in Manchester, serves Statewide

The Phaneuf Family Foundation launched in 2019, to provide funds for NH residents who can’t afford the full cost of a funeral. In the past four years, they have seen a growing need in the community. More families are facing financial hardships, making it difficult to afford the costs associated with honoring their loved ones. A BCAF grant will help families in NH who have experienced a loss and cannot afford to pay for final arrangements.

Project Home, located in Keene, serves Monadnock Region

Project Home is run by volunteers who help asylum seekers move from detention centers into Monadnock Region communities and homes. As they await the outcome of their asylum cases, they receive free legal support. Their housing and food needs are met by Project Home until they receive permission to work and can begin to support themselves. A BCAF grant will help meet the needs of their guests over the next 12 months. These needs include the cost of housing, food, medications, clothing and telephone, legal expenses, summer camp and daycare for children, vocational training for adults, etc.

Safari Youth Club (SYC), located and serves Manchester

The Safari Youth Club’s mission is to educate and empower youth refugees and immigrants to reach their goals through sports and arts, as well as support their families for positive integration into their new environment. A BCAF grant will assist with their After School Program.

St. Anne Parish Charitable Outreach, located in Hampstead, serves Greater Hampstead

St. Anne Food Pantry has been operating as a weekly food distribution organization for over 40 years. They serve over 60 families across 3 times for distribution each week and have over 70 volunteers. A BCAF grant will help operate their mobile feeding program serving 6 area communities with delivered meals 2 days per week.

St. Gianna’s Place, located in Londonderry, serves Statewide

It began in 2016 and was founded by four Catholic women from NH. St. Gianna’s Place, Inc. saw a need to establish a safe harbor for pregnant women who do not have the financial means or emotional support to raise their children. A BCAF grant will help with updating their electrical panel so they can complete some essential projects to install a new air conditioning system on the second floor and an air handler in the basement for the women and children they serve

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church/St. Paul’s North Country Backpack Program, located in Lancaster, serves North Country Region

This Backpack Program is a community initiative aimed at addressing food insecurity among vulnerable populations in the North Country region of NH. The program operated under the umbrella of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and focuses on providing nutritious meals to children and families facing economic challenges in the North Country. The program provides meals when school is not in session to ensure the children experiencing food insecurity have something to eat when they are not in school. A BCAF grant will help children and families in need with the Backpack Program.

St. Vincent de Paul Manchester, located in Manchester, serves West Manchester

Since its founding in 1830 in Paris, France, the mission of the St. Vincent de Paul Society continues today through global members to help the poor and destitute through direct outreach. The St. Vincent de Paul Manchester Conference has been operating out of the Ste. Marie Parish since 1954. A BCAF grant will assist their annual “Keep Kids Warm” program and help pay for winter coats and pants, boots, socks, hats, and mittens, focusing on helping the children in West Manchester.

Second Start, located in Concord, serves Greater Concord

Second Start was founded in 1971 and is committed to improving the economic and educational well-being of New Hampshire residents. Their goal is to help people become more productive workers, family members, and community citizens. They provide supportive, affordable and effective educational programs. A BCAF grant will assist their infant room at their daycare with diapers, wipes, and formula.

SHARE Outreach, Inc., located in Milford, serves Southern NH

SHARE was founded in 1979 as the outreach program of St. Patrick’s Church in Milford. They provide food, clothing, and emergency financial assistance to area families in need, who do not qualify for government assistance or for whom that assistance is insufficient or delayed in coming. Because they have seen an uptick in families and individuals seeking help with food, a BCAF grant will assist with purchasing food for their food pantry.

Sonshine Soup Kitchen, located in Derry, serves Greater Derry

The organization is a community-based ministry to feed the hungry, clothe the cold and barefoot, and offering hope to the despair. They serve meals Monday through Friday to anyone who comes to the building. They also offer a free clothing ministry two afternoons per week, and home delivery of meals to guests unable to come to their dining room. A BCAF grant will assist with their breakfast meal services. Twice a month, they provide breakfast bags which include healthy cereal, nutrition bars, milk, juice, and fresh seasonal fruit. These bags go to food-insecure neighbors, many who are low-income families and impoverished people who are 50+ in age.

Step Up Parents, located in Portsmouth, serves Statewide

Step Up Parents began operation in 2019 to help grandparents and other familial caregivers in NH who have stepped up to raise the children of parents struggling with substance use disorder. With the explosion of the opioid crisis, there are thousands of such caregivers in New Hampshire. A BCAF grant will help almost 200 kinship families in 2025.  By achieving this funding, they could easily impact over 400 additional children, as many caregivers take in more than one child.

The Tolles Street Mission, located and serves Nashua

The Tolles Street Mission has been established since 1989. They serve the community by providing food for the hungry. An average of 650 families visit their food pantry per month. A BCAF grant will help to purchase food for the food pantry, specifically easy-to-open and prepared foods for children’s bags.

Twin Rivers Food Pantry, located in Franklin, serves Greater Franklin

Twin Rivers Food Pantry has been an integral part of the greater Franklin community for three decades and currently operates two service programs – an emergency food pantry and a weekend supplemental food program for children. A BCAF grant will support their purchases of milk – an anticipated $31,000 line item in their FY 2025 Budget. This grant would help them purchase 2,550 half gallons, equivalent to two months’ inventory for distribution to their shoppers.

United Way of Greater Nashua, located in Nashua, serves Greater Nashua

United Way of Greater Nashua has been serving since 1930. Their core programming is to assess community needs around health, education, and financial stability to provide targeted support for programs. A BCAF grant will help support their food security programs, which address the critical need for reliable access to nutritious food in the community. These programs specifically aim to serve individuals and families who face mobility challenges, financial limitations, or stigma when accessing traditional food security resources. The programs include Pop-Up Produce Pantries, Food Delivery for Homebound Individuals, and Weekly Food and Hygiene Donation Drives. All three programs are run year-round.

UpReach Therapeutic Equestrian Center, located in Goffstown, serves Statewide

UpReach is dedicated to inspiring hope, fostering independence, and improving the physical, emotional, and psychological well-being of individuals with and without disabilities by partnering with the power of the horse. A BCAF grant will help their Resilience Reins Program which assists youth aged 8-17 who have experienced various forms of trauma, such as bullying, domestic violence, physical abuse, substance abuse, suicide attempts, sexual abuse, parental incarceration, or the death of a parent.

Waypoint, located in Manchester, serves Statewide

Founded in 1850, Waypoint has been protecting and serving the needs of individuals, children and families and serving as a strong advocate for youth in the public policy arena. A BCAF grant will help to support their Homeless Youth Services, which serve about 450 youth, providing them with individualized support needed to transition toward stability and independence.

Webster House, located in Manchester, serves Statewide

Founded as the Manchester Children’s Home in 1884, Webster House is a trauma-informed residential group home serving children between the ages of 8 and 18 from throughout the state. These children are referred to by the Division of Children, Youth, and Families because their family home or foster care is unable to address their emotional needs caused by trauma, such as abuse, neglect, homelessness, and the effects of addiction. A BCAF grant will help to assist with basic needs for the children they serve. This would include food, basic hygiene items, and other essential everyday needs.