List of Resources & Hotlines

IssueIssue

Alcohol/Substance Abuse Services

Aids

Child Abuse & Neglect

Disaster Relief

Food Pantries

Home & Apartment Rental Search

Mental Health

Other Helpful numbers

Poison Center

Rape & Physical Abuse

Shelter & Clothing

Suicide Prevention

Crisis Hotline Numbers are listed here for your convenience.


Substance Abuse Services:

  • Alcoholics Anonymous: 1-800-593-3330
  • Alcohol Crisis Intervention: 1-800-924-4504 or 563-8501
  • Marathon Behavioral Treatment Ctr.: 358-4041
  • Marathon House: 563-8107 or 1-800-924-4504

Aids:

  • National 24-hour AIDS Hotline: 1-800-342-2437

Child Abuse & Neglect:

  • DCYF: 1-800-894-5533 To report abuse and neglect during business hours. After hours call local Police Department (547-2525) or HELP LINE (800-852-3388)

Disaster Relief:

  • American Red Cross: 1-800-224-2214 Offers help in fire, flood, or other disasters. Also, CPR training and other educational services.

Food Pantries:

Many towns offer their own local food pantries providing basic food needs to families in emergency situations.

  • Greenfield Congregational Covenent Church: Food Bank 547-0649 Gail Curtis, Clothes Closet Kathleen Russell 547-3377 or contact the GCCC 547-3636. Regular hours which the food pantry is open to the public are Saturday 10:00 am – 12 noon. Pantry is located at 12 Depot Drive in Greenfield.
  • Monadnock Area Food Bank: 924-3202 Located at All Saints Parish, 51 Concord Street, Peterborough. The hours of operation are Tuesday & Saturday, 10 am – 12 Noon

Mental Health:

  • Monadnock Family Services: 357-4400 Keene - 24 Hours. 924-7236 Peterborough. Immediate help with mental health crisis.

Poison Center:

  • NH Poison Information Center: 1-800-562-8236 – if busy call 603-650-5000. Call in case of accidental poisoning, or to find out if something is hazardous

Rape & Physical Abuse:

  • Monadnock Center for Violence Prevention: 352-3782 – Keene (accepts collect calls) 532-6800 – Jaffrey. 24-hour help for rape victims, battered women, temporary shelter. Help with police & courts.
  • NH Help Line: 1-800-852-3388

Shelter & Clothing:

  • Monadnock Area Transition Shelter – MATS: 924-5033. MATS representative will call you back. Provides shelter, food, clothing & other services.
  • United Church of Jaffrey: 532-7047. Provided emergency housing.
  • Salvation Army: 924-9621

Suicide Prevention:

  • Samaritans: 357-5505 – Keene. 924-7000 – Peterborough. Befriending of people in crisis situations, emergency crisis intervention. (Accepts collect calls for emergencies)

Other Helpful numbers and websites:

  • NH Dept. of Health & Human Services: 1-800-624-9700
  • Southern NH Services: 924-9601. SNHS offers several federal programs such as WIC, Commodity Supplemental Food Program, Fuel Assistance etc. Below are brief explanations of the programs:
  • Women, Infants & Children (WIC) is a special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children under the age of 5 years old. WIC provides supplemental nutritious food and education to pregnant and breast feeding women. The phone number for WIC is 1-800-WIC-1073.
  • Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) provides supplemental nutritious food for children up to age 6 and elderly persons aged 60 and over, and pregnant and post-partum women. CSFP provides participants with a monthly allotment of USDA commodity foods, including fruit juices, instant potatoes, powdered and evaporated milk, dry cereals, powdered eggs, cheese and canned fruits, meats and vegetables. Gross income criteria apply. Please contact the Welfare Office or telephone number listed below for more information. The phone number for CSFP is 1-800-WIC-4321
  • Senior Guidance an organization dedicated to providing helpful senior living resources for the elderly. We have a dedicated section that provides extremely well detailed and thorough information on New Hampshire assisted living.
  • Heat and Fuel Assistance is a program which helps approximately 19,000 low-income households pay for fuel bills  The program provides up to $750.00 to the household’s fuel supplier. Priority is given to the elderly, handicapped and families with 3 or more children. Participants must meet an income criteria. Applications are expected to be available December 1. To apply for fuel assistance call either of the following numbers: 889-3440 or 924-9601. Other services funded through the Fuel Assistance program which may be of help are:
    • Weatherization Assistance Programs: This program funds energy improvements in homes of approximately 600 low-income families.
    • Senior Elderly Assistance Program: This program is for elders who are not income eligible for Fuel Assistance but have a compelling need for a one-time grant of up to $250.00.
    • Neighbor Helping Neighbor: Helps households facing disconnect or heating emergencies that are not income eligible and have not previously received fuel assistance.
  • The River Center - Providing community connections, parenting support, and tax assistance and money coaching to strenghten individuals and families of the Eastern Monadnock Region.
  • Wheels for Wishes - Our mission believes that every child, no matter his or her health, deserves a chance to have a happy and fulfilling childhood. By donating your vehicle, we are able to raise funds to support Make-A-Wish chapters in locations throughout the country, helping grant wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions. A wish is an opportunity for a child to focus on something other than their medical routines, and be a kid again.
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NH Dept. of Health & Human Services:

  • Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) is a federally funded program which provides assistance with money for food, housing, heat, lights, clothing etc. Medical help for doctors, hospital bills, and medicine. A needs-based eligibility. The number is 1-800-624-9700. Granite State Independent Living (GSIL)

    “Founded in 1980, Granite State Independent Living (GSIL) is a statewide nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote life with independence for people with disabilities and those experiencing the natural process of aging through advocacy, information, education and support.

    As a statewide non-profit and New Hampshire’s only Center for Independent Living, we stay close to our roots with a focus on our 4 core services of education, information, advocacy and support for seniors and people with disabilities.

    We are able to speak and think with experience on behalf of the people we serve and support because we are led by a board of directors and staff of which over 51% are people with disabilities.

    We carry out our mission through our Home Care Services, Community-Based Disability Supports and Employment Services. With the help of our local New Hampshire communities, we assist people with tools for living life independently, so they can change their lives for the better”.