The New Hampshire Food Bank has launched a new brand and strategic vision, including a new logo, mission statement and vision statement.
U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) on Monday announced that Elsy Cipriani, the Executive Director of the New Hampshire Food Bank, will be her guest for President Trump’s State of the Union address to Congress Tuesday night to highlight the growing affordability crisis that many Americans are facing, including rising food and grocery prices.
This philanthropic investment expands the bank’s longstanding efforts to help individuals and families access nutritious food and critical services, particularly during the winter and holiday months when demand on nonprofit partners is at its highest.
Food insecurity. According to the 2025 Feeding America Report, one in nine New Hampshire residents face hunger. What does that mean? And how did those who rely on government assistance find help in the midst of the government shutdown? Here to discuss this and more is Elsy Cipriani, executive director of the New Hampshire Food Bank.
NAP-only food pantries set up by DHHS and the New Hampshire Food Bank earlier this week to help those who receive benefits put food on the table will continue through Friday, Nov. 14, DHHS said. A list of pantries and food box pickups for SNAP beneficiaries can be found on the DHHS website.
The New Hampshire Food Bank, a program of Catholic Charities New Hampshire, is intensifying its fundraising efforts to address the anticipated statewide rise in food insecurity as the federal government shutdown persists. With the shutdown directly impacting funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), a federal program providing monthly benefits to households to help them purchase food, the New Hampshire Food Bank is amplifying both its fundraising and its programming to ensure families and individuals have access to the food and resources they need. The New Hampshire Food Bank has already increased food distribution by 26% year-over-year to meet the growing demand.
Mobile food pantries and food box distribution for New Hampshire SNAP recipients begins this week across the state, with Manchester’s weekly mobile food pantry set for Nov. 13, and five-day-a week food box pickup starting Wednesday.
It’s crunch time for the more than 75,000 New Hampshire residents who rely on SNAP benefits to put food on the table, as the federal shutdown is likely to continue into November and the government refuses to release a reserve fund that would help keep benefits going for two or three weeks.
The New Hampshire Food Bank, a program of Catholic Charities New Hampshire, has received a $195,000 national grant to strengthen its advocacy work on behalf of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation’s largest anti-hunger initiative.
According to a new Feeding America study, overall food insecurity in NH has increased to 10.7% or 1 in 9 individuals, while child food insecurity rates have climbed to 14.4%