The New Hampshire Food Bank has launched a new brand and strategic vision, including a new logo, mission statement and vision statement.
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.
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.
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%
The U.S. Agriculture Department is ending two pandemic-era programs that provided more than $1 billion nationally for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farmers and producers. The program cuts include the New Hampshire Food Bank.
Experienced nonprofit and social services leader Elsy Cipriani is assuming the role of executive director of the New Hampshire Food Bank, a program of Catholic Charities New Hampshire. Cipriani, a Derry resident, joins the New Hampshire Food Bank following a four-year tenure as executive director of New Generation.
Making sure families have enough nutritious food is a year-round mission for the NH Food Bank. But especially this time of year, a time when food is the focus of family celebrations, the Food Bank relies on partners to help make connections and serve those who otherwise might be overlooked.
Bank of America has made a $50,000 donation worth 100,000 meals to the New Hampshire Food Bank to address food insecurity in the state. In New Hampshire, Feeding America estimates one in nine people are facing food insecurity, including 12 percent of New Hampshire children. As the pandemic continues, hunger relief organizations in New Hampshire and across the country are facing ongoing challenges such as increased demand for their services and rising food prices.
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A majority of the donation will be used to help sustain the Food Bank’s 430 partner organizations.
Mel Gosselin brings 25 years of dynamic leadership in the for-profit and non-profit worlds, including 13 years as Executive Director of the New Hampshire Food Bank, which, under Gosselin’s tenure, grew to become the state’s largest non-profit food distribution center.
An anonymous donor last week made an offer the New Hampshire Food Bank would never refuse: A dollar-for-dollar match for all donations made to the NH Food Bank by the end of 2015– up to $100,000, which will double the much-needed support this holiday season for families in crisis.
The new heavy-duty, refrigerated truck, which will be able to transport more than 10,000 pounds of food at a time, will have a significant impact on the Food Bank’s statewide distribution. With this new truck, the NH Food Bank will save considerable money on repairs and operations.
Longtime board member honored for his service to the NH Food Bank.