This afternoon NH Hunger Solutions received information that

• WIC benefits are assured through November.

• Yesterday a Federal Judge in Rhode Island ordered the USDA to fully fund SNAP benefits by today and today the USDA directed states to issue full November SNAP benefits.

• We have heard that there could be some delay before all benefits are available on SNAP EBT Cards, but full November SNAP benefits are likely to be on cards in the next 2 days.

Other Important Information:

• The NH Food Bank will continue the emergency mobile food pantries and food box pickup sites for an additional week. Pickup Locations

• This crisis shows how important SNAP benefits are to people in New Hampshire. To help our lawmakers not forget this, we need your help.

• • Please Share your story!
    • If you use SNAP for food, or you are a health care provider or teacher or other caregiver who is worried about the people you care for, or a food pantry who has been overwhelmed by the current crisis, we’d like to hear from you. https://www.nhhungersolutions.org/shareyourstory 

Thank you to all of you who have been working and advocating to keep people in New Hampshire fed!  We are so grateful for your efforts!

Applications for SNAP will continue to be processed during the federal government shutdown. 

The partnership between DHHS and the New Hampshire Food Bank to offer SNAP-only mobile food pantries and food box pick-up sites across the state will continue through November 14. To find a SNAP-only mobile food pantry or food box pick-up site, please visit www.dhhs.nh.gov/federalshutdown.

The New Hampshire Food Bank continues to offer its regular mobile food pantries and ongoing support to people who need assistance with food. To make a donation to the New Hampshire Food Bank, please visit https://nhfoodbank.org/get-involved/donate/.

Resources are available for people who need assistance from the remaining SNAP-only food pantries and have mobility concerns or do not have transportation, including 2-1-1, Keep New Hampshire Moving, New Hampshire’s Aging and Disability Resource Centers, local Family Resource Centers, Area Agencies, and Community Action Programs.

New Hampshire has also secured funding to sustain WIC benefits and services through the month of November.  For more information about the impacts of the federal shutdown on SNAP and WIC, including a listing of mobile food pantries and food box pick-up sites, please visit www.dhhs.nh.gov/federalshutdown. Food pantry updates can also be found on DHHS social media channels.