Help leaving homelessness in New Hampshire
We've found 15 places in New Hampshire for people leaving homelessness, mostly in Manchester, Nashua and Concord, and 8 that serve the whole state. Our volunteers haven't confirmed these yet, so a quick call ahead is worth it. Most of them help with benefits & cash (9), shelter & housing (7) and food (6).
Places in New Hampshire
211 New Hampshire
Information and referral line for food, housing, utility help, substance use resources, legal services, mental health, and health care anywhere in the state. Dial 211 from any phone and a trained specialist will match you with local programs.
NH Refugee Program
Oversees federally funded resettlement services for refugees, asylees, humanitarian parolees, SIV holders, and trafficking victims in New Hampshire: case management, Refugee Cash and Medical Assistance, English classes, job placement, health navigation, and school enrollment help, delivered through Ascentria and the International Institute of New England.
Ascentria Services for New Americans
Resettlement agency serving refugees, asylum seekers, and other immigrants in southern New Hampshire from its Concord office, including Haitian, Ukrainian, and Afghan arrivals. Also runs refugee foster care and immigration legal assistance.
International Institute of New England – Manchester
Refugee resettlement and case management office in Manchester with ESOL classes, job skills training including an LNA program, youth programming, and immigration legal services for family and humanitarian cases.
Families in Transition
Manchester's largest homeless services agency: emergency shelter, a food pantry, affordable and permanent supportive housing, recovery housing, and substance use treatment, all from one Market Street campus. Each service has its own intake extension.
Waypoint Young Adult Emergency Shelter
Low-barrier overnight shelter with 14 beds for 18- to 24-year-olds in downtown Manchester, sharing a building with Waypoint's drop-in center. Meals, showers, laundry, a clothing closet, belongings storage, and referrals, with no referral or fee required.
Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter
Hot meals twice daily on weekdays and once on weekends, a food pantry, and the only emergency family shelter in greater Nashua, which also takes single men and women. No ID is required for meals or pantry.
Concord Homeless Resource Center
Drop-in day center on North Main Street where people who are homeless or about to be can shower, do laundry, charge a phone, get mail, and sit down with case managers who help with benefits applications, replacing ID, and finding shelter or housing. The coalition also runs the city's emergency winter shelter.
Harbor Care
Nashua nonprofit combining housing, a health center, and veteran services. Housing placement runs through the regional coordinated entry line; the High Street clinic offers primary care, mental health, substance use treatment, dental, and a pharmacy for people without stable housing.
Hope Recovery
Peer-run recovery community center on Wilson Street in Manchester with daily groups, recovery coaching, homeless outreach, a wellness clinic, and two live-in recovery support houses. Walk in or ask on the website to connect with a coach.
603 Legal Aid
Statewide intake point for free civil legal help in New Hampshire, covering housing and eviction, benefits, domestic violence protective orders, criminal record annulment, consumer debt, and tax problems. Screens applicants and refers cases to NH Legal Assistance or pro bono attorneys.
New Hampshire Legal Assistance – Manchester Office
Full-representation civil legal aid firm with an Elm Street office in Manchester, plus Concord and three other sites. Handles eviction defense, public benefits appeals, domestic violence cases, fair housing, and immigration status matters for low-income clients.
NH Division of Vital Records Administration
State office for certified NH birth, marriage, and death certificates and for correcting a record. Certificates and corrections can also be requested through any NH city or town clerk, which is where a correction application is filed.
NH DMV Non-Driver ID Card
How to get a first New Hampshire non-driver identification card, REAL ID or standard: file application DSMV 450 with proof of identity and residency and the fee at a DMV office. Refugees, asylees, and work-authorization holders have a separate document list.
NH EASY – Gateway to Services
Online portal to apply for and manage SNAP food assistance, Medicaid, cash assistance, child care, and long-term care in New Hampshire, with a quick eligibility screener. The DHHS Customer Service Center handles applications by phone.
National lines that work in New Hampshire
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 for any mental health or substance use crisis. Available to anyone in any program.
Lifeline free phone program
Free or discounted phone and service for people on Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, or low income. Apply online or through a carrier.