Help in New Hampshire
For people starting over after prison, foster care, treatment, homelessness, abuse, or trafficking
We've verified 24 places in New Hampshire, most of them in Manchester, Nashua and Concord, plus 13 that serve the whole state. The most help we've found here is for people leaving homelessness (15) and after prison or jail (11).
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.
Community Reentry – Division of Rehabilitative Services
State prison reentry starts inside with education, job training, and case management, then moves people through the Transitional Work Center and three transitional housing units (Shea Farm, Calumet, North End) during their last two years. After release, the Division of Field Services supervises parole from 11 district offices.
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.
Revive Recovery
Peer recovery support center headquartered in downtown Nashua with satellite sites in Manchester and Milford. Certified recovery support workers offer one-on-one coaching, harm reduction supplies, and the Beyond Justice NH program for people with criminal legal involvement.
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
SAMHSA National Helpline
Free, confidential treatment referral for substance use and mental health. Finds local programs that take your insurance or none.
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.
National Human Trafficking Hotline
24/7 confidential hotline for survivors of trafficking and people who suspect it. Connects to vetted local services.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
24/7 confidential help for anyone affected by domestic violence. Advocates connect you to local shelters and legal help.
Start right where you are
Each program has a step-by-step checklist for the first 72 hours, 30 days, and 90 days, so you always know your next step.