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A smiling woman in a winter coat carries a box of orange peppers away from the back of the Willing Hands delivery truck

“People come for more than just food” – Finding connection at the Thetford Food Shelf

Food Access Partners, Hunger / June 4, 2026

Bob started volunteering with the Thetford Food Shelf in 2018. “It’s something I can do to help my community,” he says. “It doesn’t take any special skills, really, just the commitment to showing up.” The town hall-based service began in 1984 as the emergency food shelf. In 2004, it had outgrown the two shelves upstairs […]

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Seven adults pose around metal tables loaded with boxes of produce. The background shows shelves of food in a room with fluorescent lights

The Haven’s Community Food Market Takes a Team Approach to Providing Fresh Food

Food Access Partners, Hunger / May 11, 2026

The Community Food Market at the Upper Valley Haven in White River operates Monday-Thursday from 10 am to 4:30 pm and Fridays from 10 am to 3 pm, and carries a wide array of fresh and packaged food, produce, and personal hygiene products for community members in need, all free of charge. On a typical

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A stack of produce crates, many labeled with WH, with loaves of bread and bags of greens stacked on top.

One Meal at a Time: Baby Steps Builds Community Around Food

Families, Food Access Partners, Hunger / April 28, 2026

By Susan Warner Friday morning, closing in on 11 a.m., and the volunteers at Baby Steps Family Assistance community food shelf in Claremont gather around executive director Robin Wittemann. She gives them quick instructions on what’s to come: how to sort and shelve today’s incoming delivery of nutritious food from Willing Hands. Right on time,

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Four women in coats and aprons pose on either side of a cart loaded with boxes of fresh produce

Recipient Organization Spotlight: Lyme Food Pantry

Food Access Partners / April 21, 2026

Driving through Lyme, New Hampshire, you might be taken by the lovely houses and the quaint scenery, but residents know a different story of this New England town. That story is one of deep and connected community. Lyme is also quite affluent, in the top 10% of NH towns for median income, and yet, to

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A Day on the Road with Delivery Coordinator Tim

Food Access Partners, Hunger / March 3, 2026

You may have seen the Willing Hands truck around town. Maybe you see it regularly. From the outside, it’s just another box truck bustling around the Upper Valley. But those who have had the opportunity to spend a day riding along with our Delivery Coordinator, Tim, all agree: it’s delivering more than just food. “In

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Boxes of food are unloaded from a Willing Hands delivery truck, in front of a large white building with a sign reading "Cornish Town Hall."

Recipient Organization Spotlight: Cornish

Food Access Partners, Hunger, News / February 19, 2026

Every Wednesday morning, like clockwork, the Cornish Town Hall is transformed into a bustling community epicenter where food and friendship take center stage. Thanks to the dedication of a team of community leaders and their partnership with Willing Hands, the people of Cornish and surrounding communities have a consistent place to shop for healthy, nutrient-dense

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