Nashua Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Nashua, New Hampshire that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the New Hampshire page.

Legal aid

603 Legal Aid is the statewide intake point for free civil legal help in New Hampshire. It handles intake for New Hampshire Legal Assistance, and it provides free legal information, advice and referrals to people with low income. Apply online or by phone.¹

New Hampshire Legal Assistance provides free legal advice and representation to people with low income in civil cases about housing, public benefits, domestic violence and other basic needs. Its attorneys are at the Nashua District Division courthouse before eviction hearings each week. NHLA lists no Nashua office address.²

Food

Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter serves hot meals daily and runs a food pantry for anyone in need in the greater Nashua area. No identification is required. It is the only local shelter providing emergency family shelter.³

Corpus Christi Food Pantry and Assistance has served the Nashua community since 1999. It provides food, basic toiletries and cleaning supplies, plus short-term financial assistance to help prevent hunger and homelessness.⁴

Social services

The Front Door Agency helps households in Greater Nashua stay housed. Its Housing Stability program provides financial help with rent, utilities and heating fuel to stop an eviction or a shutoff, plus security deposit assistance and rapid rehousing for families on the verge of homelessness.⁵

The Salvation Army in Nashua provides emergency financial assistance, food and nutrition programs, casework and seasonal help, including Christmas assistance for families with children.⁶