Friends Feeding Friends is a program designed to decrease food insecurity, increase healthy food access, and reduce food waste for all residents of the Mascoma Valley Regional School District, which is comprised of the towns of Canaan, Dorchester, Enfield, Grafton, and Orange. The program launched in February 2016 and has grown exponentially.
Our program operates two public food pantries:
Canaan Pantry
9 On the Common (behind Canaan Hardware)
Tuesdays 3-5pm
Enfield Pantry
19 Main Street (in the basement of the former police station)
Wednesday 3:30-6pm
We also operate a pantry annex at the Mascoma Valley Regional High School that directly provides any needs of the students with the help of school staff.
Shopper FAQ
Our pantries are open to anyone in need of a 3-5 day supplemental supply of groceries that lives in one of the five Mascoma River Valley Towns in New Hampshire: Canaan, Dorchester, Enfield, Grafton, and Orange.
Shoppers may visit one of our two public locations once a week.
If you are a new pantry shopper, we ask simple questions that help us report required information to our partner agencies. Please come prepared to verbally let us know your name, the name of your head of household (if other than you), head of household date of birth, your relationship to head of household, and town, state of residence, and age for each member of the household.
If you are an existing pantry shopper, we may occasionally need to confirm a few details, but you will not have to answer all questions again.
All shoppers are to practice appropriate health precautions. If you are sick and need a food delivery and do not have a family member or friend who can pick up for you, please contact your town’s emergency services manager.
If you cannot come to the pantry during pantry hours, please email PantryCoo@FriendsofMascoma.org or call 603-632-4542 to make arrangements.
Partners
We partner with many local organizations to bring nutritional opportunities into the district including the New Hampshire Food Bank, Willing Hands, USDA Tri-County CAP, Mascoma Valley Ecumenical Council, the Mascoma Valley first responders, Shaw’s, Dollar General, Lions Clubs, Elks Clubs, and more.
Item donations
Donations may be dropped off in bins during hours of business at:
Canaan Hardware
Canaan Village Pizza
Enfield House of Pizza
Enfield Public Library
Also at the FOM office location, in Canaan, on Mondays thru Wednesdays 10 am - 1 pm.
Volunteers
We welcome anyone and everyone through our doors to help in many ways: stocking pantry shelves, receiving deliveries, pantry cleaning, shopper assistance, fundraising, event planning, office work, etc. If you are interested in volunteering, please email PantryCoo@FriendsofMascoma.org or call the office at 603-632-4542 to find a good fit for your skills. You will be asked to read and sign a liability waiver before volunteering.
Food Insecurity
Learn more about food insecurity in NH Food Bank's "2023 Report to the Community", in Feeding America’s "Map the Meal Gap" interactive food insecurity map of America, and on the USDA website.
Questions?
Please visit our FAQs. You may also contact us at info@friendsofmascoma.org