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WASHINGTON
WELFARE DEPARTMENT
Located in Town Hall at
7 HALFMOON POND ROAD
WASHINGTON, N.H. 03280
Phone: 603-495-0262
Fax: 603-495-0261
E-mail:
welfare@washingtonnh.org
Carolyn Russell- Director
Welfare Assistance and
Food Pantry Access by Appointment Only
The Town of
Washington Welfare Department provides emergency assistance to persons
who are unable to provide the basic necessities of life for themselves.
These necessities include basic shelter, heat, food and medical
requirements.
Applications
for Assistance are available in Town Hall in the Welfare Brochure Racks
or online on the Town's Documents web page.
Completed Applications along with all relevant supporting documents are
required in order to establish eligibility for assistance. ALL
APPLICATIONS MUST BE PRESENTED IN PERSON. E-mail messages may not
protect confidentiality.
To schedule
an appointment or to obtain further information, please call the Welfare
Office at 495-0262. All phone messages will be returned within one
business day. Assistance is not available from other town offices.
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICE DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS
Main
Office Claremont District
Office Keene District Office
129 Pleasant St 17 Water St,
Suite 301 809 Court St
Concord, NH 03301 Claremont, NH
03743 Keene, NH 03431
800-982-1001
800-624-9700
www.nheasy.nh.gov
Food
Stamps; Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF);
Children, Youth and Family Services; Medical Assistance;
Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Services (WIC);
Assistance Programs for Disabled, Blind and Old AgE
SOUTHWESTERN COMMUNITY SERVICES PROGRAMS
Main
Office Claremont
Office Newport Office
63 Community Way 96 Main
St Ice House Plaza
PO Box 603
PO Box 1338 360 Sunapee St
Keene, NH 03431
Claremont, NH 03743 Newport, NH 03773
1-800-529-0005
542-9528
863-0829
www.scshelps.org
Fuel
Assistance, Electric Assistance,
Neighbor Helping Neighbor, Senior Energy Assistance
SERVICELINK OF SULLIVAN COUNTY
1 Pleasant Street, Suite 105
Claremont, N.H. 03743
1-866-634-9412
www.communityalliance.net
Complete
Guide and Assistance to Resources for Seniors including housing,
personal care, medical, and many more.
OTHER SERVICES YOU MIGHT FIND
USEFUL
MEALS ON WHEELS
Sullivan County Nutrition Services
76 S Main St
PO Box 387
Newport, NH 03773
863-3177
www.dhhs.nh.gov/DHHS/BEAS/home-community.htm
SOCIAL SECURITY
ADMINISTRATION
www.socialsecurity.gov
1-800-772-1213
Hearing impaired call 1-800-325-0778
www.medicare.gov
1-800-633-422
Hearing impaired call 1-877-486-2048
PRESCRIPTION DISCOUNT CARD
(available at Welfare Office)
1-877-321-2652
http://www2.caremark.com/naco/
http://www.sullivancountynh.gov/index.php?doc=3_103
HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN TO AGE 18
(brochure available at Welfare Office)
New Hampshire Healthy Kids
1-877-464-2447
www.nhhealthykids.com
WHEN YOU DON’T KNOW WHERE TO START OR WHO TO
ASK
DIAL 211
Outside of New Hampshire 1-866-444-4211
Hearing impaired 1-603-634-3388
www.211nh.org
The Washington Welfare
Office operates with a budget voted on at Town Meeting. Cash
contributions, donations of healthy, nonperishable food items,
toiletries and home cleaning products are all gratefully accepted by the
Food Pantry for use by residents in need. Please do not donate
perishable items, opened containers or items that are out of date as we
will not be able to use them. |