Concord, Capital Region Pantries Receive 238 Cases Of Nonperishables

CONCORD, NH — More than a dozen social service agencies, food pantries, and churches received food to feed the hungry on Tuesday.

The Capital Region Food Program delivered more than 238 cases of nonperishables as part of the program’s Year-Round Distribution Project for September. The items included canned fruit and vegetables, peanut butter, breakfast cereal, pasta, and soups. The food is distributed at no cost to participating partner agencies, according to the org.

The program delivers food to organizations serving Concord and 17 other communities in the capital region. Volunteers secure monetary donations by soliciting in-kind services from local businesses and the general public and collaborating with other community distribution and service agencies, the org said.

The pantries receiving the donations in September included the Blueberry Express Day Care, the Boscawen Congregational Church Food Pantry, the CenterPoint Food Pantry, Christ the King Food Pantry, Concord Housing Authority, the Epsom Food Pantry, the Friends of Forgotten Children, Merrimack Valley Day Care, the St. Paul’s Church Food Pantry, Suncook CAP, Undercover Food Pantry, Warner Connects, and the West Congregational Church Food Pantry.

For a complete listing of partner agencies supported by the org’s Year-Round Distribution Project efforts, visit capitalregionfoodprogram.org.

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