Welfare

For Welfare Assistance any hour of the day, call 2-1-1 for State and County Resources. This number can provide you resources for housing, food, electrical, water, child assistance, mental health services, medicare, and more!

To make an appointment, residents of New Durham, New Hampshire needing assistance should contact the Town Hall, 4 Main Street Monday through Thursday 8:00am to 4:00pm by email or phone. 

Mission Statement:

"Under RSA 165 whenever a person in any town is poor and unable to support himself, he shall be maintained by the overseers of public welfare of such town, wether or not he has residence there."

We provide assistance to individuals, families and households who lack adequate resources to meet their basic needs.

We are facilitators in that we direct those in need to relief agencies, i.e. federal, state, non-profit, etc. therefore reducing the burden on our department budget and the New Durham tax payers.

We strive to promote self reliance, independence and self sufficiency.