More than just children, we help families and individuals in need in many ways.
Our volunteers are the heart of our organization. Looking for a great way to help people? Join us!
We provide gently used clothing and shoes to those in need.
We bring the holiday spirit of Thanksgiving an Christmas to families and children of Merrimack county.
Friends of Forgotten Children, a volunteer-run provider of food, clothing and holiday gifts for low income and at-risk individuals and families, has been serving the greater Concord area since 1972.
In 2022 FOFC provided food from our food pantry to 2,215 families consisting of 5,648 individuals. Our holiday program provided over 680 children with holiday gifts, and over 290 families with Thanksgiving baskets.
We make a huge impact for individuals and families of the greater Concord Community and Merrimack County. None of this is possible without our amazing volunteers. Intersted in volunteering?
Check us out at the Pittsfield Balloon Rally, August 2nd and 3rd. We will be running a tent for fundraising for our children's programs.
To all our Christmas Star donors, volunteers and other community support - We really appreciate your support this year. We successfully handed out gifts to over 800 children this year.
Needed: volunteers to help on Thursday afternoon-evenings. We need people to help checkout - monitor the food shopping room. If you have one or more hours you could do, please come in and talk to the Director.