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?
We are NOT taking used items at this time.
Effective November 15th, the food pantry is CLOSED. Our floor space is being used for our holiday programs. The food pantry will REOPEN in January 2025.
We are taking food for our Thanksgiving basket - we have over 375 families signed up. We need the following items to complete our Thanksgiving baskets for them: can green beans, corn, peas, cranberry sauce; gravy jar or mix, stuffing mix, pre-made deserts and turkeys. We need these as soon as possible to be able to adjust our counts. Delivery can be made on Tuesdays, 9am to 1pm, Wednesdays, 9am to 1pm, and Thursdays, 9am to 7pm. We start setting up and assembling our baskets on Monday, November 18th. If you cannot go shopping for items, you can donate gift cards for local grocery store or online through our PayPal link.
For Christmas Star gift program - we accept NEW toys and clothing for Christmas gifts, gift cards, and cash donations.