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 driven 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 2024, FOFC provided food from our food pantry to 2,898 families consisting of 7,418 individuals. Our holiday program provided 622 children with Holiday Star gifts, and over 346 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. Interested in volunteering?
Just a reminder that the only donations we are currently accepting are NEW clothing, NEW toys, food, and monetary donations. On January 6th we will resume accepting other donations.
Volunteers are needed to help unload trucks with food on Tuesday afternoons and one Monday morninig per month. We also need volunteers for Thanksgiving basket food unloading the 17th and 18th of November.
Things we could use for the pantry - personal care items like soaps, hair care products, shaving items, toothpaste, feminine hygiene items, and laundry pods.
Sponsors needed for Christmas Star gift program: Christmas signups for families to request help in getting Christmas gifts for their children is coming soon. We need people who are interested in helping by taking a Christmas Star for a child. If interested send a email to: ChristmasStars@fofcnh.org
Thanksgiving Basket handout is coming very soon! We could use the following: can peas, cranbery sauce, green beans, stuffing mix, gravy mix or jar, broth, pie filling, cake mixes, olives or pickles, and frozen pies. Please bring inside the building on Tuesdays 9 to 3, Wednesdays 9 to 3, and Thursdays 9 to 11 and noon to 7.
We will not be taking donations of clothing and used items. We need to clear our floor space for our Holiday programs. We will resume taking these items in January. Thank you so much!
We are taking NEW clothing and NEW toys, food and monetary donations.