NH Food Councils
Food Councils In NH
Food councils are coalitions that represent community stakeholders from an array of backgrounds and organizations that come together to improve local food systems and address issues of hunger.
The membership, structure, funding, and function of food councils varies depending on communities’ needs. New Hampshire Hunger Solutions supports, participates in, facilitates, and provides technical assistance to regional and statewide food councils and coalitions across New Hampshire.
Scroll down to learn more about statewide coalitions and how you can get involved!
Statewide Councils
NH Food Access Coalition
The coalition is a cross-sectoral group of stakeholders across the food system, government, non-profit, public health and healthcare that meets monthly to identify and address issues of food access in New Hampshire.
SNAP Coalition
The SNAP coalition is a subgroup of the New Hampshire Food Access Coalition that meets to address the low SNAP enrollment in NH.
The primary goal of the SNAP Coalition is to increase SNAP participation in NH.
Nutrition & Health Equity Work Group
NH Nutrition Action Research Network
This group works on administrative policy and systems change to improve access to food and nutrition supports through healthcare.
NH Food Alliance
NH Food Alliance is a statewide network that connects the people, business, organizations, and communities dedicated to growing a thriving, fair, and sustainable local food system in the Granite State.
The Nutrition Access Research Network is a collaboration of academic and institutional researchers and community-based organizations working together to design research and collect data that will improve access to nutrition.
Farm to early care NH
Farm to Early Care NH supports high-quality early care and education programs in NH by increasing access to local, healthy foods, and educational opportunities for early care educators, children, families, and communities.
Find Your Local Food Council or COALITION here!
Click on the fork and knife icon in your region to learn more about the food council in your region.
Find you Local Council
Greater Sullivan County
Upper Valley Food Security Network