Our Annual Impact

Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter volunteers, supporters, and staff served our community between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021 in the following ways:

  • 9,508 nights of emergency shelter provided to homeless persons
  • 44,417 dinner meals served
  • 16,332 breakfast meals served
  • 10,691 visits for fresh fruits and vegetables and bread through our Food Pantry
  • 19,120 pounds of produce taken during breakfast and dinner giveaway
  • 46,000 pounds of produce distributed through our Mobile Food pantries
  • 4,389 food baskets given to households
  • 12,510 frozen Nashua Meals for Kids produced and distributed
  • 507 visits by our Outreach Advocates to homeless individuals, distributing 134 needed items like sleeping bags, tents, and tarps.
  • 562 clients were helped by our Employment and Education advocate.
  • 40 birthday bags (packed with party supplies, cake mix, candles, and gifts) provided to the parent of children celebrating birthdays
  • 43,557 diapers distributed
  • Clients took 514 showers and washed 455 loads of laundry
  • 5,063 bags of toiletries and personal care items distributed
  • 173 pounds of produce grown in NSKS garden beds
  • Individuals and families served come from Nashua, Hudson, Hollis, Wilton, Milford, Amherst, Merrimack, Pelham, and Mont Vernon
  • Volunteers and supporters come from the above cities and towns and beyond