Friends of Mascoma Foundation

Friends Feeding Friends is our program to assist with food insecurity and nutritional well-being in Mascoma Valley community. We are agents of the New Hampshire Food Bank and that affords us the opportunities to provide needed resources to our three pantry locations. We have two public pantries that operate one day a week each in Canaan and Enfield. We are the primary supplier to the Mascoma Valley Regional High School Pantry Annex that offers snacks to middle and high school students during the school days as well as items students can take home in backpacks. We service the elementary schools located in Canaan and Enfield from the pantry in each town. In 2022 we distributed over 100940 pounds of food and personal items. We served 242 unique households in the Mascoma Valley and provided emergency assistance to additional households. Food is available for emergencies 24 hours a day thanks to our relationships with town human services departments and first responders.

Through our Scholarship program we awarded $21,000 to 14 graduating seniors in 2022. We do our best to promote our scholarships and note that they are also available for all kinds of post secondary education such as certification schools, trade and tech schools as well as traditional 2 & 4 year colleges. Previous scholarship awardees can also apply for additional money up to three more times. In 2022, we awarded $3073 in the form of 6 scholarship renewals. All applications are reviewed by the Board of Directors and voted on in an anonymous manner on an annual basis.

Our Mini-Grant program encourages the Mascoma Valley Regional School District staff to think outside the box to bring in creative enrichment projects and facilitate wonderful teaching ideas. We awarded $3030.41 for projects like an outdoor classroom at our Enfield Village Elementary School, educational enrichment fieldtrips.