The Friendly Kitchen

As Hunger Awareness Month wraps up, we're sharing this from Feeding America because it explains something our neighbors are feeling right now. SNAP participation is down by millions nationally, and more changes are coming. Food banks and kitchens like ours do everything we can, but for every meal our network provides, SNAP provides nine. When one piece shrinks, the whole system feels it.

Thank you to everyone who gave, volunteered, and spoke up this month.

SNAP is changing fast, and new national reporting lays out the numbers. More than 4 million people, many of them children, have lost access to SNAP food assistance between last July and April. Nationally, participation is down 11%, from about 42 million people to 37 million.

More changes are on the way. Starting this October, states will take on a bigger share of SNAP's administrative costs. An even bigger shift lands in October 2027, when many states will also take on a share of SNAP's benefit costs. Experts warn these funding changes could push some states to scale back the program or step away from it altogether.

Here's why that matters to all of us: there's no replacement for SNAP. For every meal the Feeding America network provides, SNAP provides nine. Food banks and SNAP work together to help neighbors put food on the table, and when one piece shrinks, the whole system feels it.

Understanding what's changing is the first step toward protecting food access for everyone.

Get the facts on SNAP: FeedingAmerica.org/SnapFacts

There is still time to support the Friendly Kitchen at Revo Casino and Social House in Keene! Through tomorrow 9/17, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to The Friendly Kitchen.

🎰❤️ Looking for a fun way to give back? Join us at Revo Casino and Social House in Keene from 9/8 through 9/17 — a portion of the proceeds will go directly to support The Friendly Kitchen!

Help us continue to nourish our community, one plate at a time. Come play, have fun, and make a difference while you're at it! 🃏

We are excited for a new partnership!

We're teaming up with American Legion Post 31 Penacook NH, to support their Meal Train for local veterans facing food insecurity. Our Family Friendly Meals Program is expanding to help feed these deserving veterans, right alongside the families we already serve.

They served for us... Let's serve them. 💙❤️

🍎 It's back-to-school season, which means our volunteers are cooking up some extra-special meals for the Family Friendly Meals Program! 💛

This growing program needs weekly volunteers to help with driving and cooking.

If you're interested, please email [email protected].

🏌️‍♂️ What a day at the 9th Annual Drive Out Hunger Golf Tournament! 🏌️‍♀️

Swing by our photo album to relive the highlights, from the first tee shots to the closing celebration! ⛳

Thanks to our generous community, another year of the Drive Out Hunger Tournament is officially in the books. Every putt, prize, and dollar raised brings us closer to a future where no one in our community goes hungry.

💛 A HUGE thank you to:
🙌 Our amazing sponsors, whose support makes this event possible year after year
🙌 Our generous donors, who gave so freely to fuel our mission
🙌 Every golfer who came out, played hard, and had a great time.

Nine years strong, and it's all because of YOU. We couldn't do this without this incredible community rallying together for such a meaningful cause.

Here's to another year of making a difference, one swing at a time! 🍞⛳💚

To learn more, visit our website:
https://www.thefriendlykitchen.org/golf-tournament-2026

🎰❤️ Looking for a fun way to give back? Join us at Revo Casino and Social House in Keene from 9/8 through 9/17 — a portion of the proceeds will go directly to support The Friendly Kitchen!

Help us continue to nourish our community, one plate at a time. Come play, have fun, and make a difference while you're at it! 🃏

Thank you for your service Hopkinton Rotary!

Hopkinton Rotarians at the The Friendly Kitchen last night lending a hand where it might just make a difference.

We are grateful to Davis & Towle Insurance Group and The Andover Companies who did an amazing job on the dining room. Thank you so much!

Doing good feels good.

Big THANK YOU to The Andover Companies for inviting members of our team to join them in lending a helping hand at The Friendly Kitchen recently.

This crew worked hard cleaning, painting, polishing and more, giving The Friendly Kitchen guests a freshened-up space in which to dine.