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First Congregational Church of Manchester, NH 508 Union Street, Manchester, NH Hours 9:00AM – 3:00PM Monday-Friday

If you know the whereabouts of any homeless camps, please let us know and we’ll try to help the people who reside in them. Don’t put any locations on this post. Just send us a message or give us a call. Thank you. Our telephone # is 603-374-4534 Email – shepherdswayinc@gmail.com

On Wednesday November 26, 2025, Shepherd’s Way went to 39 Beech Street Homeless Shelter and delivered 120 bottles of water and enough mashed potatoes to feed 60 people. 39 Beech is one of our favorite places to assist through our Partner’s Program and we try to be there for them. When the weather gets cold…

  On November 25, 2025, Shepherd’s Way was recognized by WMUR-TV’s 2025 Spirit of Giving Initiative for its efforts in assisting the unhoused homeless community in the Greater Manchester Area of New Hampshire. We thank WMUR for this recognition. Here are the links to the story: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rz7V-V0A2SZwqV-M-dbOpfnaVM-fKjmv/view?usp=sharing Manchester nonprofit collecting donations to help the homeless

After doing eight years of street outreach, you’d think that we’d be pretty hardened to the tragedies of homelessness. But there are times when it can still get to us and affect us deeply. Recently, we went out on outreach, and we came across some very cold individuals. One individual an elderly gentleman was laying…

From years of doing street outreach with the unhoused we’ve learned that a non-judgmental, non-transactional approach works best. We’ve learned that conversations involving moral correctness must be handled carefully especially when addiction is involved. Why? Because framing an unhoused person’s predicament as punishment or personal failure can compound the sense of guilt and shame that…

From November 16th through December 7th  First Congregational Church of Manchester, NH 508 Union Street, Manchester, NH  Hours 9:00AM – 3:00PM Monday-Friday  

We are pleased to announce that we’ve been recognized by WMUR-TV’s 2025 Spirit of Giving Initiative for our efforts to assist the unhoused homeless community in the Greater Manchester Area of New Hampshire. We are deeply honored to receive this recognition, and we thank WMUR and our loyal supporters and volunteers who have helped us…

            Year-Round Basics ☐ Durable backpack or rolling bag ☐ Sleeping bag (insulated if possible) ☐ Tent or tarp ☐ Flashlight + batteries ☐ Reusable water bottle ☐ First aid kit ☐ Hygiene kit (soap, toothbrush, wipes, feminine products) ☐ Non-perishable food (granola bars, peanut butter, canned goods) ☐ Socks and underwear (new) ☐ ID/document…

We love getting donations of lightly used clothing, especially when it is clean, in-season, and in good condition. It really helps us to stretch our outreach budget for goods that our homeless friends really need. We ask for in season items only because we can get them out to the streets immediately without having to…