Greater Nashua
Nashua Soup Kitchen raises more than $250k at annual gala
NASHUA - The Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter recently announced that more than a quarter of a million dollars was raised during its 25th annual gala. Looking ahead, the organization will need every penny as Executive Director Jane Goodman said the NSKS is facing a "quiet emergency.” “Across New Hampshire, federal cuts are deepening,” she said during the Oct. 25 gala. One of those cuts, caused by the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Goodman said the loss of SNAP benefits is causing individuals, who have never needed help before, to come to the NSKS in droves. In response, Goodman said the organization will be launching a mobile food pantry. “When we say, ‘no one will be turned away,’ we mean it,” she said. “We say ‘yes’ when the world says ‘no.’” Goodman said federal housing programs are also on ...
