11/04/2025
Urgent: Help Feed Our Babies
The NH Department of Health and Human Services has warned that if the federal government shutdown continues past this week, both SNAP and WIC benefits will be suspended statewide effective November 1st. WIC funding covers up to 75% of the formula costs for the mothers and infants at Hope on Haven Hill.
What’s at stake:
Two mothers in our care, each with an infant daughter, will lose access to the formula their babies need to survive.
Baby A: Similac Advance Powder Infant Formula with Iron
Baby B: Similac Total Comfort
How you can help:
Donate formula: Bring unopened, unexpired tubs of Similac Advance or Similac Total Comfort (not Pro Total) powdered forumula to 40 Charles Street, Rochester, NH 03867, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. To arrange another time, email Emily Sheffield at [email protected].
Buy locally: Similac Total Comfort while not available through Amazon (the kind listed is the “Pro” version and that is not an urgent need at this time), is available at Target, Walmart, and other major retailers.
Give directly: If you have the means, you can give a gift of any size on the Donation page of our website and write “Baby Formula” in the comment box.
Thank you for whatever help you may be able to provide at this time. 💜
