GORHAM, NH | ALTERNATIVE SERVICES
Why this framework is important:
We’ve compiled a list of situation-specific, community based social services, which can be used in place of police services. Research has shown that replacing police presence with other services can cut down on crime and save communities money.
Not only that, but some police services actively endanger community members, and calling an alternative service can offer at-risk individuals specific, compassionate care that police officers are not trained to provide.
Categories You’ll Find Here
Housing
Mental Health
Elders
Crime
Domestic Violence
Youth
HOUSING
Tyler Blain House
Tyler Blain House provides emergency shelter and transitional housing for individuals and families.
603-788-2344
http://www.tccap.org/services/health/homelessness/
AHEAD: Affordable Housing Education and Development
AHEAD creates pathways to safe, affordable housing which strengthens and revitalizes rural communities.
603-444-1377
YOUTH
The Family Resource Center
A non-profit organization serving the needs of children and families that focuses services and programming on working with individuals and families to aid them in learning, and adopting skills that will fortify them on their journey to healthy family functioning. Programs include parenting and recovery support, renatal and infant development programs, reunification and recovery, and youth after school services.
603-466-5190
Coos Family Health Services
Preventative family planning health services provide quality, low cost, and easily accessible reproductive health care for women during their reproductive years. Teens are welcome and can receive confidential care.
603-466-2741
https://www.coosfamilyhealth.org/familyplanning.php
ELDERS
Berlin Senior Center
Offers older adults a choice of options which increase socialization, fitness, creativity, education, and volunteerism.
603-752-3010
http://www.tccap.org/services/seniors/north-country-elder-programs/
Senior Meals of Coös County & Berlin Senior Center-BSC
Senior Meals provides hot, nutritious meals, a daily safety check and friendly interaction to homebound seniors in Coös County who are unable to shop or cook for themselves.
603-752-2545
http://www.tccap.org/services/seniors/north-country-elder-programs/
CRIME (non-emergency)
New Hampshire Legal Aid
To assist in the delivery of legal services to low-income clients and to provide accurate information to the community. It is a joint effort of the Legal Services Agencies serving New Hampshire’s low-income population. We are a community of agencies dedicated to the ideal of equal access to justice.
The following 5 agencies work together to provide representation, legal advice, information, and support to clients with legal problems in New Hampshire.
- 603 Legal Aid (formerly Legal Advice & Referral Center or LARC and the Pro Bono Program of the NH Bar Association)
- New Hampshire Legal Assistance
- The Disability Rights Center
- New Hampshire Public Defender
800-639-5290
603-224-3333
New Hampshire Legal Assistance
NHLA offers clients high quality civil legal services to address the legal problems that affect their daily survival and most basic needs. These services range from simple legal information and advice to vigorous and thorough representation in all of New Hampshire’s courts and before many of the local, state and federal agencies which play large roles in their lives.
1-800-562-3174
https://www.nhla.org/
MENTAL HEALTH
Northern Human Services – The Mental Health Center
Northern Human Services provides professional support and services to people affected by mental illness, developmental disabilities, substance abuse, acquired brain injury or related disorders.
603-752-1005
Coös County Family Health Services
CCFHS offers Behavioral Health at the Pleasant Street site in Berlin 40 hours a week. Services are usually covered by insurance or are available on a sliding fee scale.
603-752-2040
http://www.coosfamilyhealth.org/mental_health.php
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Coös County Family Health Services
Response to Sexual and Domestic Violence is a non-profit, confidential, non-discriminatory, community-based organization, designed to provide trauma informed services to all individuals impacted by sexual and domestic violence, creating a cultural change that promotes health and well-being to all populations within Coos County.
Call: 603-752-5679
Text: (603) 836-9060
http://www.coosfamilyhealth.org/response.php
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Coos County Family Health
Medication Assisted Treatment focusing on the patient’s individual needs, strengths and goals by providing treatment medications along with therapy to guide them down the path of recovery and improve patient outcomes.
603-752-2040
http://www.coosfamilyhealth.org/MAT.php
FOOD SECURITY
NH Food Bank Mobile Pantry
Drive-thru distribution. Volunteers distribute fresh produce, non-perishable items and more. These events are open to anyone in need.