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Community Resources

We have provided a list of local, state and national resources below.  This is updated regularly to make sure the information is correct.  

Please note the new 988 Suicide Prevention number.  This is to access help and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  If you or someone you care about is experiencing a mental health or substance misuse crisis please use the Rapid Response number.  You can access these services via nh988.com or by calling or texting 988.

If you still need information or have questions after reading through the information below, please contact our office.603.895.7061  info@rcfy.org

 

Raymond School District SAP (Student Assistant Person) 

 

Raymond School District Resources for Youth

Ms. Cosgriff's Introduction Letter.

Ms. Medrano's Monthly Newsletter.

Please use the following access information as needed:

If you or someone you know struggles with substance misuse or addiction there is access to treatment and recovery support services for individuals and family members. Please visit  www.rcfy.org/resources  or DHHS Recovery Support Services   or find resources at Unite Us.  You may contact our office too for support with this process.  

 

Local Assistance

 

Emergency: Call or Text 911  

Mental Health Emergency: Call or Text 988

Raymond Fire Department: 1 Scribner Rd, Raymond, NH 03077. 1(603) 895-3321

Raymond Police Department: 1 Scribner Rd #3, Raymond, NH 03077, 1(603) 895-4747

Town Offices

Town Clerk/Tax Collector windows hours are as follows:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: 8:00am-12:30pm / 1:30pm-4:15pm, Thursday: 1:00pm – 6:00pm​, Friday:  8:00am-12:30pm / 1:30pm-4:15pm

Town Clerk: 1(603) 895-7025, 1(603) 895-7025, 1(603) 895-7026

Tax Collector: 1(603) 895-7060

Raymond Recreation Dept 

Recreation Office hours are as follows: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m. 

Michelle Weaver Recreation Director: mweaver@raymondnh.gov   1 (603) 895-7031 

Tammy Reardon Asst. Rec Director: treardon@raymondnh.gov   1 (603) 895-7030 

Kelly Giberson Recreation Asst.: kgiberson@raymondnh.gov  1 (603).895-7031 

Lyndze Priebe Youth Sports & Special Events: lpriebe@raymondnh.gov    1 (603) 895-7032 

Raymond Area Chamber of Commerce: 64 Freetown Rd, Raymond NH 03077 1(603) 895-2254

President: Alissa Welch, Alissa Lauren Real Estate @ KWCR president@raymondareachamber.com

Dudley Tucker Library: 6 Epping St, Raymond, NH 03077, Main Desk- 1 (603) 895-7057, Children's Rm.1(603) 895-7058

Hours are as follows: Monday 12:00 - 8:00, Tuesday 10:00 - 8:00, Wednesday 10:00 - 5:00, Thursday 12:00 - 8:00, Friday 10:00 - 5:00 

Ray-Fre Senior Center:  64 Main St, Raymond, NH 03077, 1(603) 895-3258

Hours are as follows:  Monday 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Tuesday 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m., Wednesday 9:00 a.m.  - 4:00 p.m., Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.,

Friday 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

American Red Cross: https://nhredcross.org    1(603)225-6697

 

Raymond School District 

Lamprey River Elementary:  1 (603) 895-3117
Iber Holmes Gove Middle School: 1 (603) 895-3394
Raymond High School:1 (603) 895-6616
21st Century After School Program: 1 (603) 895-3394 X 4308

Preschool/Daycare:

Blocks To Books: 129 Route 27 Raymond, NH 03077, 1(603) 895-5323
Little friends early learning center: 77 Main St, Raymond, NH 03077, 1(603) 244-2132
Play, Laugh & Grow LLC: 9 Essex Dr, Raymond, NH 03077, 1(603) 244-3900
Raymond Head Start: 108 Fremont Rd, Raymond, Town of, NH 03077 1(603) 244-2937

Educational Resources:
21st Century After School Program: 1(603) 895-3394 x 4308
Exeter Adult Education:  30 Linden St, Exeter, NH 03833, 1(603) 775-8457
Job Corps: 943 Dunbarton Rd, Manchester, NH 03102, 1(800)733-5627
Salvation Army:  121 Cedar St, Manchester, NH 03101, 1(603) 627-7013
YMCA:  550 Peverly Hill Rd, Portsmouth, NH 03801, 1(603) 431-2334

Family Support:
Big Brothers Big Sisters: 3 Portsmouth Avenue #2, Stratham, NH 03885, 1(603) 430-1140
Catholic Charities: 100 William LOEB DRIVE, UNIT 3, Manchester, NH 03109, 1(603) 669-3030
Waypoint: 464 Chestnut St., P.O. Box 448, Manchester, NH 03105, 1(603) 518-4000
Division of Children, Youth & Families: 1(603) 433-8300

The Family Support Warm Line can be reached toll-free at 1-800-640-6486, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If you suspect child abuse or neglect, call the DCYF Central Intake line at (603) 271-6562 or toll-free (in state) at (800) 894-5533.
Families in Transition: 122 Market St. Manchester NH, 03101,  1(603) 641-9441
Parent Information Center: 54 Old Suncook Rd, Concord, NH 03301 1(800) 947-7005 (NH only) 1(603) 224-7005
Early Intervention Center, Waypoint at the Ritchie McFarland Children’s Center NH: 11 Sandy Point Rd, Stratham, NH 03885, 1(603) 518-4002
Rockingham Community Action: 55 Prescott Rd, Raymond, NH 03077, 1(603) 895-2303
Rockingham VNA and Hospice: 5 Alumni Drive, Exeter, New Hampshire 03833, 1(603) 772-2981
Samaritan Hotline: 1(603) 622-3836
State Office for Veterans Assistance: 1(603) 624-9230  VA customer Service Center : 1(800) 827-1000.

 

For Substance Misuse Treatment and Recovery Resources please visit here 

Raymond High School Students and Families - If you are concerned about yourself, or any other student, regarding substance misuse or other issues that impact a students success, assistance is available to you, your family, friend or neighbors, right at the school.  Contact our office, or the school directly, to learn more about these services.  

The Truth About ACEs: Learn about what Adverse Childhood Experiences are and the impact they have. View the video presentation from our October 11, 2018, monthly meeting, by the Manchester Adverse Childhood Experiences Support Team

Assistance & Resources by Category

ABUSE

DCYF (NH Department of Health and Human Services, Division for Children, Youth & Families): to report abuse, call: (800) 894-5533

Haven NH - Providing support services and prevention education to those impacted by domestic and sexual violence.

NH Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence:
24-Hour Domestic and Sexual Violence Hotline: (866) 644-3574, 
24-Hour Domestic and Sexual Assault Hotline: (603) 224-8893


ALCOHOL/DRUG MISUSE / RECOVERY/ TREATMENT

Alcoholics Anonymous: (603) 622-6967, (800) 593-3330, e-mail: office@nhaa.net

Al-Anon / Alateen: If you have someone you know or love and their drinking is affecting you, Al-Anon can help, (877) 825-2666, or (603) 369-6930 (answering service).  Click the picture below for a current list, as of November 2019, of Al-Anon meetings in NH, which includes Alateen meetings also. 

Alcohol Addiction Resource Center 

Join the Conversation: Keep Children Alcohol Free

Narcotics Anonymous (NA): Program focuses on addiction, obsessive-compulsive behavior and recovery from it, not drug-specific. Call: (603) 645-4777, List of local meetings in the seacoast area. 

NH Drug and Alcohol Treatment Locator: Offers substance misuse information

NH State Services- Information, Referrals  and Resources:  Call or Text 2-1-1

Headrest - (603)-448-4872 ext. 115

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Easter Seals: (603) 623-8863

Rockingham Community Action:  55 Prescott Rd, Raymond: (603) 895-2303

Southern New Hampshire Services, Inc.: Toll-Free: (800) 322-1073 | Local: (603) 668-8010 | Hearing Impaired: (800) 877-8339

COUNSELING SERVICES

Catholic Charities of NH: (603) 669-3030 (800) 562-5249

Waypoint , (603) 668-6260 ,  (603) 518-4002  (800) 640-6486

LifeStance Health Counseling Center:  NH  (603)-713-5661

The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester: (603) 668-4111

NAMI New Hampshire InfoLine (800) 242-6264, message info@NAMINH.org

Seacoast Mental Health: Providing Hope. Promoting Recovery: (603) 772-2710

CRISIS HOTLINES

911 Police, fire or emergency medical assistance from any phone in any location.- Text or Call 911 

988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - Call or Text or chat , The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones,

Seacoast Outright: (603) 552-5824

Headrest -603-448-4400

EATING DISORDERS

National Eating Disorders Association Helpline: (866) 662-1235
Project Heal: Project HEAL provides access to healing for all people with eating disorders.

EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Addiction Policy Forum: Addiction Policy Forum is working to eliminate addiction as a major health problem in the following areas: Helping Patients and Families in Crisis, Improving Treatment, Prevention, Raising Awareness and Promoting Education and Advocacy.

Children's Hospital at Dartmouth: Teen driver website is www.nhteendrivers.com, and traffic safety website is www.trafficsafety4nh.org.

Dudley Tucker Library (Raymond): (603) 895-7057 

Family Resource Connection, NH Children's Behavioral Health Collaborative: (800) 298-4321

Families First: Support for families...health care for all, (603) 422-8208

Raymond Head Start: (603) 244-2937

Salvation Army (Manchester area): (603) 627-7013

Seacoast School of Technology: (603) 775-8461

YMCA (Exeter): (603) 642-3361

EMPLOYMENT

NH Employment Security - Services for Job Seekers

NH Employment Security, Manchester office: (603) 627-7841

NH Works 

FOOD ASSISTANCE

The Raymond School District is offering free emergency breakfast & lunch meals to K-12 students in our community during school's closure due to COVID-19:

Raymond Food Pantry, 55 Prescott Rd., Raymond, NH: (603) 895-2303 

Seacoast Family Food Pantry: (603) 436-0641

NH Food Stamp Program: (800) 852-3345, ext. 9700, 1-603-271-9700

Women, Infants & Children (WIC): (800) 256-9880

NH Housing: (800) 640-7239

Families in Transition New Horizon- Soup Kitchen: tel:603-668-1877 ext.122

FAMILY SUPPORT

Families Anonymous: (800) 736-9805

Families First: Support for families...health care for all, (603) 422-8208

Granite Pathways

Keep Hope Alive Family Support Group (Raymond): Ann (603) 731-4227 or Tom (603) 731-1523

Rockingham Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Care: (603) 778-7311 or for intake (603) 580-8922

UNH Cooperative Extension: (603) 862-1520 

Waypoint (formerly Child & Family Services) Parent Line: (603)-518-4000, (603) 772-3786

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Consumer Credit - Credit Counseling Professionals: (800) 769-3571

Health & Human Services (844) 275-3447

Southern NH Services, Inc. - The Community Action Program for Hillsborough and Rockingham Counties: (800) 322-1073

GRANDPARENT & KINSHIP RESOURCES: 

Step Up Parents - Step Up Parents provides financial assistance to kinship caregivers in New Hampshire who are raising the children of parents with substance use disorder. (603) 319-4739 

Families First: Support for families...health care for all, (603) 422-8208

Grandparent and Caregiver support 

NH Children's Trust Navigation Guide   (603) 224-1279

Grandparents and Relatives Raising Children

Through the NH Family Caregiver Support Program eligible grandparents and relatives can receive respite services such as in-home childcare, after school programs and camps. There are limited funds for items such as school clothing and supplies. 

For more information contact ServiceLink toll free at: 1 (866) 634-9412.

HEALTH

Lamprey Health Care: (603) 895-3351

New Hampshire Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP):  Contact the DHHS Customer Service Center toll-free at 1-844-ASK-DHHS (1-844-275-3447) 

Nurse Advice Line: (844) 265-1278, TDD/TTY (855) 742-0123

Medicaid NH: (800) 852-3345

HOUSING / SHELTERS

Cross Roads House, Portsmouth: (603) 436-2218 (available 24/7)

Families in Transition: (603) 641-9441

Manchester Housing & Redevelopment Authority, Manchester: (603) 624-2100

My Friend’s Place, Dover: (603) 749-3017

New Generation, Greenland, (Pregnant women/Mothers with children only): (603) 436-4989

New Horizons For New Hampshire - Angie's Shelter For Women (for Women): (603) 668-8698

New Horizons For New Hampshire - New Horizons: (603) 668-1877

LEGAL ASSISTANCE

NH Legal Assistance: (800) 562-3174

NH Legal Aid Programs  (800) 639-5290

NHBA Lawyer Referral Service - Full Fee Program (LRS-FF)

LRS-FF provides attorney referrals for those who can afford to pay for legal services at standard attorney rates. Contact us at (603) 229-0002.

NH Judicial Branch Self-Help Center  (603) 224-3333.

LOCAL ASSISTANCE
Emergency: 9-1-1

NH State Services: 2-1-1

Raymond Fire Department: (603) 895-3321

Raymond Police Department: (603) 895-4747

American Red Cross NH/VT: 1-800­-RED-CROSS (1-800­-733-2767), 1(603)225-6697

Northern New England Poison Control: (800) 222-1222

Greater Raymond Area Chamber of Commerce: (603) 895-2254

MENTAL HEALTH ASSISTANCE (See COUNSELING above)

PREGNANCY HELP / BIRTH CONTROL / FAMILY PLANNING

Exeter Health Center: (603) 772-9315

Lamprey Healthcare: (603) 895-3351

Lamprey Health Teen Clinic

Joan G. Lovering Health Center: (603) 436-7588

New Generation: (603) 436-4989

PARENTING

Families First: Support for families...health care for all, (603) 422-8208

Parent Line - Waypoint (formerly Child & Family Services): (800) 640-6486, (603) 518-4000

Parent Information Center: (800) 947-7005, (603) 224-7005

POISON CONTROL

Northern New England Poison Control: (800) 222-1222

RECOVERY/TREATMENT

Addiction Recovery Services – Evidence-based treatment for substance use and co-occurring mental health symptoms. Portsmouth and Salem, NH locations. Intensive Outpatient Programs and Aftercare offered. Greenland office (603) 433-6250,  Intake and admissions: (978) 926-3462

Crossroads Recovery Center is located in Salem, NH. You can contact their office at (603) 912-4490, or (603)475-7388 9:00 a.m.-8:30 p.m. After hours as needed. You may also visit their website for more information. 

Hope for NH Recovery: (603) 935-7524 

The Farnum Center:  Their Misson - "Helping individuals and families find their way to a life free of the effects of alcohol and other drugs through comprehensive treatment and recovery services open to all." Locations in Franklin and Manchester, NH.  Contact: 1-888-840-4243. 1 (603) 622-2030

GateHouse Treatment:  GateHouse Treatment is one of the leading drug rehabs in NH. The drug treatment center is located in beautiful Nashua, New Hampshire, conveniently minutes from downtown Nashua. Their drug rehab in Nashua is an intimate setting with very individualized and focused care.  For 24/7 Treatment Help, call: (855) 448-3588.

Persist: A program for pregnancy and postpartum substance use disorder.  Visit their website,  or contact 978-992-8010. 

RUNAWAYS

National Runaway Safeline: (800) 786-2929, 1 (800) Runaway

SEXUAL IDENTITY

Seacoast Outright: (603) 431-1013 Youth Programing: (978) 561-6201 Parent /Guardian/ Caregiver support (978) 806-2979

The Trevor Project: (212) 695-8650

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

NH DHHS STD Prevention Program / Resources for health care providers : 1 (603) 271-4496

HIV/AIDS Hotline In New Hampshire: 800-852-3345 ext. 4502

SHELTERS (See Housing above)

SUICIDE & DEPRESSION

988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline:  Call or Text 988 the Lifeline anytime, 24/7 

The 988 Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in the United States.

Hampstead Hospital: 218 East Road, Hampstead, NH, 03841 Phone: (603) 329-5311

Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester: (603) 668-4111, Mobile Crisis Response: (800) 688-3544 

Parkland Medical Center Behavioral Health Services, 24/7 Crisis and Referral Line: (603) 433-5270

Portsmouth Regional Hospital Behavioral Health Services: (603) 433-4980

Tobacco, Nicotine, and Vaping

Breathe NH: (603) 669-2411, (800) 835-8647

NH Community Tobacco Resources & Partners

Quit Now NH: (800) 879-8678 (Quit Line)

TREATMENT:  Visit our Treatment/Recovery Resources page

Additional Resources below include; the Unite Us  resource tool as well as "Talk They Hear You" Screen4Success , a user-friendly screening tool for you and those you care for. Specifically, it provides a better understanding of personal health, wellness, and well-being.

Unite Us - New Hampshire