Somersworth Housing Authority
Serving the Community since 1961
Local & State Government Agencies:
Gerry's Food Pantry:
Dover: 603-330-3468
Other Resources:
Job Corps- Education/Job Training:
1-800-733-5627.
Haven- Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Srv:
603-994-7233
Dept. of Health & Human Services:
Rochester: 603-332-4120
Concord: 603-225-1652
Other NH Housing Authorities:
NH Legal Aid- Advice & Referral Ctr.
Concord: 603-639-5290
Families' First/Healthcare Van:
Portsmouth: 603-422-8208
Options for Women- Pregnancy Counseling
Dover: 603-749-5662
Resource Listing:
Seacoast Eat Local:
Meals-on-Wheels:
Somersworth: 603-692-4211
Dover Adult Learning Center:
Dover: 603-742-1030
Rochester: 603-335-6200
Community Partners: Mental/Behavioral Health:
Rochester: 603-516-9300
Family Strength- Child/Family Services:
Dover: 603-742-5662
COAST Bus Services:
Dover: 603-743-5777
Homeless Shelter of Strafford County
Rochester: 603-332-3065
Vets Inc.-Supportive Services for Veterans:
Concord: 603-401-2537
603-482-2565
Avis Goodwin Health Center:
Somersworth: 603-749-2346
We at the SHA realize that the waiting list for Public Housing and/r the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program can be a lengthy process. We also recognize that there are times when our applicants' may be in a more immediate need of assistance.
Our lobby bulletin board has posting of privately owned/managed locally available apartments. These apartments are NOT subsidized through the SHA & offer rents usually at or slightly above Fair Market rental rents.
Below are a number or state, county and city agencies in the Somersworth, Dover, Rochester and Portsmouth area. In addition, please visit our information stand in our lobby for additional community resource brochures.
Community Action Partnership:
Strafford County: 603-435-2500
Rockingham County: 603-778-1834
Housing Stability Services: 603-435-2448
Community Health:
Disability-Benefits Guide: http://www.thesimpledollar.com/disability-benefits-guide
Service Link- Aging & Disability Resource Center:
Rochester: 603-332-7398
Portsmouth: 603-334-6594
Share Fund- Emergency Assistance:
Somersworth: 603-609-5710
Rochester: 603-335-0011
Community Service Agencies:
Somersworth Human Resources:
603-692-9509
House of Hope Mission Soup Kitchen
Berwick: 207-698-9964
Cross Roads House- Shelter
Portsmouth: 603-436-2218
My Friend's Place- Shelter
Dover: 603-516-8143
NH Healthy Kids:
Concord: 877-464-2447
603-228-2925
Dover: 603-749-5662
Southeastern Drug/Alcohol Services:
Dover: 603-516-8160
Questions? Call us at 1-603-692-2864