Rockingham Community Action in New Hampshire, NH

The Promise of Community Action: Community Action changes people's lives, embodies the spirit of hope, improves communities, and makes America a better place to live. We care about the entire community and we are dedicated to helping people help themselves and each other.

Asset Development
RCA helps families retain more of their income and develop assets to make self-sufficiency a reality

Child Care Services
Resource & Referral and Food Programs provide assistance to families and child care providers.

Crisis Assistance and Support
RCA provides help for those with immediate basic food and shelter issues.

Education and Employment
Workforce Investment Act and Workplace Success programs available.

Energy
Programs available to assist families in crisis and provide energy conservation and income savings.

Head Start
Comprehensive program for education, health, nutrition and social development of low-income children.

Health and Nutrition
Programs aimed to improve the health and nutritional status of infants, children, families and seniors.

Literacy
Adult Basic Education classes and programs designed to improve children's ability to read.

Senior Services
Elderly Housing, nutrition programs and the Personal Emergency Response System for seniors.

NH Easy
Apply for Medical Coverage, Food Stamps, Child Care and Medicare Beneficial Assistance Programs.

Turning Hardship into Hope in Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Rockingham Community Action provides more than temporary solutions. Every year, we help thousands to acquire the tools and skills they need to secure brighter futures.

• Atkinson
• Auburn
• Brentwood
• Candia
• Chester
• Danville
• Deerfield
• Derry
• E. Kingston
• Epping

• Exeter
• Fremont
• Greenland
• Hampstead
• Hampton
• Hampton Falls
• Kensington
• Kingston
• Londonderry
• New Castle

• Newfields
• Newington
• Newmarket
• Newton
• N. Hampton
• Northwood
• Nottingham
• Plaistow
• Portsmouth
• Raymond

• Rye
• Salem
• Sandown
• Seabrook
• S. Hampton
• Stratham
• Windham

Rockingham County, NH

Welcome to Rockingham Community Action (RCA). RCA is one of about 1,000 members in the National Community Action Partnership, and one of the six Community Action Agencies in New Hampshire. In all of the programming we develop and in each the services we provide, we endeavor every day to live that Promise of Community Action at the top of this page.

In each of the 37 communities of Rockingham County, RCA is striving to make a difference, and flesh out that promise to “change people’s lives” and make our corner of America “a better place to live.” We have done so for 46 years, and intend to do so for many years into the future.

We invite you to look through our services and programs, learn a bit more about Community Action and what we do. Perhaps you have needed assistance in the past, or are currently using a service of Community Action. Or, you might know someone who could benefit from one of the programs and services outlined on these pages, or you might be willing to help out in an area you see identified here.

Whatever your circumstances, we hope you find what you are looking for on these pages.

Thanks for “visiting” with us, and let us know what you think of the site. We are proud to be part of the community that is Rockingham County!

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