The Town of Walpole provides short-term emergency assistance to eligible individuals or families. If someone is seeking information on long term assistance programs such as Temporary Assistance To Needed Families (TANF), foster care, disability grants, Medicaid, nursing home care, elderly care, and the food stamp program you may contact the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Keene District Branch at (603) 357-3510 or on their website.
Application Process:
Any Walpole, Drewsville or North Walpole resident may apply for assistance. When a resident is in need of assistance, they are asked to stop by the Selectboard office and pick up an application. They may also contact the Welfare Director at (603) 504-5625 or at welfaredepartment [at] walpolenh.us (email) and request an application be sent by mail or email. Applications can also be found on the Town of Walpole website.
The application has a cover sheet which outlines the procedures for filling out the application. Inside the application is a list of items that are needed to determine eligibility for the Town of Walpole Welfare. These items range from rent/mortgage statements, electric bills to proof of income and State of NH Assistance. Bank statements and various verification forms are also needed.
Completed applications can be submitted to the Selectboard Office in person or mailed to:
The Town of Walpole
Welfare Department
PO Box 729
Walpole, NH 03608
All completed applications are reviewed by the Welfare Director. Calls are made to the applicants. Meetings are held virtually or in person if needed. Once determination of eligibility is made, payments go directly to landlords, electric companies, etc. Payments are never made directly to individuals. If an applicant is denied assistance, they are given the opportunity to appeal the decision by meeting with a Fair Hearing Board. If a client is not eligible there are other avenues besides Town Welfare that may be investigated. The Welfare Director assists the applicants by referring them to other agencies.
The Walpole Welfare Department follows state and local guidelines; however, emergency help is available when deemed necessary in extenuating circumstances. All applications and information received is kept confidential.
Town of Walpole
Welfare Assistance Program
- MISSION, PURPOSE, AND AUTHORITY
MISSION
The duty of the Town of Walpole Welfare Department (hereinafter” Welfare”) is to provide short-term emergency assistance to qualified applicants for essentials of daily living in a timely and economical manner. In accordance with established General Assistance Guidelines (hereinafter the “Guidelines”) Welfare makes referrals to programs that aid individuals and families to return to a state of financial self-sufficiency.
PURPOSE
It is the intent and purpose of these Guidelines to strictly regulate the provision of General Assistance within the Town of Walpole, through the administration and enforcement of the Guidelines by Walpole Welfare, to protect the welfare of the citizens, resident’s and taxpayers of the community.
AUTHORITY
In accordance with, and under the authority of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, Chapter 165, Section I, II, authorizing the Board of Selectmen to adopt written guidelines for the General Assistance for the Town, the following Guidelines are adopted to regulate General Assistance in the Town.