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Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter Inc

aka Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter; NSKS   |   Nashua, NH   |  https://nsks.org

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Mission

Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter provides food, emergency shelter, and a wide range of supportive services to individuals and families throughout Greater Nashua. We work to improve and increase access to a full spectrum of basic needs through engaging in advocacy work, conducting sustainable programs, and thoughtfully collaborating with peer agencies.

Ruling year info

1981

Executive Director

Jane Goodman

Main address

2 Quincy Street PO Box 3116

Nashua, NH 03061-3116 USA

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EIN

02-0359239

NTEE code info

Homeless Services/Centers (P85)

Temporary Shelter For the Homeless (L41)

Food Banks, Food Pantries (K31)

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Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Soup Kitchen, Food Pantry, Emergency Shelter, and Supportive Services

NSKS provides emergency shelter for single adults as well as families with children. Food services include a soup kitchen open seven days a week, a food pantry open Monday through Friday, a mobile food pantry that reaches underserved communities, and Meals for Kids distributed through Nashua public schools and with other partners. We helps clients find stable housing and jobs, access educational and training opportunities, and connect with other services such as health care, mental health, and substance use counseling. Our street outreach workers help people living without shelter to access services, and provide assistance such as tents, sleeping bags, and other necessities as needed. Additional services include showers and laundry, diapers and hygiene products, seasonal programs such as holiday boxes, birthday parties for children, backpacks for back to school, health and wellness programs in conjunction with other local organizations, including vaccine clinics.

Population(s) Served
Adults
Children and youth
Economically disadvantaged people
Unemployed people

Where we work

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Our Sustainable Development Goals

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We demonstrated a willingness to learn more by reviewing resources about feedback practice.
done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

    We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

    It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Nashua Soup Kitchen & Shelter Inc

Board of directors
as of 07/01/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Krishna Mangipudi

Shawsheen Valley Technical High School

Rick Ruo

Ruo & Haschig Realty

Madeleine LaRose

No affiliation

Keith Bagley

Northeastern University

Michael "Jerry" Ryan

No affiliation

Shoshanna Kelly

Kelly Creatives

Linda Bennett

No affiliation

Joseph Bates

Linaro

Iraida Muñoz

City of Nashua, Welfare Department

Thomas Bolton

Nashua Police Department

Jennifer Bois

Mental Health Counselor

Amy Kellner

Professional Volunteer/Accountant

Camille Pattison

Greater Nashua Regional Planning Commission

Amanda Steenhuis

Shaheen & Gordon

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 1/2/2024
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 09/01/2022

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
Policies and processes
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.