Food Donations

Salvageable food products such as outdated items, day-old bakery goods, dented canned goods, products with broken outer packaging, shrinking ice cream, bruised meat products, seconds in produce, mistakes in manufacturing, wrong items shipped, etc., are utilized to help the hungry in this area.

Basic List of Foods
With the nutritional needs of our clients in mind, we try to provide as many as possible of the foods listed below.

• Pinto beans
• Baking powder
• Tomato sauce
• Cornmeal
• Potatoes
• Tortillas
• Margarine
• Chile
• Dry milk
• Soups
• Rice
• Bread
• Baby food
• Cheese
• Sugar
• Onions
• Oatmeal
• Salt
• Flour
• Eggs

We can accept food donations Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays between the hours of 8:30 and 5:00. Just bring them to Casa de Peregrinos (999 W. Amador, Suite F). Or, if you need help with delivery, please give us a call at 575-523-5542.

Volunteers Irene and Johnathan Schultz in front of the food shelf.

Other Donations

Often, our clients ask for certain non-food items, such as soap and shampoo, toothbrushes and toothpaste, and razors and deodorant. Disposable diapers, too, are frequently requested. If you have such items to donate, we welcome those as well.

For our operations in the storage and set-up areas, we always need paper towels, toilet tissue, disposable gloves, and plastic and paper bags of all sizes.

To get more information or to discuss donations of food, furniture, and/other large items, please contact us.

Casa de Peregrinos is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and contributions may be tax-deductible. For more information, please consult your tax adviser.