Need Food Now?
There are a couple of ways to reach emergency food providers in the Dona Ana County Please select a method below:
- El Caldito (Soup Kitchen) provides a complete, nourishing meal, using available provisions, to all who come to our door. Hunger and need are our only criteria. For more information call (575) 525-3831 or visit elcaldito.com.
- Visit New Mexico Human Services Department. The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps many low- income households buy the food they need to stay healthy, productive members of society. SNAP Benifits are simple to use when you purchase food products at your grocery store. For more information call (575) 524-6500 (west) or (575) 524-6568 (east) or visit hsd.state.nm.us.
- Or visit New Mexico Association of Food Banks to find a food pantry near you.
Want to apply for Casa de Peregrinos food program?
Eligibility Requirements
Clients are interviewed for their eligibility and given a months supply of food to be cooked in their homes. If they are living in their vehicles or on the street they are given a weeks supply of food that require no cooking or refrigeration.
Who qualifies for our program? Each case is unique with different circumstances. Not all cases will fit the criteria exactly, but such cases could involve
- A family who is out of work and has no unemployment benefits coming
- A welfare family whose check has been lost, stolen or discontinued
- A new food stamp recipient who is waiting for their stamps to arrive
- Special referrals where families have had a recent death or illness
- Special cases where everything has been stolen or destroyed
- Transients with job seeking goals
When you apply for food you need to bring the following information
- I.D or Drivers license
- Proof of physical address (light bill, rent receipt etc. P.O boxes are not accepted.)
If you would like more information about receiving food please contact us.
