A free directory of 1434 places to get help in and around Grant County, New Mexico: shelter, food, recovery, health care, benefits, legal help and more. Kept up to date by the Silver City Gospel Mission.
Just arrived in Silver City with nothingUse when someone is new to Silver City or Grant County and has no money, no place to stay, no ID or phone, and does not know where to start.
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Clothing bankconfirmed October 2026
Clothing, showers and laundry
Once a month, up to 10 free items of clothing per family member (for example 1 blanket, 1 coat, 1 pair of gloves, 1 pair of shoes), plus household items as needed. You can pick up a food box at the same visit.
Free clothing mending day (with Southwest Women's Fiber Arts Collective)confirmed October 2026
Clothing, showers and laundry
Volunteers from the Southwest Women's Fiber Arts Collective mend clothes free while you wait (hems, tears, buttons, seams, sweaters) and teach mending; learners get a small sewing kit. Held on a Saturday every few months.
Hours: Saturdays 10 am-12 pm, every few months ("Mending Our Ways" repair day). Next: Sat Nov 21, 2026
Street outreach and drop-in centerconfirmed October 2026
Emergency shelter · Housing and rent help · Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · Hygiene and personal care · 1 miles from Silver City
Peer-led outreach plus a low-barrier daytime drop-in: food, water, hot drinks, hygiene supplies, phone and internet access, and help with housing, health care and recovery. Overnight warming center on freezing nights.
Clothing, showers and laundry · 1 miles from Silver City
Nonprofit thrift store selling used clothing and household goods cheaply; profits buy food for The Commons, SPIN and other Grant County hunger programs.
Seasonal Overnight Shelter (SOS)confirmed October 2026
Emergency shelter · Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · Hygiene and personal care · 1 miles from Silver City
Overnight shelter for men, women and children with hot showers, dinner, laundry and counseling. Serves Grant and Luna counties. Not wheelchair accessible. Also listed at 601 N. Gold St. (same cul-de-sac at 7th and Gold).
Hours: Usually opens December 1, every night from 5:00 pm. May be open more of the year: SPIN reported 3,900 bed nights in one quarter of 2025. Call to check.
Where: 610 N. Silver St. (cul-de-sac at 7th St. and Gold, behind the public works yard), Silver City, NM (map)
Who it's for: Anyone experiencing homelessness: men, women and children, all ages and genders. No ID or citizenship needed. No violence, firearms, smoking, recreational drugs or alcohol.
Free interview and work clothingconfirmed October 2026
Clothing, showers and laundry · Jobs and training · 1 miles from Silver City
Free new and gently used business and work clothes (suits, dresses, jackets, shirts, pants, dress shoes, belts) for interviews and jobs, in the WNMU Career Center. Stop by during open hours or call for an appointment.
Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · 53 miles from Silver City
Local nonprofit in Deming. Food boxes and USDA commodities are given out only on commodity day (3rd Thursday). Clothing needs a voucher from TLC, S.P.I.N. or Healing House. Thrift store at the same site.
Clothing and resources for houseless people and their pets (Deming)confirmed October 2026
Clothing, showers and laundry · Pets · 53 miles from Silver City
Deming thrift and resource shop that describes itself as dedicated to the houseless community and their pets; listed for clothing. Walk-ins accepted per listing.
Thrift store and Saturday food pantryconfirmed October 2026
Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · Faith and community · 53 miles from Silver City
Catholic charity thrift store with low-cost clothing and household goods; also listed as a Saturday food pantry. Ask about vouchers for people in need.
Southwest New Mexico Veterans Transition Center / Veteran's Assistance Center of Luna County
Veterans food pantry and mobile pantrynot yet confirmed: call first
Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · Veterans · 53 miles from Silver City
Veterans center that gives food to veterans, families and widows, has helped with clothing and benefits advocacy, and hosts a weekly pop-up food distribution.
Transitional housing and crisis help (The Garden at Mesilla Healing)confirmed October 2026
Housing and rent help · Clothing, showers and laundry · Transportation · 92 miles from Silver City
Small T or C nonprofit with a 6-bed transitional house for single adults and help with food, clothing, household goods, transport and job/housing searches for people in crisis.
Food pantry and clothing closetconfirmed October 2026
Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · Faith and community · 97 miles from Silver City
Church ministry in the building north of the church (across from Elephant Butte post office) giving out food, clothing and household goods; prayer offered; has offered home delivery for homebound people.
Emergency shelter and recovery programconfirmed October 2026
Emergency shelter · Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · Alcohol and drug recovery · Faith and community · Hygiene and personal care · 110 miles from Silver City
Christian shelter for up to 120 people with separate areas for men, women and families, three free meals a day, clothing and showers; also offers a longer Christ-centered recovery and work program.
Christian shelter, three daily meals and longer-stay programconfirmed October 2026
Emergency shelter · Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · Alcohol and drug recovery · Jobs and training · 113 miles from Silver City
Christian shelter in Las Cruces with room for up to about 120 people a night. It serves breakfast, lunch and dinner every day to residents and walk-in guests and hands out blankets, socks and clothing. Longer-stay guests get Bible study, counseling, recov
Day center and housing programsconfirmed October 2026
Housing and rent help · Clothing, showers and laundry · Jobs and training · Phone, mail and internet · Hygiene and personal care · 110 miles from Silver City
Day center for homeless and near-homeless people with showers, laundry, mail, phone, lockers, clothing and case management; also runs rapid rehousing, permanent supportive housing, homeless prevention and Mano y Mano day labor.
Clothing vouchers and fire/flood emergency help (Las Cruces)confirmed October 2026
Clothing, showers and laundry · Utilities and bills · Weather and disaster · 113 miles from Silver City
Las Cruces Salvation Army offers clothing and furniture vouchers, a food pantry, and utility help when funds allow; cash help is mostly limited to fire or flood emergencies.
Men's Resource Center (emergency shelter and day center)confirmed October 2026
Emergency shelter · Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · Medical care · Alcohol and drug recovery · Phone, mail and internet · Hygiene and personal care · 155 miles from Silver City
Barrier-free 24-hour shelter and day center for homeless men with three meals a day, showers, laundry, storage, clothes closet, free medical care, mail/phone service and substance-use counseling.
Emergency shelter · Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · Jobs and training · Faith and community · Hygiene and personal care · 155 miles from Silver City
Christian mission downtown offering emergency shelter with free meals, showers and laundry, plus a recovery program and job training at its Hallelujah! BBQ restaurant.
Good Neighbor Alliance (Catholic Community Services)
Sierra Vista emergency shelterconfirmed October 2026
Emergency shelter · Housing and rent help · Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · Hygiene and personal care · 190 miles from Silver City
Shelter in Sierra Vista for homeless individuals and families with breakfast, dinner, showers and coordinated entry for housing. Merged with Catholic Community Services in 2025.
Center of Opportunity emergency shelterconfirmed October 2026
Emergency shelter · Housing and rent help · Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · Jobs and training · Faith and community · Hygiene and personal care · 200 miles from Silver City
Large Christian shelter campus in a former hotel on Tucson's south side for men, women and families with children. Gives beds, daily hot meals, showers, laundry, clothing and case management, with many partner agencies on site.
Hospitality House emergency shelterconfirmed October 2026
Emergency shelter · Housing and rent help · Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · Veterans · Hygiene and personal care · 200 miles from Silver City
24-hour shelter near downtown Tucson for adults, women with children and families. Up to 7 nights in a 30-day period, with a hot meal, showers, a cot, sack lunch and coordinated entry housing assessments.
Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico (TGRCNM)
Drop-in center, case navigation and Casa Lola transitional housingconfirmed October 2026
Housing and rent help · Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · Mental health and crisis · ID and documents · 230 miles from Silver City
Drop-in center with showers, clothing closet, food pantry and lunch, computers, free counseling, help changing name/gender marker on ID, and transitional housing. Remote support available statewide.
Good Shepherd Center (Brothers of St. John of God)
Men's overnight shelter and Fresh Start recoveryconfirmed October 2026
Emergency shelter · Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · Alcohol and drug recovery · Faith and community · Hygiene and personal care · 235 miles from Silver City
Catholic overnight shelter for men with a bed and shower, plus free community meals. Also runs a 6-month Fresh Start live-in recovery program.
Day shelter, behavioral health and housingconfirmed October 2026
Housing and rent help · Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · Mental health and crisis · Phone, mail and internet · 235 miles from Silver City
Weekday day shelter with meals, clothing, mail, storage and phone, plus therapy, psychiatry and help getting into housing (coordinated assessment / VI-SPDAT done on site).
Emergency shelter (families, women, limited men)confirmed October 2026
Emergency shelter · Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · Children, youth and families · Faith and community · 235 miles from Silver City
Large Christian shelter open 24/7 with meals and beds; mainly serves women and families (one or two parents), with a limited number of beds for men. Also runs a longer faith-based life-recovery program.
Who it's for: Homeless women, families of any makeup, and a limited number of men; intake includes a background check (no violent charges, no sex offenders)
Emergency shelter · Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · Alcohol and drug recovery · Jobs and training · Faith and community · 235 miles from Silver City
Free 12-month Christian residential program for men giving housing, meals, clothing, counseling, life and job skills while they recover from addiction, homelessness or trauma.
Single adult shelter (Key Campus)confirmed October 2026
Emergency shelter · Housing and rent help · Clothing, showers and laundry · Hygiene and personal care · 300 miles from Silver City
Arizona's largest shelter for single men and women, open 24/7, with beds, showers, clothing and case management. CASS also runs Vista Colina family shelter and The Haven for adults 55+.
Emergency shelter · Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · ID and documents · Hygiene and personal care · 315 miles from Silver City
Faith-based shelter for men, women and children (up to 90 days) with showers, laundry, help getting ID and Social Security paperwork, counseling and hot meals; warming shelter below 32 degrees.
Low-barrier emergency shelterconfirmed October 2026
Emergency shelter · Housing and rent help · Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · Medical care · 400 miles from Silver City
Northern Arizona's largest shelter; low-barrier (no sobriety or faith requirement). Adult shelter plus motel rooms for families and medically vulnerable adults, day services and coordinated entry.
Men's emergency shelter and Sanctuary Houseconfirmed October 2026
Emergency shelter · Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · Alcohol and drug recovery · Faith and community · 400 miles from Silver City
Christian rescue mission in downtown Flagstaff with overnight beds and three meals a day for men, plus a 12-18 month faith-based New Life recovery program.
Emergency shelter · Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · Children, youth and families · Hygiene and personal care · 440 miles from Silver City
Shelter with men's and women's dorms and family rooms, meals, clothing and hygiene supplies; stays up to 30 days. Short 'cot nights' sometimes available for people passing through.
Emergency shelter · Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · Utilities and bills · 450 miles from Silver City
70-bed shelter for families and individuals with three meals a day; extra cots and warming/cooling station in extreme weather; also food pantry and utility help.
Southwest Safehouse (domestic violence shelter)confirmed October 2026
Emergency shelter · Food · Clothing, showers and laundry · Domestic and sexual violence · Children, youth and families · Hygiene and personal care · 450 miles from Silver City
24/7 confidential shelter in Durango for survivors of domestic violence and their children, with meals, showers, laundry, counseling, and job and parenting help.
Some help people need still isn't available in Grant County, like inpatient detox, a local public defender office, and help applying for disability. See the list, and tell us if your organization can help fill one, or if you know of help we've missed.
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Kept by the Silver City Gospel Mission · 111 S. Texas St., Silver City, NM 88061 · 575-388-5071 · Updated October 28, 2026.
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