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.
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.
Information comes from the providers themselves, public sources and our staff. It is offered as a help, not a guarantee; please call ahead.