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.
20 organizations, 26 services for Hygiene and personal care
Step-by-step help for your situation
Has lice, bed bugs or scabiesUse when someone has itching, bites, a rash, or bugs in hair, clothes or bedding, and needs treatment and a way to clean their things without shame.
Needs a haircutUse when someone needs a haircut or shave to feel better, for a job interview, a court date, school or a photo ID.
Has a sore, wound or foot problem that won't healUse when someone living outside or walking a lot has blisters, sores, cuts or wounds that won't heal, swollen or painful feet, or signs of infection.
HMS Blessing Box - Silver City (24/7 free food and hygiene)confirmed October 2026
Food · Hygiene and personal care
Free 24/7 'take what you need' box outside the HMS Med Square clinic. Stocked with canned goods, snacks, boxed meals, toothbrushes, soap, feminine products and seasonal items like socks, gloves and hand warmers. No forms, no questions.
HMS Blessing Box - Lordsburg (24/7 free food and hygiene)confirmed October 2026
Food · Hygiene and personal care · 45 miles from Silver City
Free 24/7 'take what you need' box outside the HMS Lordsburg clinic with non-perishable food, hygiene items and seasonal necessities. No forms, no questions.
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.
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.
Domestic violence emergency shelterconfirmed October 2026
Emergency shelter · Domestic and sexual violence · Legal help, courts and re-entry · Hygiene and personal care · 53 miles from Silver City
County-run 24/7 shelter for people fleeing domestic violence, with food, toiletries, bedding and case management for housing, jobs, benefits and protection orders; stays up to 90 days.
Domestic violence shelter and advocacyconfirmed October 2026
Emergency shelter · Domestic and sexual violence · Legal help, courts and re-entry · Hygiene and personal care · 53 miles from Silver City
County-run 24/7 shelter for people fleeing domestic violence, with food, toiletries, case management, help with protection orders, housing and benefits.
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.
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.
Diaper bank and period suppliesconfirmed October 2026
Children, youth and families · Hygiene and personal care · 155 miles from Silver City
El Paso diaper bank (Texas Diaper Bank partner) that gives diapers and period supplies to qualifying families at scheduled distributions and through partner agencies; also offers a fathers' support program. No diaper bank was found in Grant, Luna or Hidal
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.
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.
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+.
Transforming Lives Center for Men - short-term care and recoveryconfirmed October 2026
Emergency shelter · Food · Alcohol and drug recovery · Benefits · ID and documents · Faith and community · Hygiene and personal care · 300 miles from Silver City
Christian men's center offering 7-30 day short-term care (bed, meals, clothing, showers, case management) and a path into a year-long recovery program.
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.
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.
New Mexico public schools (HB 134 free period products)
Free pads and tampons in school restroomsconfirmed October 2026
Children, youth and families · Hygiene and personal care
State law (2023) requires free menstrual products in public school restrooms, including middle and high schools in Silver, Cobre and Deming districts. Students can also ask the school nurse.
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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