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.
8 organizations, 12 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.
Medical care · Seniors and disability · Hygiene and personal care · 1 miles from Silver City
Home health (nurses, therapy, aides) and Medicaid personal care services: help at home with bathing, grooming, meals and getting around. Member can pick their own caregiver (family or friend, not a spouse) or let Ambercare assign one.
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.
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.