A free directory of 1462 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.
1 organization, 18 services matching “The Commons Center for Food Security & Sustainability”
The Commons Center for Food Security & Sustainability18 services
Volunteer: community service hours at The Commonsconfirmed October 2026
Legal help, courts and re-entry · Volunteering
People who need to complete community service hours can do them at The Commons (front desk, snack bags, cleanup and other tasks). Hours are tracked through The Volunteer Center.
Volunteer: food pantry helpers (Choose Your Own and Saturday pantry)confirmed October 2026
Food · Volunteering
Help with check-in, registration, restocking and handing out food at the grocery-style Choose Your Own Pantry, and set up and distribute food at the monthly Saturday pantry.
Who it's for: 18 and older. Requires walking and lifting. Shifts about 2 to 2.5 hours. Sign up for a shift on The Volunteer Center site or fill out a short application at The Commons.
Volunteer: The Volunteer Center of Grant County (sign up online)confirmed October 2026
Faith and community · Volunteering
Free online sign-up site run by The Commons. Make a profile, pick causes, and sign up for shifts at 30+ Grant County groups (food, animals, museums, outreach, schools). Sends reminders and tracks hours.
Alimento Para Los Ninos weekend backpacksconfirmed November 2026
Food · Children, youth and families · 1 miles from Silver City
Alimento school food program with 13 Cobre and Silver district schools: weekend backpacks, family food boxes, in-school pantries, snacks and school farm stands. Each school's offerings differ - ask the school.
Community cooking and food preservation classesconfirmed October 2026
Food · School, GED and reading · 1 miles from Silver City
Classes on cooking basics, food safety, recipes and food preservation. Free or a small supply fee. Children welcome with an adult. RSVP by phone or email info@thecommonsgc.org.
Emergency food box deliveryconfirmed November 2026
Food · Seniors and disability · 1 miles from Silver City
Emergency food bag for a one-time emergency or if you already got this month's pantry food (smaller than a regular box). Home deliveries go out the last Wednesday of each month; call to ask about delivery if homebound.
Hours: Emergency bags at The Commons Tue-Thu 11 am-3 pm; home deliveries (Mining District and Silver City) on the last Wednesday of each month; office Mon-Thu 10 am-4 pm
Grant County Community Food Pantryconfirmed November 2026
Food · 1 miles from Silver City
Grocery-store style pantry where you pick your own food once a month. Open to all of Grant County. Sign up on your first visit with a short self-reported form and get food the same day.
Rooted Youth - Youth Conservation Corps summer jobsconfirmed October 2026
Jobs and training · Children, youth and families · 1 miles from Silver City
Paid summer on-the-job training for local youth through the Youth Conservation Corps: first aid, food safety, cooking, gardening, event planning, money skills, public speaking. Often a first job. Watch the website for applications.
Mining District Mobile Pantryconfirmed November 2026
Food · 8 miles from Silver City
Monthly drive-thru mobile food pantry for the Mining District (Santa Clara, Bayard, Hurley, Hanover area). Counts as your one pantry visit for the month.
Where: New Deal Theater, Fort Bayard, Santa Clara, NM (map)
Who it's for: Grant County residents. The Commons asks you to use the pantry closest to you (this one serves the Mining District: Santa Clara, Bayard, Hurley, Hanover). One pantry visit a month; try to stay with one pantry for the quarter.
Bring: No documents required - sign-up form is self-reported
Monthly free mobile food pantry at the Mimbres Roundup Lodge, run by The Commons: Center for Food Security and Sustainability. Register on site with a short self-reported application; no documents needed.
Where: Mimbres Roundup Lodge, 91 Acklin Hill Rd, San Lorenzo, NM (map)
Who it's for: Area residents; fill out a short self-reported application at the pantry (no documents). One pantry visit per month; stay with one pantry for the quarter.
Hours: 3rd Tuesday of each month, 11 am-1 pm (The Commons website; its calendar still shows 12-2 pm, so call 575-388-2988 to confirm)
Where: Grant County Fairgrounds (large building), 10 Arena Rd, Cliff, NM (map)
Who it's for: Grant County residents. The Commons asks you to use the pantry closest to you (this one serves Buckhorn, Cliff, Gila, Redrock). One pantry visit a month.
Bring: No documents required - sign-up form is self-reported
Volunteer: Mining District Mobile Pantry (Santa Clara)confirmed October 2026
Food · Volunteering
Pack food boxes and process produce, then check people in, hand out food and clean up at the monthly mobile pantry at the Fort Bayard New Deal Theatre.
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.
📞 We need volunteers to keep this guide up to date
Phone numbers, hours and services change all the time. Volunteers call each place to make sure its listing is still right, so no one makes a trip for nothing. You can do it from home, on your own schedule. An hour a week makes a real difference.
⚠️ New work rules for SNAP and Medicaid: check if you are exempt
Many adults ages 18 to 64 on SNAP must now show 80 hours a month of work, volunteering or training, or SNAP stops after 3 months. Starting January 1, 2027, some adults 19 to 64 on Medicaid must do the same, and will renew every 6 months. Many people are exempt, and our case worker can help you check, log your hours, and answer letters.
Our analysis: what the new rules mean for people we serve
SNAP: since January 1, 2026, adults 18 to 64 without a child under 14 must do 80 hours a month (about 20 a week). Grant County is not waived.
Medicaid (Turquoise Care): starting January 1, 2027, many adults 19 to 64 in the Other Adults group must show 80 hours a month, and renew every 6 months.
What counts: paid or unpaid work, volunteering for a nonprofit, job training, or school at least half-time. You can mix them. The same 80 hours count for SNAP and Medicaid.
Parents and caregivers of a child 13 or younger are exempt from both rules. So are pregnant women and Native Americans.
Also often exempt: a health problem, disability or addiction that makes work hard, people in drug or alcohol treatment, and (for Medicaid) people released from jail in the last 3 months.
Veterans and homeless people are no longer exempt just for that reason, but many still qualify another way. Homeless more than 6 months? Ask about SNAP's "unfit for work" exemption.
Got a letter in a turquoise envelope? It does not mean you will lose coverage. Open it, answer by the date, and keep proof of your hours.
What to do now: keep your address up to date at yes.nm.gov (you can use the Mission's free mail service) and bring any letter to the Mission so we can help.
For other organizations: this directory is free to use and share. Download the whole directory (spreadsheet, updated live).
Please credit the Silver City Gospel Mission, and remember that hours and services change: call ahead before sending someone.
Kept by the Silver City Gospel Mission · 111 S. Texas St., Silver City, NM 88061 · 575-388-5071 · Updated November 2, 2026.
Information comes from the providers themselves, public sources and our staff. It is offered as a help, not a guarantee; please call ahead.