Kids bag groceries for the Food Depot. Snowy days in the mountains are lovely if you have a warm home and food in the fridge. But New Mexico has one of the highest rates of households in extreme poverty -- those with income below 50 percent of the federal poverty level -- according to a recent study by Southern Education Foundation. More than half of all children in Santa Fe Public Schools come from homes living in extreme or merely "regular" poverty. These children show up at school with exceptional needs that interfere with their ability to learn, socialize and grow.
The following Santa Fe lunch kitchens and food pantries provide groceries and hot meals to families and individuals. Thank you for doing whatever you can to help others in New Mexico this winter and throughout the year, and for sharing this list with those who need assistance.
Bag ‘n Hand Pantry at St. John’s United Methodist Church
1200 Old Pecos Trail (corner of Cordova Road)
Santa Fe, NM 87505
What they offer: Food every Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to noon; recipients may come only once a week.
What they need: Volunteers and donations of food and money.
For more information: Paul D’Arcy, 982-5397
Bienvenidos
1511 Fifth Street
Santa Fe, NM 87505
What they offer: Sack lunches to the homeless, Mondays 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Wednesdays and Thursdays 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Boxes of groceries, Mondays 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Wednesdays and Thursdays 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
What they need: Food donations, money (even small amounts go a long way), clothing and household items. Volunteers are needed to help pack lunch bags and food boxes, especially Wednesdays and Thursdays.
For more information: Susan Tarver, 986-0583.
Food for Santa Fe
1222 Siler Road
Santa Fe, NM 87507
What they offer: Bags of groceries and kids’ snacks, Thursdays 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. or until supplies run out. No forms to fill out; no questions asked. Drive-thru is at the rear left of the front building.
What they need: Donations of food, especially 18 oz. jars of peanut butter, and paper grocery sacks. Volunteers are needed Wednesdays beginning at 6 a.m. to fill bags with nonperishables, and on Thursdays at 6 a.m. to add perishable produce and distribute bags.
For more information: foodforsantafe@gmail.com, www.foodforsantafe.org
Salvation Army
525 W. Alameda
Santa Fe, NM 87501
What they offer: Breakfast Monday through Friday at 8 a.m.; dinner Monday through Friday at 5 p.m.
What they need: Food, clothing (especially children’s), household items.
For more information: Miguel Gallegos or Lt. Joseph Cisneros, 988-8054
St. John’s Lunch Kitchen
1301 Osage Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87505
What they offer: Lunch is served Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 11:30 a.m.
What they need: Sliced lunchmeat, bags of chips, cases of bottled water and cups of applesauce, fruit or pudding.
For more information: Deacon Jerry Reynolds, 983-5034 ext. 5.
- compiled by Nina Bunker Ruiz
The following Santa Fe lunch kitchens and food pantries provide groceries and hot meals to families and individuals. Thank you for doing whatever you can to help others in New Mexico this winter and throughout the year, and for sharing this list with those who need assistance.
Bag ‘n Hand Pantry at St. John’s United Methodist Church
1200 Old Pecos Trail (corner of Cordova Road)
Santa Fe, NM 87505
What they offer: Food every Tuesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to noon; recipients may come only once a week.
What they need: Volunteers and donations of food and money.
For more information: Paul D’Arcy, 982-5397
Bienvenidos
1511 Fifth Street
Santa Fe, NM 87505
What they offer: Sack lunches to the homeless, Mondays 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Wednesdays and Thursdays 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Boxes of groceries, Mondays 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.; Wednesdays and Thursdays 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
What they need: Food donations, money (even small amounts go a long way), clothing and household items. Volunteers are needed to help pack lunch bags and food boxes, especially Wednesdays and Thursdays.
For more information: Susan Tarver, 986-0583.
Food for Santa Fe
1222 Siler Road
Santa Fe, NM 87507
What they offer: Bags of groceries and kids’ snacks, Thursdays 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. or until supplies run out. No forms to fill out; no questions asked. Drive-thru is at the rear left of the front building.
What they need: Donations of food, especially 18 oz. jars of peanut butter, and paper grocery sacks. Volunteers are needed Wednesdays beginning at 6 a.m. to fill bags with nonperishables, and on Thursdays at 6 a.m. to add perishable produce and distribute bags.
For more information: foodforsantafe@gmail.com, www.foodforsantafe.org
Salvation Army
525 W. Alameda
Santa Fe, NM 87501
What they offer: Breakfast Monday through Friday at 8 a.m.; dinner Monday through Friday at 5 p.m.
What they need: Food, clothing (especially children’s), household items.
For more information: Miguel Gallegos or Lt. Joseph Cisneros, 988-8054
St. John’s Lunch Kitchen
1301 Osage Avenue
Santa Fe, NM 87505
What they offer: Lunch is served Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 11:30 a.m.
What they need: Sliced lunchmeat, bags of chips, cases of bottled water and cups of applesauce, fruit or pudding.
For more information: Deacon Jerry Reynolds, 983-5034 ext. 5.
- compiled by Nina Bunker Ruiz
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