Help leaving homelessness in New Mexico
We've found 11 places in New Mexico for people leaving homelessness, mostly in Albuquerque, Santa Fe and Las Cruces, and 7 that serve the whole state. Our volunteers haven't confirmed these yet, so a quick call ahead is worth it. Most of them help with shelter & housing (5), mental health & counseling (4) and health & medication (3).
Places in New Mexico
New Mexico Crisis and Access Line (NMCAL)
Free statewide crisis and support line for anyone in New Mexico dealing with mental health or substance use. Includes a Peer-to-Peer Warmline staffed by people with lived experience for non-emergency support.
New Mexico Legal Aid
Free civil legal services for low-income New Mexicans, including family law and victim services for domestic violence survivors, housing and eviction cases, and benefits problems. Apply by phone or through the online intake form.
Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics
Issues certified New Mexico birth certificates by mail, through participating local public health offices, or expedited through VitalChek. Access is limited to the person named on the record and immediate family.
Motor Vehicle Division ID Cards
State ID cards (REAL ID or Standard) issued at MVD field offices. Appointments are required at all state offices. A Standard ID is available to people who cannot prove lawful status.
YES.NM Benefits Portal / Consolidated Customer Service Center
Apply for SNAP, Medicaid, TANF, and other assistance online through YES.NM, by phone, or at an Income Support Division field office. Medicaid applications are accepted entirely by phone.
HopeWorks Day Shelter
Downtown Albuquerque day shelter with a weekday meal, mail and storage, clothing room, a public phone, and the coordinated housing assessment required for most local housing programs. Behavioral health and housing offices are on the same block.
Gateway Center at Gibson Health Hub
City-run hub offering overnight shelter beds with case management through the Housing and Treatment Navigation Center, medical respite, medical sobering, and a 24/7 first-responder receiving area.
Lutheran Family Services Rocky Mountains – Albuquerque
Refugee and asylee resettlement office serving New Mexico from Albuquerque. Contact the office for case management and integration services for newly arrived refugees and asylees.
St. Elizabeth Shelters & Supportive Housing
Santa Fe's emergency shelters: a 28-bed men's shelter on Alarid St and Casa Familia for single women and families on Berry Ave, plus supportive housing programs for people moving out of homelessness. Call or stop by for a bed.
The Life Link
Santa Fe community mental health center offering human trafficking aftercare, housing support, counseling, peer support, and substance use treatment including intensive outpatient. Trafficking survivors receive time-unlimited, trauma-informed case management.
Mesilla Valley Community of Hope
Las Cruces campus for people who are unhoused or housing insecure, including Camp Hope, a self-governed tent community with showers and cooking facilities, along with case management, income support, and permanent housing programs.
National lines that work in New Mexico
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988 for any mental health or substance use crisis. Available to anyone in any program.
Lifeline free phone program
Free or discounted phone and service for people on Medicaid, SNAP, SSI, or low income. Apply online or through a carrier.