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You may be eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), where you'll be issued an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card.

What is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)?

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a program that helps people buy the food they need.

If you are eligible, you will be issued an Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card.

The card can be used like a debit card at participating grocery stores, convenience stores, and farmers' markets.

Double Up Food Bucks

When you use your SNAP-EBT Card, Double Up matches your purchases of New Mexico-grown fruits and vegetables dollar for dollar.

If you want to use this benefit, click here to see your closest locations:

Fresh Rx

Fresh produce prescription program to nutritionally-at-risk patients (including chronic conditions) and their families (tribal, rural, and underserved communities).

Health Clinic Partners:

• La Clinica de Familia (Las Cruces)

• La Familia Medical Center (Santa Fe)

• El Centro Community Health (Las Vegas, Española, Taos)

• Hidalgo Medical Services (Silver City)

• First Choice Community Health (Albuquerque, Belen, Los Lunas)

• Presbyterian Community Health (Albuquerque, Española, Socorro)

The above partners receive vouchers to distribute weekly to their patients.

Participants can spend these food vouchers at farmers’ markets and community-supported agriculture farms from spring to fall.

Patients wanting direct participation in FreshRX can directly contact their local clinic.

Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program (FVRx)- by Community Outreach & Patient Empowerment (COPE)

• Enroll families with “prescriptions” or vouchers to purchase fruits and vegetables at participating stores.

• Individuals would be screened through healthcare providers who identify eligible patients, and they receive a monthly voucher and nutrition coaching.

• Voucher redemption at participating farmers’ markets, grocery stores:

• Counselor Stop & Go

• Crownpoint Bashas

• Mickey's Save-Way Market (Cuba)

• Pine Hill Market (Ramah)

• Shiprock Bashas• T&R Market (Gallup)

• Torreon Red Mesa Express

Meal Support Program by Project HEAL

Free, accessible, and eating disorder informed meal support for anyone at the outpatient level of care of 16.

Meal support sessions are live, facilitated, virtual drop-in group meals creating a safe space for those at an outpatient stage of eating disorder recovery to consume nutrition with extra support.

Sign up online through this link:

Senior Food Box Program: Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP)

Free Food For New Mexico Seniors

• Who it’s for: Adults age 60 and older with limited income.

• What you get: A free monthly food box with healthy items like canned fruits and vegetables, cereal, milk, cheese, rice, pasta, and protein foods

• How to apply: Contact your local CSFP site (phone numbers are listed in the flyer) or call the New Mexico Health Care Authority for more information. Click the link for more information:

Free Groceries for Low-Income Seniors and Veterans (by Bernalillo County and Optum)

This free groceries program helps keep a variety of foods available to low-income households who must make the choice between buying groceries, paying their utility bills, paying for necessary medications, or covering other life expenses.

•Call at 505-884-3881

•Locations and Date Available in this website.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO SHOP?

Seniors 50+ (proof of age required)

Veterans of any age (proof of veteran status required)

Household income must be less than:

$1,304.17 for household of 1

$1,762.50 for 2$2,220.83 for 3

$2,679.17 for 4$3,137.50 for 5

Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)

•Electronic mobile and shopper card benefits for up to $50 for senior adult (60+ for non-Native Americans and 55+ for Native Americans).

•Live in NM to buy locally grown fruits, vegetables, cut herbs, and honey.

•To apply, contact the regional provider through the link

Meals on Wheels

• Scheduled (Specialized) Meal deliveries (Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, Corrales metro areas).

• Open to any age, for any reason.

• Meal shipping options.

• Ancillary Programs: monthly deliveries of pet food and pantry bags, basic pet grooming services, free copy of the Albuquerque Journal

How to Apply:

• Apply online through the website

• Call 505-808-6325 to apply

Real Food

The Dietary Guidelines for 2025-2030 put real, whole, nutrient-dense foods back where they belong: at the center of health.

Click this link to explore more:

NICOA Compass

Healthy eating in the modern world is not always easy.

Fast food and prepackaged foods offer inexpensive and easy alternatives to healthier foods or cooking from scratch, available for Native Americans.

Dental Services

Office of Oral Health services are available in all 33 of NM’s counties.

Phone: 505-827-0837

Dental Care Tips

Oral Health Information