Emergency Shelter
The Office of Housing invests in emergency shelters that provide safe, temporary places to stay for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. These investments support facility improvements, expanded shelter capacity, and essential operations to help residents meet immediate needs and move toward greater housing stability.
Gateway - all facilities and programs
Location: Albuquerque
Total Investment: $14,445,525.39
Shelter beds: 913
People served: 5,241
Target Population: People experiencing homelessness
About the Project:
The Gateway System represents the Office of Housing's largest cumulative investments and impacts in addressing homelessness. In Fiscal Year 2026, the Office awarded Gateway System facilities and programs $14,751,056. In turn, that investment served 5,214 individuals in the Albuquerque area and created or preserved 913 beds. That investment supported a range of facilities and improvements across the Gateway system.
Española Pathways Shelter
Location: Española
Total Investment: $251,561
Shelter beds: 20
People served: 96
Target Population: People experiencing homelessness
About the Project:
In Española, the Office of Housing responded to an urgent need for expanded shelter capacity as state and local partners addressed the ongoing emergency stemming from opioid addiction. The Española Pathways Shelter was emerging from earlier operational challenges when law enforcement and social service partners identified a critical need for the shelter to extend its hours. Through an emergency procurement of $251,561, the Office supported the transition to 24/7 operations, allowing Pathways to hire additional staff and serve 96 unduplicated individuals in May and June.
Having staff onsite 24 hours a day also saved lives, as staff were able to intervene and prevent several opiate overdose deaths on or near their property during times when they would have normally been closed. Española Pathways Shelter was also able to utilize the funding to upgrade their hot water system to better provide showers for clients; upgrade their kitchen to meet commercial kitchen requirements; replace dilapidated furniture for clients at Eagle Village, their Recovery Housing Program; upgrade exterior lighting to meet city requirements and add safety to the property; and to upgrade shelter technology to meet the current needs of their operations.
Agape House Emergency Shelter Improvements and Operations
Location: Santa Fe
Total Investment: $1,200,000
Shelter beds: 96
People served: 323
Target Population: Unhoused population
About the Project:
The Office of Housing supports the expansion of emergency shelter and supportive services at Agape House in Santa Fe. State funding helps improve facility safety and sanitation, expand shelter capacity, and support one year of emergency shelter operations under a new service provider, Urban Alchemy.
The investment also supports day services and street outreach to connect people experiencing homelessness with healthcare, treatment, and housing resources, helping more residents access safe shelter and work toward long-term housing stability.
Code Blue/Winter Readiness
Location: Statewide
Total Investment: $827,971.53
People served: 11,281
About the Project:
As part of the state’s investments to address housing and homelessness, the Office of Housing is providing Code Blue funding to help service providers respond quickly and safely during extreme weather. When dangerously cold temperatures threaten people living unsheltered, this support allows nonprofits to increase outreach, open additional low-barrier beds, extend warming services, and offer hot meals and indoor safety.
Homeless Services
The Office of Housing supports community-based programs that connect people experiencing homelessness with the services and resources they need to regain stability. These investments strengthen outreach, housing navigation, and connections to healthcare, treatment, and other supportive services that help individuals and families move toward stable housing.
Extreme Heat Response - Tatum
Location: Tatum
Total Investment: $10,000
Target Population: People experiencing homelessness
About the Project:
Cooling center/street outreach & food pantry during hot weather.
Extreme Heat Response – Chaves County
Location: Tatum and Roswell
Partner(s): Eastern Regional Housing Authority
Total Investment: $20,000
About the Project:
Cooling center/street outreach & food pantry during hot weather.
Centro Savila
Location: Albuquerque
Total Investment: $213,000
People served: 246
Target Population: Families experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness
About the Project:
This funding, in partnership with Bernalillo County, supports Centro Sávila in providing culturally and linguistically responsive services for families working to prevent or address homelessness. Funds help cover the day-to-day costs of delivering support, including case management, navigation services, basic needs assistance, and rental or housing assistance.
Enlace Communitario
Location: Albuquerque
Total Investment: $80,000
People served: 115
Target Population: Families experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness
About the Project:
The Office of Housing supported Enlace Comunitario in helping survivors of domestic violence access safe, stable housing as they rebuild their lives. Through its housing assistance program, Enlace helps clients secure temporary or permanent housing, navigate rental applications, access utility services, and receive rental assistance.
These services help survivors overcome financial and practical barriers to housing, supporting greater independence, safety, and long-term stability.
Street Outreach
Location: Albuquerque, Española and Gallup
Total Investment: $1,140,665.89
People served: 105
Target Population: Unhoused population
About the Project:
Street outreach services to people experiencing homelessness in Albuquerque, Espanola and Gallup.
Mesilla Valley Community of Hope Expansion
Location: Las Cruces
Total Investment: $850,000
Target Population: Unsheltered people experiencing homelessness
About the Project:
Supporting City of Las Cruces to purchase a building for Mesilla Valley Community of Hope to expand its outreach services.
Urban Alchemy Street Outreach contract
Location: Santa Fe
Total Investment: $442,023
People served: 718
Target Population: Unhoused population
About the Project:
Street outreach to people experiencing homelessness
Life Link Housing for Human Trafficking Victims
Location: Santa Fe
Total Investment: $250,000
Housing units / households reported: 41
Target Population: Victims of human trafficking
About the Project:
Housing services to people who are victims of human trafficking
Enchanted Circle Corps
Location: Taos
Total Investment: $45,406.53
People served: 300
Target Population: People experiencing homelessness
About the Project:
The Office of Housing supports the Enchanted Circle Corps, an AmeriCorps program operated by DreamTree Project that connects individuals and families in Taos County and surrounding communities with essential services and resources.
Through street outreach, shelter-based assistance, and community resource navigation, AmeriCorps members help residents access housing support, nonprofit services, and other resources that promote stability and well-being. The program strengthens coordination among local service providers and helps reach people who may otherwise face barriers to accessing the support they need.
Homelessness Prevention
The Office of Housing invests in programs that help individuals and families overcome barriers to securing and maintaining stable housing. These investments support rental assistance, partnerships with landlords, and other services that help residents avoid housing crises, access permanent housing, and build long-term stability.
Rapid Rehousing
Location: Bernalillo County
Total Investment: $3,923,982
Housing units / households reported: 841
People served: 2,208
Target Population: Families experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness
About the Project:
Bernalillo County Rapid Rehousing helps individuals and families quickly move into permanent housing when they are experiencing housing instability or are at risk of losing stable shelter. The program provides time-limited rental assistance and targeted support services tailored to each household’s needs, helping residents address immediate barriers to housing.
This investment has supported 841 households regain stability and reduces the likelihood that short-term housing challenges become long-term crises. By connecting residents with rental assistance, supportive services, and community resources, the program strengthens housing stability for families across Bernalillo County.
Landlord Risk Mitigation Fund
Location: Las Cruces
Total Investment: $100,000
Housing units / households reported: 71
Target Population: Landlords who accept housing vouchers/people experiencing homelessness
About the Project:
The Landlord Risk Mitigation Program helps expand rental housing options for residents in southern New Mexico who face barriers to securing a stable home. Delivered in partnership with the City of Las Cruces and Mesilla Valley Community of Hope, the program encourages property owners to rent to households who rely on vouchers, are transitioning out of housing instability, or have limited rental histories.
Through this collaboration, landlords may receive reimbursement for certain property damages or lost rent, reducing financial risk and strengthening trust between property owners, tenants, and service providers. By keeping more rental homes accessible to low-income residents, the program helps prevent housing instability and supports long-term stability across the region.