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Hope Pregnancy Center offers baby formula and baby food to their clients. For more information, please call the number provided above. All services are free and confidential.
LA Cares food bank distributes to the residents of Los Alamos County at no cost. The food serves to help stretch limited budgets and includes non-perishable items, fresh produce, and baked goods.
Distribution takes place the 2nd Friday of the month at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church (2390 North Road) from 11:30 am until 12:30 pm.
To register call 661-8015 by the Wednesday before the distribution. On the answering machine, leave your name, address, phone number, number of people in your family, special food needs, any food allergies, if you need cat or dog food, if you need diapers, wipes, formula, or pull ups. When you come to pick up your box of food, you can visit the fresh table (potatoes, tomatoes, apples, etc.), the specials tables (with things like sauerkraut), and the bread and cake table.
Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) - WIC is a supplemental Food and Nutrition Education Program for Women, Infants, and Children, including: supplemental nutritious food, nutrition education, breast feeding education and support and referral to other health and social service programs. Please call the number above for more information. Services are provided to women who are pregnant, breast feeding, or children up to their 5th birthday. Recipients must reside in New Mexico, fall within income guidelines, and be at risk for medical or nutritional problems.
The Los Alamos Senior Center offers the following services to citizens of Los Alamos County who are 50 years of age or older:
Congregate Meals: Serviced Monday - Friday at 12:00pm at the Betty Ehart Senior Center. Meal menus are published every Thursday in the Monitor. Reservations are requested. The suggested donation for age 60 and over is $4.00. Younger members and guests are charged $7.50. Please call 662-8922 to make a reservation. All home delivered meals should also be made to this number.
Services for Low Income Seniors: Community donations provide transportation and home delivery meals, without charge to seniors who are in financial need. Seniors are sometimes referred for low income assistance including housing assistance, SSI, food stamps, Medicare, Medicaid, and Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries. Seniors in need of financial assistance with rent or utilities are referred to H.E.L.P. Agency in Espanola.
Self Help's Los Alamos Emergency Fund provides direct financial assistance for food.
Save up to 50% on groceries. SHARE selects approximately about twenty items that you're most likely to buy at the grocery store, including fresh fruits, vegetables, and frozen meats. You can place your order on-line, or call one of the numbers above. Please see the web link above for monthly menus, order dates, and delivery dates, as these change monthly. Also, please see the web link above for locations (the Los Alamos County location is listed above). Serves anyone that eats!
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