CAASNM's Family Support/Benefit Screening Program connects families to community resources and benefits that can increase family and financial stability. It employs a highly skilled, case management approach to connect client families to community services by screening them for benefits, including SNAP (formerly Food Stamps), health insurance, utility assistance and cash assistance. Access to these programs can make the difference for families in their daily struggles to meet their basic needs.
It is offered in Dona Ana, Grant, Hidalgo, Sierra, Luna and Otero Counties.
Community Action Agency of Southern New Mexico (CAASNM) is a 501c(3) non-profit organization founded in 1965 serving the communities of southern New Mexico, helping low-income individuals build a better future for themselves and their families through innovative services that focus on whole-family success. Headquartered in Las Cruces, NM, CAASNM has offices in Anthony and Albuquerque, and it primarily serves Doña Ana, Luna, Hidalgo, Grant and Sierra counties, with limited services statewide
CAASNM provides resources and programming to people facing adversity. The goal is to help increase their resiliency and overall family wellbeing. It does this through programs that build on family strengths, self-empowerment, and resilience. Among the many services CAASNM provides are youth entrepreneurship and development, nutrition programs for children, family financial programs, housing stability, and community empowerment and advocacy. Last year, CAASNM served over 14,000 families.
CAASNM's board-approved mission is to partner with New Mexicans to overcome adversity by connecting communities, encouraging family wellness, empowering families and bridging resources. One of the agency’s strengths is this innovative, unified network of programs that helps people face and rise above the many economic, family, and life challenges they may encounter.
3880 Foothills Road, Suite A