The Food Depot is the food bank for northern New Mexico, serving nine counties from its Santa Fe headquarters: Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, Los Alamos, Taos, Mora, San Miguel, Union, Harding, and Colfax. The region runs from the Santa Fe and Taos communities into rural high-desert and mountain villages that have among the highest food-insecurity rates in the state. Jill Dixon became Executive Director in July 2024, after serving as the organization’s development director and deputy director. It is a Feeding America member.
The Food Depot sources food at scale and distributes it across nine northern New Mexico counties through partner agencies and its own programs, including mobile distributions that reach remote mountain and high-desert communities. As the only food bank for the region, the pantries and meal programs of northern New Mexico depend on it.
Jill Dixon became Executive Director in July 2024, an internal promotion after serving as development director and deputy director of the organization. She leads a food bank that operates in a region where geography, altitude, and poverty combine to make hunger especially hard to reach.
The nine-county service area covers northern New Mexico, from Santa Fe and Los Alamos north through Taos and Rio Arriba into the rural counties along the Colorado border. Many of these communities are small, remote, and low-income, with food-insecurity rates among the highest in a state that already ranks near the top nationally.
Yes. The Food Depot is a registered 501(c)(3) and a Feeding America member. Donors can review its financials through Charity Navigator and GuideStar. Bulk buying and donated food mean a gift produces many meals, and giving here has outsized impact given the region’s need.
Donations and volunteer shifts run through thefooddepot.org. Volunteers sort and pack food and help at distributions, and cash gifts go furthest because of the food bank’s purchasing power.
The Food Depot covers northern New Mexico from Santa Fe, while Roadrunner Food Bank is the statewide leader based in Albuquerque. For anyone in the Santa Fe, Taos, or northern New Mexico area, The Food Depot is the lead local organization.
Agencies across nine northern New Mexico counties.
Food brought into remote mountain and high-desert villages.
School and weekend food support for kids at risk of hunger.
Food assistance for older adults on fixed incomes.
Sources: The Food Depot website (thefooddepot.org), GuideStar (EIN 85-0416803), and Santa Fe New Mexican coverage of the appointment of Jill Dixon. We are not affiliated with The Food Depot and receive no compensation for this listing. Spotted an error? [email protected]
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