By Organ Mountain News on Jun 24, 2026

DACC mobile food pantries set for Thursday in Las Cruces

Doña Ana Community College will host free mobile food pantries June 25 at its Espina and East Mesa campuses for county residents and students.

Doña Ana Community College will host free mobile food pantries June 25 at its Espina and East Mesa campuses. (Joel Muniz / Unsplash)

Free food will be distributed to the first 50 vehicles at both the Espina and East Mesa campuses June 25.

Organ Mountain News report

LAS CRUCES - Doña Ana County residents and Doña Ana Community College students can access free mobile food pantries Thursday, June 25, at two DACC campuses.

Free food will be distributed to the first 50 vehicles at each location.

The mobile food pantry schedule is:

Espina Campus, 3400 S. Espina St., 9:30 a.m.
East Mesa Campus, 2800 Sonoma Ranch Blvd., 1:30 p.m.

For information, email the AVANZA program at avanza@dacc.nmsu.edu.

DACC also said its in-house food pantry, the FirstLight Comfort Casita, will be closed Wednesday, June 24.

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