ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The holidays are nearly here, and this year, there are plenty of ways to give back to your local community.
Giving for Thanksgiving
Joy Junction
Help serve a warm Thanksgiving meal to those who are homeless and hungry during the Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner on Monday, November 25 at the Albuquerque Convention Center at 5 p.m. and on Thursday, November 28 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Steelbridge’s Thanksgiving Meal
Help serve a Thanksgiving meal to the homeless at The Rock at Noon Day.
Salvation Army Temple Meal
Help serve a Thanksgiving meal to the homeless from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 501 Broadway SE (& Lead).
YMCA Holiday Food Drive
Drop off non-perishable food items and holiday-themed foods to benefit more than 100 families in need.
Cross Roads Albuquerque
Give a holiday food box to women returning to civilian life after incarceration.
Festive Charity Opportunities
Albuquerque’s Animal Welfare Department
Help Operation Silent Night by donating toys to homeless pets in need this holiday season.
Holiday of Hope
Donate toys, clothes, or time to help families in need have a happy holiday season.
Toys for Tots
Drop off a new toy to the USMC holiday toy drive. Click here for a list of locations.
Pay Away The Lay Away
Inspire hope and spread kindness by helping families pay off layaway balances of gifts, school supplies, toys, books, games and clothes for kids.
Ronald McDonald Wish List
Donate gifts to families suffering from childhood illness in New Mexico.
Make a Wish New Mexico annual Toy Drive
Drop off toys at Palmer Brewery, The Divine Eye, or AstroZombies to help kids in need this holiday season.
Operation Christmas Child
Fill a shoebox with toys for a less fortunate child this Christmas.
Cross Roads Albuquerque
Sponsor a Cross Roads family for Christmas.
100,000 Thank Yous
Write a thank-you note to a deployed service member this holiday season.
Coats and Cocoa
Volunteer at the City of Albuquerque’s Coats and Cocoa event, or donate a coat to the cause.
Festival of Trees
Volunteer to set up and tear down, make crafts with kids, and more at the 12th annual Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation’s Annual Festival of Trees.
Other Volunteer Opportunities
Road Runner Food Bank
Help organize donations, run a mobile food pantry, and more.
Storehouse New Mexico
Help families select food, re-pack bulk items into smaller portions for us to give away, or sort donations this holiday season and all year round.
Watermelon Mountain Ranch
Donate your time to homeless pets in need during mobile pet adoptions, public speaking events, and more.
PB&J Family Services
Facilitate events, clean toys for children, transport children and help teach in classroom settings.
Haven House
Help support emergency shelter, case management, legal advocacy, housing and other services for victims of domestic violence.
Feeding Pets of the Homeless
Help feed pets who have homeless owners. Donate monetarily or with a pet food contribution. For info email feedingpetsnewmexico@gmail.com.
