Giving neighbors a hand since 1969.
For more than five decades, we’ve helped individuals and families in Northern New Mexico get through tough times and move toward self-reliance.
Local help for local needs
- Your gift stay locals to help community members in Los Alamos, Rio Arriba, northern Santa Fe, and Taos Counties.
Planting Seeds for a Stronger Future
- Through our SEED Money Program, we support opportunities that help individuals build long-term financial stability.
Your gift makes an immediate difference to northern New Mexicans, helping them access essentials like heat, housing, and community resources during a tough time.
- When an elderly, disabled, homeless woman received a Section 8 voucher and was offered an apartment, we paid her security deposit to help her secure her new home.
- When a single mom, a widow with two kids, fell behind on her electricity bill, we teamed up with a partner, and our payments prevented the family from a disconnection.
- When Adult Protective Services referred a man facing numerous health issues and an unsafe living environment, we helped him pay for his rent and security deposit after he found a new place closer to town and available services.
What our friends say about Self Help Inc.
“Muchas gracias por su ayuda”
— from a Los Alamos family who received rent help after falling behind due to reduced work hours and income.
“You made such a big difference in my life. I’m very thankful for you all. It’s like you are angels,”
— from a senior living with disabilities in Rio Arriba County, who had been a crime victim, and needed help catching up with a utility bill as well as a new mattress.
“I’m very grateful for the help l received from Self Help. l was able to stay warm in my home with the wood they bought for me. Had they not helped, I would have had to go stay in a shelter. Thank you,”