Who We Are: El Caldito is a community based volunteer organization, with 2 part-time employees (a kitchen manager and a custodian). Dedicated volunteers perform all the tasks necessary in a kitchen to process and store food, prepare and serve meals, and clean up afterwards.

We are a Grade A food service establishment.

History: El Caldito Soup Kitchen has been collecting food and providing meals for the homeless and the poverty-afflicted population of Las Cruces and its surrounding rural communities for more than 26 years. It was founded January 1984, offering a mid-day meal twice a week. The kitchen was relocated to its present dedicated facility in 1998. In 2004, services were expanded to 5 days a week. The program was further enhanced in December 2004 to provide a carry-out sack lunch on Saturday and in early 2010, Sunday lunch was added..

Board Members:

• Chavez, Gabe (President)
• Anaya, Gabe (Vice President)
• Anderson, Ruth (Secretary)
• Wheeler, Sonnie (Treasurer)
• Tomei, Betty (Grants Coordinator)
• McNair,  Rebecca (Special Events Coordinator)

   Roth, Greg (Financial Coordinator)

• Endruweit, Valerie
• Hattan, Andrea
• Hearn, Bob
• Mackin, Tom
• Sharp,  Martha
• Turrey,  Manuel
• Wood, Donna

Funding Sources:

• Church and Faith-Based Organizations
• Corporations and Local Businesses
• The Potters’ Guild of Las Cruces (Empty Bowls)
• Individual Donors

          Private Grants:

• Daniels Foundation

Public Grants:

  City of Las Cruces

• State of New Mexico
• Emergency Food and Shelter Services