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Las Cruces providers outline shelter, voucher and development programs to Alamogordo commissioners
Summary
Representatives from Mesilla Valley Community of Hope and the City of Las Cruces described a campus-based shelter model, temporary encampment management and a mix of HUD, local and state funding used to expand permanent and supportive housing.
Representatives from Mesilla Valley Community of Hope and the City of Las Cruces told the Alamogordo City Commission on March 25 that a campus model combining daytime services, a supervised temporary encampment and housing navigation has helped their community connect people experiencing homelessness to housing options.
Nicole Martinez, executive director of Mesilla Valley Community of Hope in Las Cruces, described Camp Hope, a rezoned planned-unit-development behind the agency’s campus that can temporarily shelter up to about 50 people. Martinez said Camp Hope sheltered 256 people in the last year and that the average length of stay in fiscal 2023–24 was about 73 days. She said…
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