The Mobile Food Pantry, a traveling food pantry which delivers nutritious food, including fresh produce, directly to hungry people in need across New Mexico. The Mobile Food Pantry’s purpose is to bring food to areas with too few food programs or where food programs do not exist. Started in 2008, the program brought millions of pounds of food to distribution sites across New Mexico over the years.

The Ease of the Program

The program is set up in a farmer’s market-style distribution and eliminates the need for large-capacity or long-term storage for our member partners. Mobile Food Pantry distributions are completed in approximately 2 hours and are typically held once a month at more than 100 sites across New Mexico. The program provides a household with 50 pounds of food — half of which are perishable food items like fresh fruits and vegetables. The program also improves access to nutritious and healthy food in underserved rural areas.

How the Mobile Food Pantry is Helping Hungry New Mexicans

We work with hundreds of sites and deliver food once a month to each location. Families with children represent a large portion of the clients helped through the program. The program has regular food deliveries in 16 counties we directly serve and has targeted communities with little access to grocery stores or other food programs.

Bringing The Mobile Food Pantry to Your Community

If you are interested in sponsoring a Mobile Food Pantry distribution in your community, please call (505) 349.5352 or email ProgramsSupport@rrfb.org. Please also complete this short questionnaire regarding your needs and intentions. Once the form is submitted, our staff will review it and get back to you within a few weeks. Please note, this is not the official application or agreement of partnership.  It simply helps us understand your current food assistance program or your intentions to start one.

Keep in mind, we are seeking partners who are committed to serving their community year-round. As the site host and sponsor, you’ll be asked to:

• Coordinate dates and logistics of your anticipated Mobile Food Pantry delivery with Roadrunner Food Bank staff.
• Select a site with good parking and accessibility for a tractor-trailer or semi truck.
• Organize the location, volunteers, and tables to facilitate food distribution.
• Spread the word within the community about the scheduled delivery.
• The Mobile Food Pantry will deliver food directly to the distribution site.

Finding Food Assistance

If you need access to food assistance in your area, please click here and enter your zip code.