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ABC Sunscreen provides free sunscreen distribution and education to communities in New Mexico to help prevent skin cancer. The organization sets up booths at outdoor events and donates sunscreen to schools, summer camps, and other locations while educating the public about proper sunscreen use.
ABQ RIDE is the City of Albuquerque's public transit system, operating fixed-route buses across the city, including routes serving major medical centers. Its Sun Van service provides ADA curb-to-curb paratransit for riders whose disability prevents them from using city buses, which can help cancer patients get to treatment. Trips can be booked by phone or through the ABQ RIDE GO! app.
Back in Use is Adelante Development Center's durable medical equipment recycling program, operating since 2010. It collects donated wheelchairs, walkers, hospital beds, and other assistive equipment, then inspects, cleans, and sanitizes each item before giving it free of charge to people with disabilities and seniors in the Albuquerque area. Donations and equipment requests are handled by appointment at (505) 341-7171.
Albuquerque Indian Health Center is an Indian Health Service facility serving American Indian and Alaska Native patients in the Albuquerque area, with field clinics at Zia and Santa Ana Pueblos. The center provides primary care, laboratory and imaging services, women's health and OB/GYN care, colposcopy, tobacco cessation, behavioral health, and pharmacy services, offering preventive screening and referral pathways relevant to cancer detection and follow-up.
The American Cancer Society has programs and services to help you manage cancer treatment and recovery and find the emotional support you need. And best of all, our help is free. Find programs and services in New Mexico.
Camp Enchantment provides a free, week-long summer camp experience for children who have or had cancer and their siblings. The organization offers engaging activities and support from dedicated volunteers, giving children the opportunity to experience joy and freedom while building confidence and resilience.
Cancer Aid Resource & Education, Inc. (CARE) is a volunteer-run nonprofit serving cancer patients in Las Cruces and Doña Ana County, New Mexico. It helps patients in active treatment for any type of cancer with non-medical living expenses, including gas cards, groceries and nutritional supplements, utilities, rent or mortgage, and self-pay health insurance. For treatment requiring travel outside the county, CARE assists with lodging, airfare, meals, and parking; services are offered in English and Spanish.
The Cancer Foundation for New Mexico helps cancer patients and caregivers in northern New Mexico navigate their cancer journey with dignity and support. The organization provides travel assistance, lodging, food assistance, emergency aid, support groups, and licensed social worker navigation services.
Cancer Services of New Mexico is a statewide nonprofit founded in 2001 that provides free programs addressing the non-medical challenges of a cancer diagnosis. The organization offers multi-day Family Cancer Retreats, legal, insurance, and paperwork navigation through its LIPA program, and educational tools and resources for patients, survivors, caregivers, and families throughout New Mexico.
Cancer Support Now is a volunteer community organization that provides comprehensive support services to individuals diagnosed with cancer and their caregivers. The organization offers a helpline, support groups, one-on-one support, referrals, education, and annual conferences to ensure that no one faces cancer alone.
CAPPED provides support services for individuals facing major illness, toxic stress, and chronic pain by helping them develop personalized plans to recognize treasures in their lives and find joy in each day. The organization operates a Center for Integrative Wellness and maintains the Trinity Turtle Healing Labyrinth Park as part of their comprehensive support approach.
Casa Esperanza is New Mexico's House of Hope providing lodging to patients and their families seeking medical treatment in Albuquerque for cancer and other serious medical illnesses. The organization has welcomed over 50,000 families in 33 years of operation and provides wraparound supports including lodging, food assistance, transportation, and family support services.
The Cathy Lincoln Memorial Cancer Fund provides financial assistance to women in San Juan County who are receiving treatment for cancer. The fund helps cover diagnostic testing, medications, medical exams, procedures, and other cancer-related services for women 18 years and older.
Chaves County Cancer Fund is a 100% volunteer-run nonprofit founded in 2006 that provides financial assistance to residents of Chaves County, New Mexico with an active cancer diagnosis. Aid covers non-medical living expenses such as mortgage or rent, car payments, insurance premiums, utilities, and food vouchers. The fund is supported by community donations and its annual Walk for Hope fundraiser in Roswell.
The Children's Cancer Fund of New Mexico provides services and support to children battling cancer and their families. The organization helps families cope with the day-to-day needs of living with and fighting cancer by offering critical services tailored to the unique needs of patients and their loved ones.
The City of Albuquerque Department of Senior Affairs provides services for adults 60 and older, including free senior meals, reservable van rides to medical and non-medical appointments, home services, and case management. Its itinerant ride service on ADA-compliant vans can help older cancer patients reach treatment appointments. The department also operates senior and multigenerational centers and a Senior Information & Assistance Line at 505-764-6400.
Comadre a Comadre is a peer-led program of the University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center that improves breast and cervical health outcomes among Hispanic and Latina women. Trained peer mentors and patient navigators, themselves breast cancer survivors, provide free education, screening navigation, support groups, and one-on-one support in English and Spanish, regardless of immigration status.
Community Acupuncture Albuquerque provides affordable acupuncture on a $20-$50 sliding scale with no income verification, treating patients in a shared community setting. Services address pain, anxiety, sleep problems, and treatment-related symptoms, along with acudetox ear acupuncture. Appointments are booked online, with new patient materials available in English and Spanish.
Deming Cancer Support provides assistance and resources to cancer patients and their families in the Deming, New Mexico area. The organization offers support services to help individuals navigate their cancer journey and connect with needed resources.
Desert Southwest Cancer Support Group offers free peer-to-peer emotional support to survivors of all cancer types, all genders and races, in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The group meets the fourth Saturday of each month at Memorial Medical Center and also holds coffee chats, educational presentations from community speakers, and group activities such as walks and lunch meetups.
The Family Caregiver Center of New Mexico supports the well-being of family caregivers through resources, education, and social connection for those caring for adults with serious illnesses or conditions. The organization provides free services including support groups, care navigation, and powerful tools to help caregivers who provide assistance with emotional or practical needs.
First Choice Community Healthcare is a federally qualified health center system operating nine health centers across the Albuquerque metro area and surrounding counties, including the South Valley, South Broadway, Alameda, Alamosa, Edgewood, and Los Lunas. It provides primary care, women's health, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, and lab services with a sliding fee discount program based on income. As a safety-net provider, it offers preventive care and screening access for uninsured and underinsured patients.
Gerard's House is a Santa Fe nonprofit providing free peer grief support for children, teens, and families, including weekly support groups for youth ages 3-21, adult and caregiver groups, individual sessions, and summer camps, all offered bilingually in English and Spanish. Its services help families in northern New Mexico grieving a parent, sibling, or other loved one, including deaths from cancer.
The GRMC Foundation partners with individuals, businesses and other organizations to ensure quality local health care at Gila Regional Medical Center. The foundation provides resources and support to meet specific needs of caregivers and patients, including those receiving cancer treatment services at the medical center.
Holland's Rose provides affordable accommodations for patients and family members who must travel to Albuquerque for medical services. The organization offers private rooms, fully-equipped kitchens, laundry facilities, and other amenities to support those receiving medical care away from home.
Kitchen Angels prepares and delivers free, nutritious meals to homebound people in the greater Santa Fe area who are facing life-challenging illnesses and medical conditions, with menus that accommodate special dietary needs. Homebound cancer patients qualify for service, and dependents under 18 and in-home caregivers of registered clients can also receive meals.
The Los Alamos Council on Cancer strives to increase public awareness of cancer and promotes early diagnosis and treatment. The organization provides health care services, supportive services, specialized treatment and prevention, mental health assessment and treatment, and information services to support cancer patients and their families.
Lovelace Cancer Center provides medical and radiation oncology in Albuquerque, including chemotherapy, Gamma Knife radiosurgery for brain tumors, low-dose CT lung cancer screening, and genetic counseling through its High Risk Breast Cancer Program. Its free Embrace program supports patients and families with gentle yoga classes, support circles, nutrition and health classes, and educational resources. The Breast Care Center at Lovelace Women's Hospital is New Mexico's only breast center accredited by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers.
Make-A-Wish New Mexico grants wishes to children with critical illnesses, including those with cancer. The organization provides experiences and emotional support to help bring joy back into families' lives during difficult times.
Meals on Wheels New Mexico delivers medically tailored home-delivered meals to anyone of any age in Albuquerque, Rio Rancho, and Corrales, with frozen meals shipped to clients elsewhere in New Mexico, plus wellness checks and a weekend pantry program. Its pet program, stocked with food donated by Long Leash on Life, keeps homebound clients' pets fed. Medically tailored menus and home delivery make it especially useful for cancer patients who are homebound during treatment.
NAMI New Mexico is the state affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, offering free peer and family support groups, education programs such as Family-to-Family and Peer-to-Peer, and mental health advocacy through local affiliates across New Mexico. Its support groups and classes can help cancer patients and caregivers coping with depression, anxiety, and other mental health challenges during treatment.
New Heart Fitness and Health is a fitness, cardiac, and pulmonary rehabilitation center in Albuquerque operated as a program of the New Mexico Heart Institute Foundation. Its Cancer Survivorship exercise program offers 12 sessions of supervised endurance, strength, flexibility, and nutrition support tailored to each patient's cancer type and treatment stage. Sessions are led by exercise physiologists, including a specially trained Clinical Cancer Exercise Specialist.
The New Mexico Association for Home & Hospice Care is the statewide association for home health and hospice providers. Its website offers a searchable 'Find a Provider' directory and an annual provider directory that families can use to locate licensed home care and hospice agencies across New Mexico. The association also advocates for access to and quality of in-home and end-of-life care.
The New Mexico Association of Food Banks is a collaboration of the state's five food banks, routing food assistance to every New Mexico county through a network of pantries, senior centers, and other hunger-relief sites. It is a single starting point for cancer patients and families anywhere in the state to find their nearest food bank and free groceries.
New Mexico Cancer Center is an independent, physician-owned multidisciplinary cancer practice with locations in Albuquerque and Gallup, offering medical oncology, chemotherapy and infusion therapy, radiation oncology, hematology, and palliative care. The center hosts CLIMB, a free six-week support and education program for kids and teens who have a parent, grandparent, or guardian with cancer, open to families regardless of where the parent is treated.
The New Mexico Cancer Center Foundation supports cancer patients with their non-medical needs by providing financial assistance for costs like rent, groceries, utilities, and gas. The foundation has distributed over $1 million since 2002 and offers free lung cancer screenings to help with early detection and prevention.
The New Mexico Cancer Council is a public-private partnership working to reduce the burden of cancer in New Mexico through the statewide New Mexico Cancer Plan. The council convenes workgroups on advocacy, Native American health, patient navigation, rural health equity, and screening and early detection, and maintains searchable directories of cancer support and treatment services, including the Albuquerque Cancer Coalition directory.
The New Mexico Cancer Research Alliance, formerly the New Mexico Cancer Care Alliance, is a statewide nonprofit network formed in 2002 that connects patients, physicians, and sponsors with cancer clinical trials across New Mexico. Working with the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center, the National Cancer Institute, and private sponsors, the alliance ensures New Mexicans can access trials in prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment, and supportive care regardless of where they live.
The New Mexico Dental Association Foundation is the charitable arm of the New Mexico Dental Association. Through its Donated Dental Services network of volunteer dentists and dental labs, it provides free comprehensive dental care to low-income New Mexicans who are elderly, disabled, veterans, or otherwise medically compromised and cannot afford treatment. It also runs free clinic events such as the NM Mission of Mercy and matches low-income patients with care through its Sign up for Care program.
The Comprehensive Cancer Control Program works to reduce the cancer burden on all New Mexicans through promoting prevention, screening and early detection, and access to critical services. The program provides support to organizations that offer cancer services and maintains a searchable directory of cancer support and treatment resources. They collaborate with public and private organizations to implement community-based strategies that meet local needs.
The New Mexico Department of Health Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program provides free breast and cervical cancer screenings including pap smears, HPV testing, and mammograms through healthcare providers across New Mexico. The program educates the public about cancer prevention and helps individuals make informed decisions about screenings, serving those with low income or little to no insurance.
The New Mexico Health Care Authority (formerly the Human Services Department, renamed July 1, 2024) administers Medicaid, SNAP, and other public assistance programs for over one million New Mexicans. Cancer patients can apply for Medicaid coverage of treatment costs and SNAP food assistance. New Mexico Medicaid also includes free non-emergency medical transportation to and from treatment appointments, administered through contractors such as ModivCare.
New Mexico Legal Aid provides free civil legal services statewide to low-income New Mexicans, including help with housing, family law, consumer issues, economic security and public benefits, veterans' issues, and tax problems. Cancer patients and families can get free legal help with matters such as insurance denials, debt, housing, and benefits that often arise during treatment.
The New Mexico Medical Insurance Pool (NMMIP), operating since 1987, is the state's high-risk health insurance pool for residents who are denied coverage or considered uninsurable due to serious medical conditions such as cancer. It offers comprehensive health plans plus a Low Income Premium Program (LIPP) that reduces monthly premiums for qualifying members. Enrollment remains open, with rates published annually by county.
The North Central Regional Transit District, known as the Blue Bus, provides fare-free fixed-route bus service and free ADA paratransit across Santa Fe, Rio Arriba, Taos, and Los Alamos counties, several Northern Pueblos, and the Jicarilla Apache Nation. Its MyBlue on-demand rideshare offers $1 trips in select communities. The free routes connect rural northern New Mexico residents to the Rail Runner and to medical services in Santa Fe and Espanola, useful for patients traveling to treatment.
Paths to Health NM provides self-management programs designed to help adults gain confidence and skills to better manage chronic health conditions including cancer. The organization offers the Cancer: Thriving and Surviving Program and other evidence-based programs to improve quality of life for individuals managing chronic conditions.
PINK "ME" provides financial assistance, educational resources, and advocacy support to women battling breast cancer and survivors. The organization offers grants for medical bills and living expenses, food assistance programs, and mammogram screening initiatives to help women navigate their cancer journey.
Pink Warrior House Foundation provides a community that supports those battling breast cancer and their caregivers with emotional and social services to foster hope and positive outcomes. The organization offers support groups, counseling, art therapy, yoga, meditation classes, makeup and skincare classes, nutritional support, wig exchange services, and a Battle Buddy network to pair newly diagnosed individuals with survivors.
The PNM Good Neighbor Fund is an emergency assistance program that helps income-eligible PNM electric customers who face hardship, such as a medical crisis, pay a past-due bill and avoid disconnection. Qualified households can receive help once per calendar year, and applicants are also connected to LIHEAP energy assistance. It can help cancer patients keep utilities on when treatment causes an unexpected loss of income.
Presbyterian Cancer Care is Presbyterian Healthcare Services' accredited oncology program providing medical, radiation, and surgical oncology at Kaseman Hospital in Albuquerque and the Jorgensen Cancer Center at Rust Medical Center in Rio Rancho. The program includes breast and gynecologic oncology, nurse navigators, clinical trials, and counseling and nutrition support. Its THRIVE supervised exercise program and cancer rehabilitation services at the Presbyterian Healthplex help patients build strength during and after treatment.
Presbyterian Medical Services is a Santa Fe-based nonprofit, separate from Presbyterian Healthcare Services, operating nearly 100 community health centers and program sites across New Mexico. Its clinics provide affordable primary care, dental, behavioral health, and pharmacy services, including preventive care and screening that cancer patients and low-income families rely on, along with help enrolling in Medicaid and low-cost health coverage.
The organization provides education, information, and peer support services to individuals diagnosed with prostate cancer and their families. They offer free one-on-one consultations, bi-monthly support meetings with medical professional presentations, and various educational resources. The organization connects newly diagnosed patients with prostate cancer survivors who can share their treatment experiences and provide guidance.
The Pure Bliss Family Resource Center provides knowledge and resources to cancer patients, loved ones, family members, and caregivers to aide in their cancer journey. The center offers the latest information on cancer care, support, prevention, general health and wellness issues through health reference books, brochures, medical journals, audio and videotapes, and access to online medical databases.
Radiant Healing Together provides support services for individuals affected by cancer. The organization focuses on helping cancer patients and their families navigate their journey through comprehensive care and assistance programs.
Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center is the main hospital of the VA New Mexico Health Care System, providing cancer care to veterans in Albuquerque and across 14 locations in New Mexico and southern Colorado. Its hematology/oncology service offers diagnostic services, cancer surgery, chemotherapy, clinical trials, survivorship programs, and supportive and social services, along with breast, colorectal, and skin cancer screening.
Rio Metro Regional Transit District operates the New Mexico Rail Runner Express commuter train along a 97-mile corridor from Belen through Albuquerque to Santa Fe, plus connecting bus routes in Bernalillo, Sandoval, and Valencia counties. The service helps patients from outlying communities reach treatment centers in Albuquerque and Santa Fe without driving. Discounted fares are available for seniors and riders with disabilities, and veterans with a VA medical card ride free.
Rio Varian provides education, support, and awareness resources for ovarian cancer patients and survivors. The organization offers financial and legal support, survivor stories, and comprehensive information about ovarian cancer including symptoms, diagnosis, and stages.
Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico is the state's largest hunger-relief organization, distributing food statewide through hundreds of partner food pantries, soup kitchens, shelters, and regional food banks. Families facing food insecurity because of cancer treatment costs or lost income can find free groceries through its statewide partner network.
Ronald McDonald House New Mexico provides housing, meals, and support services for families with seriously ill or injured children who must travel far from home for medical treatment. The organization operates facilities near hospitals and offers in-hospital programs to keep families close to their children during medical crises.
Running Medicine is a community running and walking wellness program founded in 2016 as a program of the Native Health Initiative. It offers low-cost, family-oriented running/walking groups open to all ages, abilities, and ethnicities, with a focus on reducing the chronic disease burden in Native American communities. Groups meet in Albuquerque/Rio Rancho, Acoma/Laguna, Algodones, Gallup, and Zuni.