The latest step is underway in an ongoing campus expansion of a homeless shelter and service group in Las Cruces.
Members of the Las Cruces City Council have voted for a resolution approving the purchase of a one-acre site in the 900 block of W. Amador Avenue which may be used by the Mesilla Valley Community of Hope.
The Community of Hope group is a non-profit organization created in 1991 that is not only devoted to housing solutions, but also income support and case management services. The organization serves upwards of around 5,000 people a year, with a particular emphasis on veterans’ support.
In response to the group’s need for more facility space, the Las Cruces council agreed to a $438,000 purchase of a one-acre site owned by the Las Cruces-based company Stone Masters.
The site is more specifically located at 915 and 921 W. Amador Avenue, on the same block as the Community of Hope’s primary facility at 999 W. Amador Avenue.
Last year the city council approved a master plan identifying some $26 million in needed capital improvements on, and the expansion of- the Community of Hope’s campus. That action followed a vote in early 2020 committing $1.3 million for the purchase of the 999 W. Amador property, which for years had been occupied by the Horse N Hound Feed N supply store.
In 2011 the Community of Hope opened what is called Camp Hope, a tent community for up to 50 people that included a modern bathroom and shower facility.
By Garry Boulard
