
Comfort Casita
Tuesday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Thursday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Micro-Casita's / Alternative Pick-Up Locations
Bags of food are available at each of our DACC Campuses. Connect with your local AVANZA Student Success Advocate to arrange a pickup time.
Locations & Contacts
Chaparral & Gadsden Center- Cynthia Dominguez
East Mesa Campus - Leeza Marquez
Espina Campus - Daniella Rivera or Molly McCaskell
Sunland Park - Jasmin Kaur
Email to all staff: AVANZA
How Can I Support The Comfort Casita?
Together WE End Hunger!
Support is appreciated in all shapes and sizes.
We encourage you to explore our Comfort Casita Giving Page (coming soon) for a variety of ways to help nourish success at DACC!
How Do I Pre-Register?
The Comfort Casita and AVANZA staff are thrilled to announce the launch of our new check-out system!
New Registration is required even if you have visited the Comfort Casita before.
Please take the time to do this before our open hours to help reduce your first checkout time.
Steps:
- Go to the website - https://app.pantrysoft.com/login/daccnmsu
- Create an Account and Sign up
- Log in and complete the registration
(Not required for Micro-Pantry Locations)
What Do I Need To Bring?
How Do I Get An Aggie ID?
Please visit Aggie ID Services
Student Eligibility
• Must be currently enrolled in at least one DACC course or a DACC adult education course.
• Students may receive Comfort Casita items once weekly.
• Students who go more than twice monthly will be referred to the AVANZA program for additional resources and support
• The students themselves must be present to receive items
• Must provide Student ID or other identifying information at the time of visit to properly track student visits.
Faculty and Staff Eligibility
Faculty/Staff may receive Comfort Casita items once monthly.
Donate Online
The Comfort Casita offers the nourishment students need to focus, learn, and truly succeed. Your donation directly fuels their academic journey, allowing them to thrive without the burden of food insecurity. By supporting the Comfort Casita, you're not just giving a meal – you're cultivating success, one nourished student at a time.
Nourish Success, Donate to the Comfort Casita Now!
Payroll Deduction
- Start on mypayrollgift.nmsu.edu
- Log in with your NMSU credentials
- Click on‘Add New Contribution’
- Click on ‘Can’t find your fund? Click here’
- Type “DACC Food Pantry”
- Enter the $ amount you want to donate per pay period
- Enter - Start Date
- Select- Ongoing or Enter End date
- Lastly, Submit