Community Resources

Provides free books to students throughout the school year to help build their at-home library and improve their reading skills

Residents of Santa Fe County can register their child to receive a free book by mail every month until they reach five years of age. Selections are carefully made by a national panel of experts. Local administration by Growing Up New Mexico. 

Free books and other resources for educators, community representatives, and students from pre-K through 12th grade. Categories include fiction history, biography, natural sciences, art, teacher and parent materials, and much more.

Call Friends of the Friends: (505) 955-2839

Early childhood education and family support, including a home visiting program.

Call Growing Up New Mexico: (505) 819-5484

Free tutoring in basic literacy, English as a Second Language, and citizenship preparation skills

Call Literacy Volunteers: (505) 428-1353

Provides free, science of reading based, structured literacy tutoring & social emotional support for students ​who are reading one or more years below grade level. ​The multi-sensory tutoring program is customized, providing gamified tutoring sessions for each student.

A directory of local service providers who can help with basic needs (food assistance, housing, transportation, utilities); behavioral health and substance use; education; family support services; health and health care; employment and income; legal services; safety; wellness and recreation, and more

Call the Santa Fe County Connect Resource Directory: (505) 992-9850