Taos NEST: Navigating Emergency Support Together
OVERNIGHT crisis shelter
FOR ADULTS AGES 18+ AND FAMILIES
601 Lovato Pl, TAOS NM 87571
(Behind Super Save)
Taos NEST (Navigating Emergency Support Together) is open for overnight crisis shelter at 601 Lovato Place in Taos. Adult (18+ years old) women, men, and gender expansive individuals who are in need of emergency overnight shelter can check in from 6pm-10pm nightly for a bed. Families with children in need of shelter can come to NEST by 8pm. Family navigation is provided by Youth Heartline. Meals are served at NEST nightly from 5:30-6:30pm.
Taos NEST is a multi-agency project with the goal to assist community members in accessing emergency shelter and support services. Taos NEST is a collaboration between CAV, DreamTree Project, Youth Heartline, St. James Church, and other service providers to support adults and families experiencing housing insecurity and/or homelessness. Read the Taos News article about our ARPA award for this project, or learn more about NEST and cold weather emergency shelter in Taos here.
Ways to Help:
Working with TK1 Youth to Reduce Stigma and Increase Understanding
At NEST, we believe that people experiencing homelessness deserve more than services. They deserve to be seen.
In partnership with TK1 Youth, DreamTree Project is working to help reduce stigma around homelessness by sharing stories that highlight the humanity, complexity, and lived experiences of our unhoused neighbors.
Through youth-created media, interviews, documentaries, and community storytelling, this collaboration helps create opportunities for education, empathy, and connection.
Homelessness is not one story.
People arrive at NEST after job loss, medical crises, family disruption, trauma, housing shortages, rising costs, substance use challenges, or other difficult life circumstances.
By sharing these experiences thoughtfully and respectfully, we hope to increase awareness, strengthen community understanding, and encourage people to engage with local solutions.
Because when people are seen, conversations change. And when conversations change, communities do too.
