Veterans Off-Grid

Carson, New Mexico, United States

Housing & HomelessnessMental healthEnvironment & ClimateEmployment & SkillsTax-deductible donations

CharityFounded 2017Local reach

Profile last updated: May 3, 2026

About

Founded in 2017, Veterans Off-Grid is a charity based in Carson, United States working on housing & homelessness, mental health, environment & climate +2 more.

Veterans Off-Grid is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2017 by Army veteran Ryan Timmermans and based in Carson, New Mexico, near Taos. It works to provide housing stability for homeless veterans, help prevent veteran suicide, and support veterans' reintegration into society through job skills training, relationships and community. Its main site is building sustainable off-grid housing using earthship and hyper adobe methods, and it runs green building training, sustainable farming, including an NRCS-funded hoop house, and behavioural health and wellness programmes. Volunteers, including veterans and non-veterans, help build the site, and the organisation works with local partners in Taos County. Its planned community is intended to house 40 to 60 veterans on a 50-acre property.

Location

Carson, United States

Founded

2017

Organisation type

Charity

Legal form

501(c)(3)

Focus areas

veteranshomelessnesssuicide preventionsustainable housingoff-grid livingregenerative agriculture

Languages

Causes & programmes

Causes

Housing & HomelessnessMental healthEnvironment & ClimateEmployment & SkillsCommunity development

Works for

Homeless peopleCommunities

How they work

Direct servicesAwareness & educationCommunity programmesVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Together With Veterans

Mental health · United States

Rural veteran suicide prevention programme; Veterans Off-Grid sponsors the Taos County chapter, which is in New Mexico.

Taos Collaborative for Housing Stability

Housing & Homelessness · United States

Collaborative sponsored by Veterans Off-Grid to help veterans navigate housing and health services.

Taos Veterans Connection

Mental health · United States

Support group connecting veterans with other veterans, local behavioural health services and veteran service organisations.

Microgreens program

Community development · United States

Sustainable agriculture programme that grows microgreens and plant starts to feed veterans and sell locally.

Countries of operation

United States

Funding & support

Funded by

Government funding

Ways to support

DonateVolunteerCorporate partnership

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Taos County Solid Waste Department, Salesforce, Procter & Gamble, Home Depot, Johnson County Community College, Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education, University of New Mexico-Taos, NeuEarth Biotecture, Not Forgotten Outreach