06/18/2026
👑 The Crown Has Been Passed.
Richard (and Ghost 🐾) showed up for this community with hammers, heart, and humor building homes and friendships in equal measure.
And now… he’s passing the crown. 👑
Meet Anthony Fuentez, newly appointed Executive Director of Isaiah’s Soup Kitchen.
Anthony didn’t arrive at this role from the outside looking in. He built his way to it from the inside out. Volunteer. Cook. Runner. Interim Executive Director. And nowwwww, Executive Director. Anthony has done it all at Isaiah’s Soup Kitchen, learning every single piece of this mission with his own two hands before ever stepping into the role of leading it.
And there’s something even more powerful behind his story: Anthony is following in his father’s footsteps, but he is not standing in his shadow. He is carving his own path, leading in his own way, and carrying forward a legacy of service that was instilled in him from the very beginning. He was raised to serve and to love, and it shows in absolutely everything he does.
Isaiah’s Soup Kitchen has been a place of comfort and dignity in Hobbs since 1992 by serving thousands of hot meals every month, providing food boxes, clothing, hygiene items, and emergency assistance for families facing house fires, disasters, and crisis. But what they really provide is so much bigger than food. They step into the gaps. They show up where no one else does. They are the hands and feet of this community, doing the work that often goes unseen.
And now Anthony carries that mission forward humbly, faithfully, and with a heart that was built for exactly this.
We could not be more proud of him. Leadership isn’t always loud. Sometimes it looks like washing dishes before you ever sit behind the desk, and never forgetting where you came from once you do.
Anthony Fuentez, the crown is yours. 👑
Isaiah’s Soup Kitchen — Serving with dignity since 1992. 📍 304 W. Harden Blvd, Hobbs, NM 📞 575-393-4125
