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Teach America |
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Animal
Protection of New Mexico |
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Albuquerque, New Mexico/$10,000 |
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Animal Protection of New Mexico
embarked on an ambitious Equine
Protection Program and Equine
Protection Fund in late 2009 to
address the most pressing needs
of thousands of horses in peril
in New Mexico. Without the
Fund’s programs and sanctuary
spaces, horses are subjected to
horrific transportation and
unimaginable cruelty in the
horse slaughter industry in
Mexico. The Equine Protection
Fund has already proven to be a
cost-effective and pragmatic way
for New Mexicans to ensure these
magnificent creatures are always
treated with dignity and
respect. |
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Animal Welfare Coalition |
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Las Vegas, New Mexico/$4,800 |
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Las Vegas, New Mexico and the
surrounding area are suffering
from an acute overpopulation of
companion animals. There are not
enough adoptive homes to take
even the spayed animals. A
relationship has been developed
with Pueblo Pet Project, which
takes a limited number of cats
every month. Pueblo Pet Project
has been generous with sending
vaccines, tests and food, but
there is often a gap between the
tests and the number of animals
that need to be tested and
vaccinated. Funding will assist
for vaccines, tests, food and
boarding. |
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ARCA |
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Albuquerque, New Mexico/$5,000 |
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need being addressed is to
provide caring qualified foster
families and a transition to a
permanent family for the most
medically fragile children in
our state - those with
disabilities, and those who have
been subjected to abuse or
neglect and whose stories are
often seen on the evening news.
ARCA provides exceptionally
fragile children from all over
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Native American Tribes with
immediate safety and
professional case management.
The program is year-round. |
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C.G. Jung Institute of
Santa Fe |
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Santa Fe, New
Mexico/$16,000 |
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The C.G. Jung Institute has been
offering public lecture series
since 1982 and was founded as a
formal independent, non-profit
entity in 1991. Over the most
recent 21 years it has presented
275 community programs. This
year’s theme is “Civilization in
Transition.” The rich and varied
2011/2012 program year continues
its expansion of “Psyche and
Politics” program. These “P&P”
presentations will include one
panel with extended time for
audience dialogue, three evening
lectures, and a full and a
half-day workshop. These seven
events will be offered alongside
five other dynamic talks,
three-full-day workshops, and
one half-day workshop, including
a lecture and workshop in
Albuquerque. |
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Common Bond NM Emergency
Project |
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Albuquerque, New Mexico/$2,000 |
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Common Bond was founded in 1981;
The Emergency Project was
founded in 1988. The Emergency
Project provides last resort
financial assistance to
low-income New Mexicans living
with HIV/AIDS. This includes
rent assistance or paying a
deposit for a new housing
situation when a client is
forced to move due to a hostile
or dangerous environment.
Emergency Project payments also
allow clients to maintain
utilities without interruption,
or prevent further complications
from HIV/AIDS by making medical
and prescription co-payments for
required medical regimens. |
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Court Appointed Special
Advocates |
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Santa Fe, New Mexico/$12,000 |
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The stewardship of a child’s
rights rest primarily with
family. But too many families
are in crisis, and too many
children are lost in the
process. CASA’s mission is to
recruit, train and support
community volunteers who
advocate on behalf of foster
youth. Though CASA is currently
meeting that goal, the severity
and complexity of the cases
demand a higher level of support
and ongoing training. Nobody
longs for a safe and loving
family more that a child in
foster care. CASA volunteers are
empowered by the courts to help
make this dream a reality. |
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IMPACT Personal Safety |
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Santa Fe, New Mexico/$5,000 |
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IMPACT Personal Safety is a
nonprofit organization that
teaches people to prevent and
defend themselves against
verbal, physical, and sexual
violence. By reducing the fear
and impact of violence, we help
to create a community where
people live powerfully,
experience freedom and pursue
joy. Project PREPARE will
provide 1,500 children and teens
in the Santa Fe and Albuquerque
areas with our original
experiential personal safety and
self-defense classes that
address at least one aspect of
violence prevention. Programs
operate on a year-round basis. |
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Literacy Link |
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Silver City,
New Mexico/$5,000 |
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Literacy Link offers one-to-one
tutoring; English as Second
Language (ESL) classes; computer
literacy instruction; literacy
workshops and outreach
activities; and distribution of
books into homes. In addition,
in the neighboring town of
Bayard, LLL is working to offer
weekly English as a Second
Language (ESL) adult classes
simultaneously with children’s
activities and games that
revolve around language
development or simple
mathematics. In March, LLL began
a literacy program serving
inmates in the grant County
Detention Center, focusing on
life skills, GED preparation,
resume writing and one on one
tutoring. |
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Many Mothers |
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Santa Fe, New Mexico/$5,000 |
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Many
Mothers was established as a
non-profit in 2002 to address
the problem that today’s new
mothers often lack adequate
support. Postpartum depression
is on the rise and is inversely
related to the amount of support
a new mother has.
With the help of a marketing
consultant, Many Mothers
realized it uniqueness as a FREE
alternative home-visiting
service with volunteer care that
focuses on the mothers’ needs.
Many Mothers’ objective is to
maintain its programs as a
simple model that can be easily
replicated by other communities.
The immediate program goal is to
help new mothers ‘get on their
feet” and empower them with
knowledge and skills for
proactive parenting. |
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