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Acupuncturist Without
Borders |
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Albuquerque, New
Mexico/$10,000 |
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According to the New Mexico
Department of Veterans’ Services
there are 180,000 veterans in
New Mexico. Studies show that
between 12% and 35% of these
veterans are likely to develop
symptoms of post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD)
immediately or sometime after
they return from active service.
Acupuncture can
help stem the tide of trauma for
veterans and active military
personnel, which otherwise
reaches further and further into
our communities and results in
increased violence and distress
for families and throughout
society. AWB’s New Mexico MSRP
program provides relief,
healing, and recovery from
trauma for veterans, active
military, and their families. |
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Advocacy, Inc. |
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Albuquerque, New
Mexico/$10,000 |
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Advocacy, Inc. was incorporated
in New Mexico as a 501©(3)
organization in 1986 to
provide legal and support
services for abused and
neglected children. The New
Mexico Guardianship Project was
initiated in 2000 and helps
obtain court-ordered
guardianship and adoption for
children being raised by
low-income, non-parental
caregivers. Guardianship and
adoption provide a legal
relationship that benefits the
world and relives the pressure
on community resources. The
goals of the ‘Project’ are to
provide direct legal
representation and referral
service or access to community
partners to 10,000 individuals
in New Mexico in 2011. |
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American Cancer Society,
Inc. |
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Albuquerque, New
Mexico/$8,000 |
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About 11,000 new
cases of cancer are
diagnosed in children
each year in the U.S.,
with childhood
cancers affecting
more potential
patient-years of life
than any
other cancer except
breast and lung cancer.
In 1986 ACS started the
Camp
Enchantment childhood
and family support
program, which features
a seven-day
resident Camp
Enchantment session for
pediatric cancer
patients and survivors,
and
a three-day Camp Super
Stars Sibling Retreat
for brothers and
sisters. At camp,
kids don’t have to focus
on cancer, but can renew
their spirits, and have
fun with
their peers. |
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Childhaven, Inc. |
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Farmington, New
Mexico/$10,000 |
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Childhaven was incorporated in
1969 solely as a shelter for
children who were abused,
neglected or abandoned.
Childhaven has expanded its
services to include the family
support services, serving a
predominately Native American
population. Childhaven’s Family
Support Services is committed to
working with children who have
suffered from the effects of
trauma, resulting in severe
emotional disturbances. Family
Support workers assist
children/youth (up through age
21) struggling with the effects
of physical and sexual abuse and
other traumatic events by
working with the children and
families weekly or as needed at
home. |
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ChildSight New Mexico |
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Gallup, New
Mexico/$10,000 |
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ChildSight fulfills a basic need
to preventive and corrective
vision care among poor,
underserved children in New
Mexico. Approximately one in
three Native American children
between ages 10 and 15 has a
type of refractive error,
specifically astigmatism. In
most cases, it is easily
remedied with a proper pair of
eyeglasses. However, for many
low-income families,
particularly in the remote
corners of the Navajo
Reservation where the per capita
income is $6,217, this simply
solution is essentially out of
reach. We expect 1,500 students
will need eyeglasses, which
ChildSight will provide at no
cost to them. |
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City of Santa Fe |
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Santa Fe, New
Mexico/$10,000 |
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The
Crime Prevention Unity of the
Santa Fe Police Department has
been in existence since the
early 1970’s. Since 2005, we
have developed a Police
Community Relations K9 program
in which the dogs “Kasey” and
“Autumn” have become household
words in Santa Fe. The trained
dogs are used to motivate
children to listen, and to
change their behavior and
habits. An associated reading
program in K through 2nd Grade
is incorporated as an anti-drug,
gangs, and graffiti curriculum
in the middle
schools. Funding will aide
delivering this vital service to
youth on a level close to or
higher then what is was before
the downturn in revenue. |
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Cuidando Los Ninos |
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Albuquerque, New
Mexico/$10,000 |
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| The mission of Cuidando Los
NInos (CLN) is to provide
high-quality early childhood
development and therapeutic
serves that meet the special
needs of children (ages 6 weeks
to 5years) experiencing
homelessness and support
services that assist their
families to become stabilized.
CLN is the only early childhood
development center in
Albuquerque that focuses
entirely on children whose
families are experiencing
homelessness and accomplishes
its goals with two specific
programs: Early
Childhood Development Program
for Children and the Family
Support Program for the Parents. |
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Embudo Valley Tutoring
Association |
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Dixon, New Mexico/$5,000 |
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EVTA’s mission is to support the
children of the Embudo Valley
and surrounding villages by
providing free, year-round
tutoring services; strengthen
the quality of education of
Dixon Elementary, and reduce the
drop -out rate of local students
by providing early intervention.
EVTA is the only organization
offering tutoring services
between Taos and Espanola. EVTA
serves 24-50 children per year,
depending on the number of
programs offered, and provides
one-on-one and small group
tutoring to students of all
ages. |
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