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Spencer Theater for the
Performing Arts |
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Alto, New
Mexico/$5,000 |
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Since opening in 1997, the
Spencer Theater has welcomed
thousands of school students,
ages five to twenty-five, who
have participated in our
SPAS/Class Acts Series. These
workshops and performances teach
various skills that are both
educational and entertaining.
Funding will be used to
supplement the artist’s fees and
production/technical costs for
the professional show offered
through our SPAS/Class Acts
Program. |
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The University of New
Mexico Foundation |
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Albuquerque, New
Mexico/$10,000 |
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is a
birth defect involving
permanent, irreversible brain
damage and other physical
abnormalities in newborns. Due
to drinking during pregnancy, it
is the biggest cause of mental
retardation in the United
States. The New Mexico Fetal
Alcohol Syndrome Prevention
Program informs and builds
awareness throughout the state.
Its mission is to educate New
Mexicans about the hazards of
women drinking alcohol during
pregnancy. |
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Warehouse 21 |
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Santa Fe, New
Mexico/$20,000 |
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At W21, we meet and work with a
diverse culture of youth who
come from different backgrounds
and circumstances including
homeless youth, homeschooled
youth, youth looking for work,
drops outs, main stream youth,
clients from local Youth
Shelters, the SF Indian School
and the School for the Hearing
Impaired. These low income youth
employment and training
components encourage multiple
transferable skills and future
creative career paths. The Earn
to Learn ethic motivates youth
to be more involved in job
skills training and this
occupies leisure time in a more
effective manner afterschool and
on weekends. |
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Women’s Health Services |
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Santa Fe, New
Mexico/$20,000 |
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Teenagers in Santa Fe
and northern NM continue
to face numerous
challenges. Adolescence
is a critical period of
time in which youth
develop healthy and
protective habits that
last throughout their
lives, in addition to
choosing educational and
career paths that ensure
economic stability. The
goal is to develop
protective factors for
adolescent girls and
their families; the
program develops skills
that allow adolescents
to make choices that
directly impact their
health. Integral to this
process, is the
inclusion of parents
and/or mentors to build
relationships between
adolescents and adults
and continuing community
partnerships. |
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Young Fathers of Santa
Fe |
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Santa Fe, New
Mexico/$15,000 |
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New Mexico has the highest teen
pregnancy rate in the nation.
Young fathers are often
overlooked or blamed for their
role in teen pregnancy. Feelings
of inadequacy and lack of
relationship and parenting
skills drive many fathers out of
the lives of their children. As
a result many social, financial
and psychological problems are
associated with the lack of
father support. Young Fathers of
Santa Fe helps young men became
great fathers. YFST uses an
innovative and multidisciplinary
approach to achieve lasting
healthy change for the whole
family. The goal of YFST is to
support young fathers by
providing skills which promote
healthy parenting and
relationships. |
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Youth Shelters and
Family Services |
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Santa Fe, New
Mexico/$20,000 |
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On any given night, 60-100 youth
are homeless in Santa Fe. Since
opening our Street Outreach
Drop-In Center in 2008, we have
seen the number of homeless,
runaway, and in-crisis youth
seeking services increase 35%
and the number of contacts has
nearly tripled. In the last
fiscal year, 662 youth came for
help at the facility; the
majority of whom were from Santa
Fe (over 75% of these youth are
from the area). We attribute
this to the increased
accessibility offered by the
Center as well as the increase
in needs of youth as a result of
the current recession. Funding
will assist the continued
service and support of the
program. |
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