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Creativity for Peace |
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Albuquerque
Public Library
Foundation |
Albuquerque, New
Mexico / $2,000
(Discretionary Grant) |
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Alliance for the Earth |
Santa Fe, New Mexico / $25,000
(Out-of-Cycle Grant) |
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In April 2014 the Liberia
Peacebuilding Program, a project
of Alliance for the Earth,
submitted a proposal to support
the activities in Liberia for
the period of twelve months from
June 2014 to May 2015. Programs
to be carried out under the
Peace Huts during this funding
cycle include: mindfulness
training and advocacy;
reconciliation and conflict
resolution; trauma healing and
women’s empowerment; and
recreational activities for
ex-combatants. |
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Canones Early Childhood
Center |
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Canones, New Mexico / $10,000 |
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The cycle of poverty is familiar
to the people living in the
remote villages of
northern New Mexico. The Canones
Early Childhood Center provides
an early educational experience
for preschool children giving
them an advantage when they
enter public school, giving
these families hope in breaking
the cycle of poverty. Providing
a literacy-enriched program,
children will:
demonstrate increased interest
in literacy; develop
emergent / early reading / writing
skills;
demonstrate gains in language
development and vocabulary
expansion; and will develop
confidence as learners. |
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Canones Early Childhood
Center |
Canones, New Mexico / $2,000
(Discretionary Grant) |
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Casa Esperanza, Inc. |
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Albuquerque, New
Mexico / $8,000 |
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Esperanza is New Mexico’s “home
away from home” providing a
caring community to support and
serve families facing cancer.
Although patients may receive
initial care and treatment in
their
home communities, many must
travel to Albuquerque for more
comprehensive cancer services.
Families at Casa Esperanza
experience a non-clinical,
homelike environment where they
can
interact with other families
facing similar challenges. Free
services, including clinical
counseling support and referrals
to other non-profit programs and
treatment hospitals, are also
provided. |
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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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soul/psyche continues to be an
almost forgotten aspect of
popular individual and
community psychology. It is
particularly ironic that this
“forgotten” aspect is the root
of the word ‘psychology.’ The
C.G. Jung Institute of Santa Fe
presents community programs
because it believes that
communities in Northern New
Mexico become healthier when
citizens experience a connection
with their inner depths. Our
communities and the individuals
in them need public forums for
the soulful self-exploration and
mutual connection that
public-sector organizations do
not provide. |
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Creativity for Peace |
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Santa Fe, New
Mexico / $10,000 |
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A high proportion of young women
participants reported having
been bullied due to ethnicity or
racial issues. Participants,
particularly Native Americans,
indicated a surprising degree of
socio-cultural isolation. The
project validated a need to
address issues of conflict and
social justice in a
community-wide context with a
diverse group of young women
bridging socio-cultural and
ethnic boundaries. Early
evaluation has shown the use of
examples of conflict mitigation
across ethnic, social and
religious divides is a powerful
catalyst for the process of
personal change. |
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El Castillo Retirement
Residences |
Santa Fe, New Mexico / $2,000
(Discretionary Grant) |
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Gerard’s House |
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Santa Fe, New Mexico / $10,000 |
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The demand for grief support
services for children and
teenagers who have experienced
the death of a loved one is
increasing. Gerard’s House
provides a safe place for
grieving children, youth and
families where healing happens
through acceptance and peer
support. The goals of Gerard’s
House programs are: be a safety
net for grieving children and
their families; offer relief
from immediate suffering; and to
create a foundation for them to
grieve in healthy ways. Keeping
all programs free of charge to
families is a primary
organizational goal. |
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Heading Home |
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Albuquerque, New Mexico / $10,000 |
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Heading Home’s Albuquerque
Opportunity Center (AOC)
facility houses the emergency
shelter, transitional housing
and respite care programs. AOC
operates on principles of
sanctuary, communication,
choice, respect and opportunity.
AOC provides residents with a
clean bed, clean shower with
toiletries and towels, free
laundry facilities, reading and
computer room, discounted bus
passes, storage, and “in-reach”
services from several local
organizations such as
Albuquerque Health Care for the
Homeless. |
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