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Literacy Volunteers of
Santa Fe (LVSF) |
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Santa Fe, New Mexico / $10,000 |
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Literacy Volunteers of Santa
Fe’s (LVSF) mission is to
provide free tutoring to adults
in reading, writing and speaking
English to strengthen our
community, families, and the
workforce. Our major objective
is to ensure that our existing
tutoring programs and support
services continue while
extending services to other
adults who are in great need. To
do this, our Basic Literacy
program will continue to serve
adults who read at a 6th grade
reading level and below, including those who
are unemployed, very low-income,
and/or new parents who
particularly need our services. |
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New Mexico Coalition to
End Homelessness (NMCEH) |
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Santa Fe,
New Mexico / $10,000 |
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NMCEH seeks to end homelessness
by promoting the development of
a system
of supportive housing and
services for the homeless in
each community. Our key goals
for the coming year are: to
fully implement our coordinated
assessment system which helps
make most efficient use of the
housing available for homeless
people; continue offering
workshops and annual training;
and implement a project where
NMCEH places Volunteers in
Service to America volunteers at
member agencies to help them
develop their fundraising,
public relations and volunteer
recruitment capacities. |
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PB&J Family Services,
Inc. |
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Albuquerque, New Mexico / $12,000 |
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PB&J Family Services is New
Mexico’s only child abuse
prevention and treatment agency
with
unique focus of education and
support for the whole family.
For 42 years, PB&J has continued
to serve both parents and
children including those who are
at risk of: abuse/ neglect;
developmental delays due to
environmental factors in the
home; in the foster care system;
immigrant undocumented
residents; isolated/oppressed
tribal communities; and those
who are uninsured,
underemployed, teen parents;
children of parents who are
incarcerated; and those who may
view incarceration as a rite of
passage. |
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Elizabeth Shelter, Casa Familia |
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PMS Homecare and Hospice |
Santa Fe, New Mexico / $1,000
(Discretionary Grant) |
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Rio Grande Food Project |
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Albuquerque, New Mexico / $10,000 |
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The Rio Grande Good Project’s
mission is to feed hungry New
Mexicans throughout the
Albuquerque metro area. Our
motto is “Empty Bellies. You Can
Fill Them.” As the second
largest food pantry in the city,
we’ve been filling empty bellies
for 25 years. Hunger is a
reality in our community. New
Mexico is number one nationally
for childhood hunger
and number two for all food
insecurity. 50% of our clients
are children under the age of
18. Hunger is a direct result of
poverty and our state has
“persistent poverty”, plus an
unemployment rate of 7%. |
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Santa Fe Institute |
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Santa Fe, New Mexico / $30,000 |
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This project will offer
professional development
experiences to New Mexico middle
school
teachers that prepare them to
implement Project GUTS
curricular modules within regular school day science
classes. The opportunities
afforded by learning science
through the use of computer
science concepts are immense.
Instead of simply manipulating
conditions, students who are
able to construct their own
simulations will display a clear
grasp of the scientific concepts
expected in the Next Generation
Science Standards (NGSS). |
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Southwest Creations
Collaborative (SCC) |
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Albuquerque, New Mexico / $15,000 |
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Southwest Creations
Collaborative is social
enterprise with a 20 year
history of providing
high-quality domestic contract
manufacturing services including
cut, sew, assembly, knitting,
shipping and handcrafting
services for local and national
companies. SCC creates
opportunities across generations
through its Working Families
Program by building of a
foundation of dignified living
wage jobs; leadership
development; onsite childcare;
and a path toward college for
our families. |
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St. Elizabeth Shelter |
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Santa Fe, New Mexico / $20,000 |
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St. Elizabeth Shelter’s program
- Casa Familia, provides a
dedicated emergency shelter with
10
beds for homeless single women
and eight rooms for families
with children. A full range of
supportive services include:
case management; counseling;
school tutoring; clothing;
life-skills; jobs-skills;
parenting-skills; and
financial-literacy classes. The
program teaches them to: address
healthcare issues; rebuild self-
esteem; find employment; enroll
children in school; find
permanent housing; and return to
independent living. |
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