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Albuquerque Public Library Foundation |
Albuquerque, New Mexico / $2,000
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Alliance for the Earth |
Santa Fe, New Mexico / $5,000
(Out-of-Cycle Grant) |
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AMP Concert |
Santa Fe, New Mexico / $10,000
(Out-of-Cycle Grant) |
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Blue Sky Foundation |
Santa Fe, New Mexico / $25,000
(Out-of-Cycle Grant) |
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Canones Early Childhood Center |
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Canones, New Mexico / $5,000 |
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Canones Early Childhood Center provides a family-centered early educational experience for preschool children giving them an advantage when they enter public school, and giving these families hope in breaking the cycle of poverty. The center provides a child development program and environment organized into various interest areas, equipped with inviting, self-motivating early childhood materials, which invite exploration, planning and learning. This warm and supportive environment, and its language-rich curriculum, is complimented with an experienced bilingual staff, trained in early childhood education. |
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CASA for Children |
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Albuquerque, New Mexico / $10,000 |
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The New Mexico CASA Association (NMCASA) was founded in 2018 to serve as the statewide association for Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) programs in local communities throughout the state of New Mexico. Our mission is to develop and support local CASA programs that provide advocacy services for abused and neglected children in foster care in New Mexico. We work to empower local CASA programs to perform at their highest level by providing support, training, and other services to help them operate effectively and grow their programs to serve larger numbers of foster children. |
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Children's Grief Center |
Albuquerque, New Mexico / $5,000
(Discretionary Grant)
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New Mexico has the 10th fastest growing aging population in the country. We are the only non-profit organization providing free and low-cost in-home care to seniors, including respite care for families caring for a loved one with dementia. There is still no non-medical, end-of-life home in Santa Fe for people without financial means who cannot die at home with dignity. We work collaboratively with other public agencies that cite our quality of care along with our responsiveness to urgent cases that no other agency can offer. |
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Communities in Schools of New Mexico |
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Santa Fe, New Mexico / $25,000 |
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Children living in poverty are five times more likely to drop out of school. They may arrive hungry, poorly clothed, or traumatized by instability, but they are still expected to engage and learn. Schools are not able to meet the complex needs of such students without community support. Our Site Coordinator Program provides the resources that meet these needs. We support the whole child, ensuring that all students have the resources they need to get to school, engage in the classroom, learn, and remain on a path to success. |
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Deming Animal Guardians |
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Deming, New Mexico / $5,000 |
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Our county /city animal shelter has a live release rate of only 65%. This means that out of 100 animals, only 65 will leave alive through adoption, transfer or return to their owners - the remainder die or are euthanized. This is emblematic of the problem of companion animal overpopulation and neglect. A key to reducing shelter euthanasia is 'intake diversion'. Many poor pet owners abandoned their animals to a shelter when money for pet food is unavailable. Our charity is working to change this paradigm by utilizing a pet food bank to educate pet owners on humane treatment of dogs and cats while providing food. |
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Espanola Humane |
Espanola, New Mexico / $25,000
(Out-of-Cycle Grant) |
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Esperanza Shelter Support Center |
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Santa Fe, New Mexico / $20,000
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Esperanza's emergency shelter is the heart and soul of the organization and services we provide. Our leadership team has made our shelter top priority with significant measures taken to upgrade security, recruit, hire and train new staff, provide ongoing professional development, increase facility maintenance, and complete the installation of our children's playground. The next phase of capital improvements to the shelter is a full repair of the building stucco, installation of double pane windows, landscaping and updated ADA compliant bathrooms. |
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Flower Hill Institute |
Jemez Pueblo, New Mexico / $10,000
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The organization's mission is to build strong, stable, and self-determined Tribal communities by promoting Environment, Food/Agriculture, and Economic Development with an emphasis on tribal youth. Our goal is to cultivate the next generation Indigenous leaders, scientists, cultural experts, and create an environment where those who participate feel that their life experience and cultural knowledge can inform their STEM fields' interest. Flower Hill Institute's STEM program is an example of a culturally responsive program - it treats members of student's communities as experts and the students themselves as experts. |
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Homewise |
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Santa Fe, New Mexico / $25,000 |
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The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the crucial role assets play as a safety net with families encounter challenges such as job loss or illness. The core of our approach is our free financial literacy and homebuyer education coaching and classes in Spanish and English. During the pandemic, Homewise has pivoted to offering classes online, enabling a wider audience to access this content safely at a time when it is more relevant than ever. We have been fielding many calls from New Mexicans concerned about their financial stability and ability to make mortgage payments, and we have shifted our service offerings to meet their needs. Our staff provide guidance and coaching via phone and online meetings, so clients can make wise choices to maintain their financial stability. |
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The Interfaith Community Shelter |
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Santa Fe, New Mexico / $20,000 |
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One of the largest challenges the Santa Fe community faces is the number of individuals and families experiencing homelessness. As eviction moratoriums come to an end and individuals grapple with a whole host of mental health and substance use issues, many that cropped up during the pandemic, the Shelter is preparing to serve new guests who come through our doors in search of food, warm shelter and a multitude of services to help them get back on their feet. The Shelter will provide safe, hospitable shelter, food and clothing to homeless individuals and work to promote self-reliance by providing a point of entry to the myriad other services needed to make the transition from homelessness to stable housing. |
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Deming Animal Guardians |
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Las Cumbres Community Services |
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Espanola, New Mexico / $15,000
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Many people with disabilities unnecessarily experience life quite differently. They may feel unacknowledged or that they lack a place in their community, including access to activities. Having friendships and social connections enhances one's well-being, however, a significant percentage of adults with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities are socially excluded. The agency's Adult Services (AS) department is the only one of its kind in Northern NM, providing a full array of community-based, integrated services for adults who identify as having disabilities. Adult Services focuses on each individual's meaningful day and encourages each client to pursue their own interests and goals when planning activities for the day. |
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Libros for Kids, Inc. |
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Albuquerque, New Mexico / $10,000 |
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Libros for Kids is dedicated to enhancing reading readiness for children in the most underserved area of Bernalillo and Sandoval counties. State testing of children demonstrates only 9% of these children are reading proficiently by the time they get to fourth grade. These poor reading scores will be worse with the difficulties children endured during the pandemic. A well-educated populace is vital to our community's economic growth. When children read or hear stories before the age of 5, this directly stimulates brain forming connections that enhance the potential for improved literacy. Libros has been extremely successful in developing community partnerships to engage these families and to enroll these children in The Imagination Library. |
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Literacy Volunteers of Santa Fe |
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Santa Fe, New Mexico / $15,000 |
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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 vision is a literate, thriving community where words can be read, written, spoken, and understood, and where people can attain their goals and fully participate in society. The goal of our programs is to strengthen our community, families, and the workforce. The specific objectives related to strengthening our workforce include increased employment obtainment and retention; improved job status; increased earning potential; and improved comprehension of work-related information. |
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Meals on Wheels |
Albuquerque, New Mexico / $10,000
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Meals on Wheels Albuquerque is a nonprofit, community-based organization founded in 1972. We have grown from 40 volunteers to over 400, and from 9,400 meals delivered annually to more than 145,000 meals to approximately 2,000 community members over the course of the year. Individuals earning low incomes often share their meals with their pets instead of purchasing prohibitively costly pet food, which both threatens pet health and decreases availability of crucial nutrition for pet owners. Meals on Wheels of Albuquerque's "Long Leash on Life" program provides the free pet food, routine and emergency veterinary care, emergency boarding, and grooming services our neighbors need to keep their pets healthy. |
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Memory Care Alliance |
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Santa Fe, New Mexico / $10,000 |
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The Memory Care Alliance (MCA) was born out of a chronic lack of services in Santa Fe and the surrounding areas for people with dementia and their caregivers. The vision of the MCA is for our community to have one-door, wrap-around assistance for people with dementia and their caregivers, which means whoever is first approached for help can make appropriate referrals. This requires collaboration between the few dementia services that do exist; education about dementia for other services; education for families and caregivers; and the development of practical advice and support services. |
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New Mexico Environmental Law Center |
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Santa Fe, New Mexico / $10,000 |
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Countless studies chronicle the detrimental effects of uranium exposure on children especially during formative developmental stages, as well as increased morbidity tied to life-threatening conditions later in life. For decades, Indigenous communities living in western New Mexico's uranium belt area have suffered devastating impacts. New Mexico Environmental Law Center's goal is to continue providing free legal representation to community groups working to protect the environment from proposed new uranium mining operations; to advocate for the reclamation of shuttered mining sites, and to ensure communities are kept informed during mining cleanup operations. |
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