2006 Grants
ACCION New Mexico to support the Innovative Education Program for clients seeking loans by providing support services to access the tools of self-reliance, $10,000
Adelante Development Center to provide a comprehensive communication services approach, including specialized counseling & nursing services, for people with neuromuscular diseases, $10,000
Adoption Exchange to support Finding Families, a program designed to recruit adoptive families for children in foster care, $5,000
Advocacy, Inc. to support legal & social services to the New Mexico Guardianship Project for children residing with relatives and whose parents are absent, incarcerated or institutionalized, $7,000
Agora Crisis Center to reach out to the senior population with information on how to access the student Crisis Hotline for resources as well as confidential & compassionate emotional support, $9,900
Albuquerque Youth Symphony Program to support a weeklong summer music camp for middle school students, Bach to Basics, to improve performing ability, advance technically & improve musicianship, $8,000
Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless to support continued development of the ArtStreet initiative for children living in poverty & experiencing homelessness to experience a nurturing family-focused environment, $10,000
Angel Flight West to help support volunteer pilot recruitment & training program with materials & displays for outreach, certification & mission coordination, $5,000
APS Title I, Homeless Projects to provide stipends for certified literacy teachers & educational assistants in an afterschool tutoring program for homeless students participating in an effective, short-term literacy model, Links to Literacy, $10,000
ARCA, Inc. to strengthen & sustain a new project, Head Start, an outreach program teaching reading, writing & computer skills to adults with disabilities who then teach pre-school children, $5,000
Art in the School, Inc. to collaborate with The University of New Mexico to provide professional development workshops in integrated art education for teachers enrolled in the College of Education, $10,000
Bernalillo County Council of PTAs to purchase school uniform clothing, socks & underwear to supplement donated clothes for students with severe economic need, $3,000
Bosque School to provide transportation for public school students & stipends for UNM interns who provide school group support for the field research project, Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program, $5,000
CNM Foundation to strengthen the GED Outreach to the Place Bound for incarcerated female youth working towards a GED & employment, $5,000
CNM Foundation to expand TAX HELP New Mexico, a CNM student & volunteer-based tax assistance program to benefit low-income & elderly residents, $5,760
Cornerstones Community Partnership to support the Youth Applied Learning Program at a historic terrón building in Bernalillo where local students will receive classroom instruction & on-the-job training in the use of traditional building, restoration skills & architecture techniques, $6,000
Cuidando Los Niños to support the Parents in Partnership Program designed to strengthen families by involving parents in their children's early care & education while moving towards being housed, $10,000
East Central Ministries to support a volunteer-based, community-run clinic, One Hope - Centro de Vida, to provide preventative low-cost medical, dental & vision care for uninsured & underinsured neighborhood residents, $10,000
Enlace Comunitario to provide group & individual counseling, clinical supervision, & case management services as well as life skills & parenting classes for Spanish speaking immigrants who are victims of domestic violence, $16,500
Escuela del Sol Montessori School to support collaborative program between the Harwood Art Center & APS Fine Arts Program to offer a Teen Portfolio Class: Drawing & Painting from Life, $5,000
Explora Science Center to provide stipends for the Youth Intern Program to train & mentor low-income high school students who provide interactive education programs to groups of younger students, $7,000
Goodwill Industries of New Mexicofunding to support assistance for 10 homeless or near homeless individuals to end their cycle of homelessness through job assessment, training, placement & coaching, $10,000
Hawks Aloft to deliver environmental education programs through multiple visits to four classrooms effectively raising student awareness & knowledge of environmental, ecological & biological issues, $5,000
HawkWatch International, Inc. to support field & classroom education program providing engaging presentations with live raptors, $5,000
HOME - New Mexico to provide services to about 150 low-income people with disabilities & their families by helping them become successful homeowners, $10,000
Keshet Dance Company to strengthen an Outreach Dance Program for incarcerated teens ages 12-21 at the New Mexico Youth Diagnostic & Development Center that supports academics as well as addresses issues of self-esteem & conflict resolution, $10,000
Los Reyes de Alburquerque Foundation to preserve & perpetuate the traditional Nuevomexicano music, songs & culture through presentations for underserved populations including seniors, children & the homeless, $5,000
New Mexico Center on Law & Poverty, Inc. to support a continuing project to expand access to healthcare services for indigent & immigrant populations as part of broad community collaboration, $10,000
New Mexico Holocaust & Intolerance Museum to support expenses of the Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals exhibit, costs of student busing for all exhibits & to purchase library resources, $10,000
New Mexico Humanities Council to support 14 presentations by Chautauquans, “living history performers,” of history, poetry, music & storytelling for seven senior centers throughout Albuquerque, $3,500
New Mexico Teen Pregnancy Coalition to support The New Mexico Young Fathers Project in providing training for young fathers & to enhance the evaluation component of the project allowing replication in other New Mexico communities, $10,000
Outcomes, Inc. to support mental health services for grandparents raising their grandchildren in order to strengthen parenting skills & improve family stability, $16,500
Public Academy for Performing Arts to support initial startup planning costs of PAPA's Neighborhood recreating the positive influences of “Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood” in an updated, localized children's television show to introduce local children to the artistic side of their own community, $8,000
RCI, Inc. to support van conversion to assist in transportation for clients with disabilities participating in the day habilitation program, $5,000
Rio Grande Community Farm to support start-up costs of a greenhouse program benefiting a broad spectrum of the community through educational & outreach programs, $9,177
Roadrunner Food Bank to support Food for Kids, a school-based program providing food for about 13,000 children annually by providing take-home food in backpacks prepared & distributed by volunteers, $10,000
S.A.F.E. House to purchase equipment for a new computer learning center accessible by adults & children at the emergency domestic violence shelter in Albuquerque, $9,000
Samaritan Counseling Center to expand collaborative effort with St. Joseph Community Health & the Young Children’s Health Center to provide behavioral health counseling services in the Southeast Heights, $10,000
Sandoval County CASA Program to support a program that mentors youth “aging out” of the foster care system by assisting the youth to navigate complex systems of community resources & develop independent living skills, $6,000
Senior Arts, Inc. to support the Native Artists Project including five performances & five workshops presented by native artists at City of Albuquerque senior centers, $5,000
St. Martin's Hospitality Center to support an alternative therapeutic treatment program, the Community Gardening Project, to provide mental & emotional benefits for homeless or near-homeless adults, $15,000
The Storehouse to support the Outreach Program for homebound people, primarily seniors, at the poverty level or below by recruiting volunteers for food delivery, $10,000
Tree New Mexico to support a collaborative project with the Albuquerque Tree Initiative for 300 tree plantings and tree care workshops in three different neighborhoods, $5,000
VSA arts of New Mexico to support the Out of the Ordinary Festival focusing on the creative achievements of artists with disabilities, $7,500 Women's Housing Coalition to support renovation of apartment units for women who are employed or in school & working towards self-sufficiency, $9,300
Working Classroom, Inc. to support a student project to research, write & produce an original play about the “conversos” of New Mexico, $6,000
